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National Artist of the Philippines

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Emblem from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Artist_of_the_Philippines.svg This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

Order of the National Artists of the Philippines is an honor bestowed by the Philippines on Filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the Order are known as National Artists. Such Filipinos are announced, by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation, as National Artist or in Filipino, Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining. They are then conferred membership in the Order of National Artists, the regalia of which is an ornate, gilden collar of honor. In addition to the collar, each newly proclaimed member of the Order is given a citation that is presented during the awardees' conferment ceremonies. The Cultural Center of the Philippines then hosts a Memorabilia Exhibit and Gabi ng Parangal (A Night of Tributes) for the National Artists at the Tanghalang Pambansa. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Artist_of_the_Philippines

Image: The first member inducted into the Order of the National Artists of the Philippines was Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo in 1972.

** Controversy marred the recognition of the following individuals as they were unilaterally awarded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (in the exercise of "presidential prerogative") despite the rejection of the screening committee and the artistic community.

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Architecture

Cinema

Dance

Fashion Design

Literature

1973 Amado V. Hernandez
1973 José García Villa
1976 Nick Joaquin
1982 Carlos P. Romulo
1990 Francisco Arcellana
1990 N. V. M. Gonzalez
1997 Rolando Santos Tinio
1997 Carlos Felix Lozada Quirino - historical literature
1999 Edith Tiempo
2001 F. Sionil Jose
2003 Virgilio S. Almario
2003 Alejandro Reyes Roces
2006 Bienvenido Lumbera
2009 Lázaro Francisco
2014 Cirilo Bautista
2018 Resil B. Mojares
2018 Ramon Muzones
2022 Gemino Abad

Music

Theater

Visual Arts

1972 Fernando Amorsolo - painting
1973 Botong Francisco - painting and murals
1973 Guillermo Tolentino - sculpture
1976 Napoleon Veloso Abueva - sculpture
1976 Victorio Edades - painting
1981 Vicente Manansala - painting
1990 Cesar Legaspi - painting
1991 Hernando R. Ocampo - painting
1997 Arturo Luz - painting
1999 J. Elizalde Navarro - painting
2001 Ang Kiukok - painting
2003 José T. Joya - painting
2006 Benedicto Cabrera - painting
2006 Abdulmari Imao - sculpture
2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz - painting, sculpture and mixed media
2009 Carlo J. Caparas - graphic novels**
2014 Francisco Coching
2018 Larry Alcala - cartoonist

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