OPA Award of Excellence for Master Signature Member
Funded by OPA ($3,000) and Friends of OPA ($1,300) (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) (1st Place)
$4,300
Dan Gerhartz OPAM
Amaryllis
Art of the West Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members
Funded by Art of the West Magazine
(Free full page advertisement) (2nd Place)
$3,075
David Hettinger OPAM
Evening In The Garden
Southwest Art Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine (Two-third page advertisement)
(3rd Place)
$3,000
Thomas Buechner OPAM
Red Hat Society
Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members
Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family
$500
Jeffrey R. Watts OPAM
Wiley Irishman
18th National Exhibition Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
AWARDS AND DONORS
VALUE
WINNER
PAINTING TITLE
The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
Funded by the Driehaus Foundation
$20,000
Mary Qian
In Dream
This fellowship is provided through a generous contribution by the Driehaus Foundation for an OPA artist residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio or Wisconsin.
National Juried Exhibition Associate Signature Division: Sage Creek Gallery
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) (1st Place)
$22,000
David Riedel
Wooden Bowl
American Art Collector Award of Excellence
Full feature article on award winner (2nd Place)
$14,000
Robert Johnson OPA
Peonies
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Award of
Excellence
$3,520
Jeff Otis OPA
New Mexico Mesas
Donors’ Award of Excellence
$2,000
Joshua Flint
We Pivot Like
Constellations in The Sky
Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award of Excellence
$1,200
Glenn Harrington
Headdress
Fine Art Studio On-line Award of Excellence
Fine Art Studio On-line ($500 cash and two years of web hosting valued at $600)
$1,100
Nancy Howe OPA
Holding All He Needs
Liliedahl Video Productions Award of Excellence
A selection of DVD’s by Master Artists
$1,000
Jeff Jamison
The Fisher King
Presidents Award of Excellence
Funded by Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt
$1,000
Gabor Svagrik
Summer House
Classic Gallery Framing, Inc. Award of Excellence
$250 cash and a Merchandise Certificate valued at $500
$750
Dan Beck
Here and Now
Utrecht Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate
$750
Robert Coombs
Familiar Crossing
Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award of Excellence
Shiva oils and brushes, funded by Jack Richeson & Co
$600
Shawn Zents
Café Rouge
Blick Art Materials Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate
$500
Timothy Norman OPA
The Shepherd
Fredericksburg Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship
One week painting workshop
$500
Mary Qian
In Dream
Hunter Editions Award of Excellence
Free Prepress and one sheet paper or canvas reproduction
$500
David Gray
Common Things
Fredrix Artist Canvas and Gamblin Artists Colors Award of Excellence
Fredrix Artist Canvas Merchandise Certificate ($250) and Gamblin Artists Colors Deluxe Painting System ($250)
$500
Tim Horn
Long Term Parking
Fredrix Artist Canvas and Gamblin Artists Colors Award of Excellence
Fredrix Artist Canvas Merchandise Certificate ($250) and Gamblin Artists Colors Deluxe Painting System ($250)
$500
Trent Gudmundsen
Bistro Waitress
All-In-One Easel and Winsor & Newton; ColArt Americas, Inc. Award of Excellence
All-In-One Easel ($250); Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Box ($210)
$460
Marc Hanson OPA
Rural Route
Barbara Carter Fine Gilded Frames Award of Excellence
23k Water Gilded Gold Leaf Frame
$365
Joan Johnson
The Gardeners
Sourcetek and Arlington Heights Art Guild Award of Excellence
“Premium Line” canvas panels valued at $250 and $100 donation from Arlington Heights Art Guild