Napoleon Abueva

By: Lukas R. Parias

Grade and Section: VI-Humility
Teacher: Mrs. Asio

Napoleon Abueva
Name: Napolen Isabelo Veloso-Abueva
Born: January 26, 1930 (age83)

Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines

Occupation: sculptor
Spouse(s) Sergia (Cherry) Abueva
Children: Amihan, Mulawin, Duero
Parents: Teodoro Abueva
Purificacion Veloso

Some of his biography events

Abueva has helped shape the local sculpture

scene in the Philippines. Being adept in both

academic representational style and modern
abstract, he has utilized almost all kinds of
materials from hard wood (molave, acacia, langka
wood, ipil, kamagong, palm wood and bamboo) to
adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble,
bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass.
In 1976, he was proclaimed as National Artist of
the Philippines for Visual Arts by then President
Ferdinand Marcos. He was the youngest recipient
of the title at age 46.

His achievements
First Prize, Sculptural Exhibition by the Art Association of the

Philippines (1951)
First Prize in the Fifth Annual Art Exhibition (1952)
First Prize and Special Award on the Fourth Sculptural Exhibition
(1952)
Awardee, "The Unknown Political Prisoner" in the International
Sculpture Competition by the Institute of Contemporary Arts,
London (1953)
First Prize and Special Award, Kaganapan (Marble), in the SemiAnnual Art Exhibition by the Art Association of the Philippines
(1953)
First Prize, "Kiss of Judas" (Wood) in the Religious Art Exhibition in
Detroit, Michigan, USA (1955)
Purchase Prize, "Water Buffalo" (Marble), in the Annual Show, at St.
Louis, Missouri, USA (1956)

First Prize, "Figure" (Wood) in the Annual Show of the

Art Association of the Philippines (1957)

Most Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Fine Arts,
U.P. Golden Jubilee (1958)
Republic Award for Sculpture (1959)
Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM)
Awardee in Sculpture (1959)
Winner, U.P. Gateway Design Competition (1962)
Winner, Cultural Heritage Award (1966)
ASEAN Awards for Visual Arts in Bangkok (1987)
Fourth ASEAN Achievement Award for Visual Arts in
Singapore (July 1995).

His works

The End