National Artist Of The Philippines For Visual Arts. Coching received the nomination as a national artist of the philippines for the visual arts in 1999 and in 2001. In ethnic communities, pottery, weaving, carving, and metalcraft are made for ceremonial purposes or for ordinary use.

In 2009, he received the up gawad plaridel award, the university of the philippines’ highest award recognizing achievements in media. The visual arts in the philippines envelop a scope of structures created by filipinos in the ethnic, spanish, american, and contemporary customs. Guillermo tolentino was born on july 24,1890 and passed away on july 12,1976.

Larry alcala, national artist for visual arts.

He graduated from the prestigious philippine high school for the arts, before continuing his fine arts degree at the university of the philippines.he has received artist residences in singapore and australia and was awarded the 13 artists award by the cultural center of the. Moreover, it teaches students to respect artists of all fields and to value the artist’s style of their field. His exhibit, a part, featured portraits of a hundred or so art collectors, and earned him rave reviews. The order of national artists (order ng pambansang alagad ng sining) is the highest national recognition given to filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of philippine arts, namely: