AWARDS AND DONORS

VALUE

WINNER

PAINTING TITLE

American National Award of Excellence

Funded by Oil Painters of America

(Eligibility only once every 3 years for the same artist)

$15,000

Johanna Harmon

Vintage Dreams

American Art Collector Award of Excellence

Full feature article on award winner

$14,000

 Dianne L. Massey Dunbar OPA

Carnival Cook

Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Award of Excellence

$1,000 cash and a free full page advertisement

$4,150

 Robert A. Johnson OPA

Azaleas and Oranges

Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members

Funded by Art of the West Magazine ($1,000 cash and a free full page advertisement)

$4,000

David Leffel OPAM

Variations In Orange

OPA Master Signature Member Award of Excellence

Funded by Oil Painters of America

$3,000

 C.W. Mundy OPAM

 Portrait of Anne

Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members

Funded by Southwest Art Magazine (free half page advertisement)

$2,436

 Sherrie McGraw OPAM

Night of the Night Fires

Fine Art Studio On-Line Award of Excellence

$500 cash and two years of web hosting valued at $600

$1,100

 Robert Coombs

 Making Adjustments

Art-Talk Award of Excellence

Quarter page advertisement

$1,015

 Scott Tallman Powers

 Finding Balance

Elaine and Peter Adams OPAM Award of Excellence

$1,000

 Marci Oleszkiewicz

 Experience

John Cope, Esq. Award of Excellence

$1,000

 Wanda Choate

 The Christmas Offering

Donors' Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members

$1,000

 Paul Mullally OPAM

December Silver

Friends of OPA Award of Excellence

$1,000

 Glenn Harrington

Flamenca

Presidents Award of Excellence

Funded by Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt

$1,000

 Marc R. Hanson OPA

Winter Solstice Night

Utrecht Award of Excellence

Merchandise Certificate

$1,000

 Stacey L. Peterson

First Light

Classic Gallery Framing, Inc. Award of Excellence

$250 cash and a Merchandise Certificate valued at $500

$750

 David W. Mayer

 First Light at CottonwoodPass

Blick Art Materials Award of Excellence

Schminke Mussini , Van Gogh, Pebeo Fragonard Oil Color Set, Kevin MacPherson Oil Color & Medium Set

$640

 Fran Rowe

Catawba Creek

KewauneeAcademy of Fine Art and The Barnsite Art Studio and Gallery Award of Excellence

Portable hardwood easel

$575

Daud Akhriev

 Spanish Dancer

The Artist’s Magazine and Ampersand Art Award of Excellence

$250 funded by The Artist’s Magazine/one case of 8 Gessobord 18” x 24” with ¾” cradles funded by Ampersand Art ($285)

$535

Qiuzhen Wei

Spring

Baker Frame Studio, Inc. Award of Excellence

20” x 24” 22k Gold Leaf Frame

$500

Dennis Farris

 io Grande at St. Elena

Daler-Rowney Award of Excellence

Merchandise Certificate

$500

 Brian Slawson

Popcorn & DaVinci

Fredericksburg Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship

One week painting workshop

$500

 Greg Scheibel

Bitterroot Reflections

Fredrix Artist Canvas and Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award of Excellence

Fredrix Artist Canvas merchandise Certificate ($250) and Daniel Green Oil Colors funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($250)

$500

 Tim Deibler

Catching the Light

Fredrix Artist Canvas and Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award of Excellence

Fredrix Artist Canvas Merchandise Certificate ($250) and Daniel Green Oil Colors funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($250)

$500

John Pototschnik OPA

Another Time, Another Place

Hunter Editions Award of Excellence

Free Prepress and one sheet paper or canvas reproduction

$500

 James McIntyre

 Autumn Contemplation

Liliedahl Video Productions Award of Excellence

$500

 Bill Farnsworth

 Morning Delivery

Mountain Goat Frames Award of Excellence

Merchandise Certificate

$500

Mike Malm

Saturday Afternoon

Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members

Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family

$500

Huihan Liu OPAM

In Town of Lhasa, Tibet

Sourcetek Award of Excellence

“Premium Line” panels

$500

D. Edward Kucera

Her Grandson

Thanhardt-Burger Corp Award of Excellence

Handmade picture frame

$500

 A.C. Lindner

Rose Medallion Tea Basket

Savoir-Faire/Seannelier, Isabey, Fabriano Award of Excellence

Case of 15 deluxe Sennelier paints in wooden box, #10 Isabey Mongoose Brush, #12 Isabey Sable Brush, and Fabriano Telapad

$476

Dan Beck

Celeste

Directors’ Award of Excellence

Funded by Neil Patterson OPAM, Vice President ($250) and William Schneider OPA, Director ($200)

$450

 Jada Rowland

Eight Sundays – 2 Hours Each

Barbara Carter Fine Gilded Frames Award of Excellence

24” x 30” 23k Water Gilded Gold Leaf Frame

$365

 Don Grieger

Stream Shadows

Gamblin Artists Colors and Dakota Art Store Award of Excellence

Gamblin Artists Colors Deluxe Painting System ($250) and Dakota Art Store Merchandise Award ($100)

$350

 Claudia Seymour

Melon Pot with Mandarins

Holbein Artist Materials Award of Excellence

Holbein Artist Oil Color Set of 32 colors

$325

 Vadim Dolgov

Spring Is Coming