Recognitions of Fernando Amorsolo

  • Held a one-man exhibit at the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York, exhibiting 40 paintings (1925)
  • First Prize for General Painting at the Manila Carnival Commercial and Industrial Fair (1927)
  • First Prize for his painting “Afternoon Meal of Rice Workers” at the New York World’s Fair competing with other paintings from over 79 countries (1939)
  • Exhibited at the Missionary Art Exhibit in Rome with two of his historical paintings entitled “Faith Among the Ruins” and Baptism of Rajah Humabon” (1950)
  • Exhibited at the International Exposition at the Civetas Des Vatican Pavilion in Brussels, Belgium (1958)
  • Gold Medal of Recognition from the UNESCO National Commission (1959)
  • Rizal-Pro Patria Award and Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa) from the Far Eastern University (1961)
  • Diploma of Merit from the University of the Philippines (1962)
  • Araw ng Maynila Award for Painting (1963)
  • Cultural Heritage Award from Independence Day National Committee (1963)
  • First National Artist of the Republic of the Philippines (1972)
  • Amorsolo Retrospective Exhibit at the National Museum at the Department of Tourism in May (1975)
  • Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, Manila, “Lupang Hinirang, Alay ni Amorsolo” in June (1989)
  • Celebration of his Centennial year: The Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts sponsored the “Launching of The Amorsolo Centennial” on May 27 at Galleria de las Islas, El Amancer, Intramuros, Manila (1992)
  • Exhibition at the Lopez Museum, “Amorsolo Drawings” (1992)
  • Exhibition at the National Museum, “Larawan” (1992)
  • Exhibition at the Ayala Museum, “The Corporate Amorsolo” (1992)
  • Conferment of the Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, by the University of the Philippines on September 30 (1992)
  • The PICC Art Gallery exhibit, “The Amorsolo Legacy”, an exhibit of works by Amorsolo and of his children and grandchildren (1993)
  • “Fernando, Fernando” exhibit at the Ayala Museum, Makati (2000)
    “Brush with History” exhibit at the Ayala Museum, Makati (2002)
  • “Pioneer of Philippine Art [Luna, Amorsolo, Zobel]” exhibit at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA (2006)
  • Received “Parangal Sentenyal” at University of the Philipppines” June 16 (2008)
  • “His Art, Our Heart” the Fernando Amorsolo seven-museum retrospective exhibit participated in by Ayala Museum, GSIS Museum of Art, Lopez Memorial Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, National Museum of the Philippines, UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, and Yuchengco Museum (2008)