ARTIST DATE OF CATEGORY CONTRIBUTIONS

AWARD

Guillermo Tolentino >He was the master sculptor who

introduced classical sculpture in the
country.

> He also designed the medals of the

Ramon Magsaysay Award and the seal
Sculpture of the Republic of the Philippines.
1973
>He was known for creating
monuments and bust figures of
Philippine National Heroes.

>Some of his works are UP Oblation,

Bonifacio Monument, President
Question at Quezon Memorial, and Life
Size of Jose Rizal in UP

Larry Alcala >He was a well-known editorial

cartoonist and illustrator in the
Philippines.

Visual >He created over 500 characters and

20 comic strips in widely circulated
2018 Arts publications.

>Some of his works are Siopawman,

Slice of Life, and Baryo Pogspak

Cesar Legaspi >One of the "Thirteen Moderns" of the

Philippine Arts.

>He indigenized cubism and produced

Visual artworks showing local temperaments.
1990 Arts >Some of his works are Idols of the
Third Eye, Ovary, and Gadgets

>He painted murals showing the

historical past of the Philippines.

>He was a muralist from Angono,

Rizal.
One of "The Triumvirate" along with
1973 Painting Galo Ocampo and Victorio Edades.

>Some of his works are Bayanihan sa

Bukid, The Martyrdom of Rizal, and
Katipunan
 Arturo Luz >He is an abstractionist known for his
minimalist paintings and sculptures.

>He had his first art lesson under the

Visual tutelage of Pablo Amorsolo. Some of
his works are Candle Vendors, Bagong
1997 Arts Taon, Night Glows, and Grand Finale

Abdulmari Imao >A visual artist from Sulu who

articulated the Muslim culture and art
in country.

>He preserved and promoted the

Philippine indigenous art through the
Visual use of ethnic themes like the ukkil,
2006 Arts sarimanok, and naga.

>Some of his works are Industry Brass

Mural of the Philippine National Bank
and Sarimanok.

Fernando Amorsolo >He is known as the "Grand Old Man

of the Philippine Art prime.

>His most known works are of the

dalagang Filipina, landscapes of his
Filipino homeland, portraits and WWII
war scenes.
1972 Painting
>Some of his paintings are Planting
Rice, Dalagang Bukid, The Mestiza,
and Maiden in a Stream

>His trademark was the backlighting

technique.

Vicente Manansala
>He contributed in the modernism of
Philippine visual arts by his style of
transparent cubism.

>He worked as an illustrator of the

1981 Painting Philippine Herald.

>Some of his works are Madonna of

the Slums, Candle Vendors, The Bird
Seller, and Luksong Tinik
 Francisco Coching >He is tagged as "Dean of Filipino
Illustrators".

>Fantasy, love and adventure were the

usual themes of his works.
Visual >He is popular for his komiks drawings.
2014 Arts
>Some of his works are El Vibora,
Dimasalang, Marabini, and Lapu Lapu

Victorio Candido Edades >He is the "Father of Modern Philippine

Painting".

>He was one of the "Triumvirate" who.

Introduced modernism in Philippine
visual arts.

1976 Painting >Some of his works are The Sketch,

The Builders, Interaction, and
Fontainebleau, August 1937

>Depicted in his works were the

hardships in the life of the laborers and
the lower class in the society.

Napoleon Abueva > He is recognized as the 'Father of

Modern Philippine Sculpture' and
exhibited his one-man-show in the
Philippine Center in New York in 1980
.
1976 Sculpture >He was the sculptor who started the
trend in mixing different materials.

>Some of his works are Nine Muses,

Kaganapan, The Transfiguration, and
Sunburst

>He was known for his highly

expressionistic works containing
powerful meanings.

Visual >Angst, anguish, and anger are the

glaring emotions contained in his
2001 Arts cubistic works.

>Some of his works are Angry Figure,

Thinking Man, Fishermen, and Man on
Fire
 Hernando Ocampo >His pieces show the kind of society
there was after World War II.

>One of the "Thirteen Moderns" of the

Visual Philippine arts.
1991 Arts >Some of his works are Genesis, Ina
ng Balon, and Isda at Mangga

Federico Aguilar y Alcuaz >He is known for his gestural abstract

expressionist paintings using a variety
of mediums like acrylic and oil.

Visual >Some of his works are Reveries of

Love, Still Life with Landscape, and
2009 Arts Panaromic View of Manila

>He was tagged as a master of the

Philippine Contemporary Art.

>He is popularly known as BenCab.

Visual
>The most popular subject of his
2006 Arts painting was "Sabel".

>Some of his works are Sabel in Blue,

Yellow Confetti, and Tres Marias

>He is popularly known as J. Elizalde

Navarro.

>Some of his works are Grand Prix:

Homage to Dodgie Laurel, I'm Sorry
Jesus I Can't Attend the Mass, and
1999 Painting Target

>The prominent elements in his

abstract works were its geometric
forms and. spontaneous strokes.

>He promoted visual arts to the

younger generation by conducting
regional workshops.

Visual >He is an abstractionist known for his

"gestural paintings".
2003 Arts
(Painting) >The prominent elements of his
artworks is the color harmony.

>Some of his works are Hills of Nikko,

Dimension of Fear, Naiad, and
Torogan
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region
National Artists of the Philippines in Visual Arts