A National Artist of the Philippines is a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the culture and arts of the country. Such Filipinos are given the National Artist Award or in Filipino, Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.

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1 List of National Artists

List of National Artists

Architecture

  • Pablo S. Antonio
  • Leandro V. Locsin
  • Juan F. Nakpil

Cinema

  • Lino Brocka
  • Ishmael Bernal
  • Gerardo De Leon
  • Eddie S. Romero

Dance

  • Francisca Reyes Aquino
  • Leonor Orosa Goquingco
  • Lucrecia Reyes Urtula

Historical Literature

  • Carlos Quirino

Literature

Music

  • Antonino R. Buenaventura
  • Levi Celerio
  • Ernani Joson Cuenco
  • Felipe Padilla De Leon
  • Jovita Fuentes
  • Lucrecia R. Kasilag
  • Jose Maceda
  • Antonio J. Molina
  • Lucio D. San Pedro
  • Andrea O. Veneracion

Theater and Film

  • Daisy Avellana
  • Lamberto V. Avellana
  • Salvador F. Bernal
  • Atang Dela Rama
  • Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
  • Severino Montano
  • Rolando S. Tinio

Visual Arts

  • Napoleon V. Abueva
  • Fernando C. Amorsolo
  • Victorio C. Edades
  • Carlos V. Francisco
  • Jose T. Joya
  • Ang Kiukok
  • Cesar Legaspi
  • Arturo R. Luz
  • Vicente S. Manansala
  • J. Elizalde Navarro
  • Hernando R. Ocampo
  • Guillermo Estrella Tolentino