The Roster of Philippine National Artists

Year Awardee Category Notes

posthumous
1972 Fernando C. Amorsolo Visual Arts - Painting
conferment

Francisca Reyes Aquino Dance

Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco Visual Arts - Painting

posthumous
conferment
Amado V. Hernández Literature

1973 Antonio J. Molina Music

Juan Nakpíl Architecture

Guillermo E. Tolentino Visual Arts - Sculpture

Jose Garcia Villa Literature

Napoleón V. Abueva Visual Arts - Sculpture

Leonor Orosa-Goquingco Dance

Lamberto V. Avellana Film and Theater

1976 Nick Joaquín Literature

Jovita Fuentes Music

Victorio C. Edades Visual Arts - Painting

Pablo Antonio Architecture

posthumous
1981 Vicente S. Manansala Visual Arts - Painting
conferment
Gerardo de León Film
1982
Carlos P. Rómulo Literature

1987 Honorata "Atang" de la Rama Theater and Music

Antonino R. Buenaventura Music

1988
Lucrecia Reyes Úrtula Dance

1989 Lucrecia R. Kasilag Music

Francisco Arcellana Literature

1990 César Legaspi Visual Arts - Painting

Leandro V. Locsin Architecture

Hernándo R. Ocampo Visual Arts - Painting

1991
Lucio D. San Pedro Music

1997 Lino Brocka Film

Year Awardee Category Notes

Felipe P. de León Music

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater

posthumous
conferment
Rolando S. Tínio Theater and Literature

N. V. M. González Literature

Levi Celério Music & Literature

Arturo R. Luz Visual Arts - Painting

José Maceda Music

Carlos Quirino Historical Literature

J. Navarro Elizalde Visual Arts - Painting

posthumous
conferment
Ernani Joson Cuenco
Music
1999 Andrea O. Veneración

Edith L. Tiempo Literature

Daisy Avellana Theater

Ishmael Bernál Film

posthumous
conferment
Severino Montano Theater
2001
F. Sioníl José Literature

Ang Kiukok
Visual Arts - Painting
posthumous
José T. Joya
conferment

Virgilio S. Almario
Literature
2003
Alejándro R. Roces

Eddie S. Romero Film and Broadcast Arts

Salvador F. Bernál Theater and Design

Benedicto Reyes Cabrera Visual Arts - Painting

Abdulmari Asia Imao Visual Arts - Sculpture

Bienvenido Lumbera Literature

Ramón Obusan Dance

2006
I.P. Santos Architecture - Landscape

Fernando Poe, Jr. Film

posthumous
Architecture, Design and Allied Arts conferment
Ramón Valera
- Fashion Design
 Year Awardee Category Notes

Manuel Conde Film and Broadcast Arts

Lázaro Francisco Literature posthumous

2009[5]
conferment
Visual Arts - Painting, Sculpture and
Federico Aguilar Alcuáz
Mixed Media

Alice Reyes Dance

posthumous
Francisco Coching Visual Arts
conferment

Cirilo F. Bautista Literature

2014[6]
Francisco Feliciano Music

Ramón Santos Music

posthumous
José María Zaragoza Architecture
conferment

Ryan Cayabyab Music

Francisco Mañosa Architecture and Allied Arts

posthumous
Ramon Muzones Literature
conferment

Resil Mojares Literature

2018
posthumous
Larry Alcala Visual Arts
conferment

Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio Theater

Kidlat Tahimik Film and Broadcast Arts

 Proclaimed in 2009 but conferment delayed due to a controversy. Order was later bestowed
to candidate in a ceremony at Malacañang Palace in November 2013 .
 Music
 Levi Celério
 Ernani Joson Cuenco
 Felipe Padilla de León
 Francisco Feliciano
 Lucrecia R. Kasilag
 José Maceda
 Antonio J. Molina
 Lucio D. San Pedro
 Ramón Santos
 Andrea O. Veneración
 Antonio R. Buenaventura
 Jovita Fuentes
 Ryan Cayabyab
 Dance
 Francisca Reyes Aquino
 Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio
 Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
 Ramón Obusan
 Alice Reyes
 Visual Arts
 Napoleón V. Abueva (Sculpture)
 Larry Alcala (Comics)
 Fernando C. Amorsolo (Painting)
 Benedicto "BenCab" Reyes Cabrera (Painting)
 Francisco Coching (Comics)
 Victorio C. Edades (Painting)
 Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco (Painting)
 Abdulmari Asia Imao (Sculpture)
 José T. Joya (Painting)
 Ang Kiukok (Painting)
 César Legaspi (Painting)
 Arturo R. Luz (Painting)
 Vicente S. Manansala (Painting)
 J. Navarro Elizalde (Painting)
 Hernándo R. Ocampo (Painting)
 Guillermo E. Tolentino (Sculpture)
 Federico Aguilar Alcuáz (Painting, Sculpture, and Mixed Media)
 Literature
 Francisco Arcellana
  Lucrecia Reyes Úrtula  Virgilio S. Almario
 Theater  Cirilo F. Bautista
 Daisy Avellana  N. V. M. Gonzalez
 Honorata "Atang" de la Rama  Amado V. Hernández
 Rolando S. Tínio  Nick Joaquín
 Salvador F. Bernál (Set Design)  F. Sioníl José
 Lamberto V. Avellana  Bienvenido Lumbera
 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero  Resil Mojares
 Severino Montano  Alejándro R. Roces
 Amelia Lapena Bonifacio  Carlos P. Rómulo
 Architecture, Design, and Allied Arts  Edith L. Tiempo
 Pablo Antonio (Architecture)  José García Villa
 Juan Nakpíl (Architecture)  Lázaro Francisco
 Leandro V. Locsín (Architecture)  Film
 Francisco Mañosa (Architecture)  Lino Brocka
 I. P. Santos (Architecture)  Ishmael Bernál
 Ramón Valera (Fashion Design)  Gerardo de León
 José María Zaragoza (Architecture)  Eddie S. Romero
 Historical Literature  Fernando Poe, Jr.
 Carlos Quirino  Manuel Conde
 Kidlat Tahimik