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2020 Awardees
Spring 2020 Online Showcase Award Winners
Thanks to our Juror of Awards David Mueller OPA for lending his time and expertise!
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First Place $3000 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$3,000 | Jong Lee | Icon 20" x 16" |
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Second Place $1500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$1,500 | Eric Nyros | Baby 40" x 30" |
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Third Place $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$500 | Ann Steverson | Release 14" x 48" |
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Honorable Mention |
Karen Bradley | Drawn Into His Grace 24" x 17" |
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Honorable Mention |
Allie Zeyer | Summers Evening 12" x 12" |
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Honorable Mention |
Leah Davies | Henry The Magnificent 9" x 11" |
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Honorable Mention |
Nick Eisele | Melancholia 11" x 14" |
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Honorable Mention |
Christine Columbo | Wildlife Expedition 24" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention |
Jane Polkowski | Rosa 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention |
Ming Luke | Afternoon Flowers 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention |
Patricia Oji | Red Beauty 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention |
Steven Walker | Under The Blue Sky 30" x 36" |
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Honorable Mention |
Jenny Buckner | Pink Cascades 40" x 30" |
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2020 Virtual Juried Salon Show Award Winners
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Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Artist Focus Feature in American Art Collector Magazine ($3,400) and $1,000 cash funded by OPA |
$4,400 | Patrick Saunders OPA | Dama De Rojo $4,000 28.5" x 14.5" |
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Silver Medal One full-page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine ($3,380) and $750 cash funded by OPA |
$4,130 | Susan F Hotard OPA | Asian Preciousness $2,500 20" x 16" |
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Bronze Medal Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account ($1,250) and $500 cash funded by OPA |
$1,750 | Nancy A Haley | Very French $1,400 11" x 14" |
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Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by JFM Enterprises ($500) and $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$1,000 | Peter J Bucks | Bugtap $3,000 24" x 18" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) and $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$1,000 | Dan Beck OPA | The Story Told $1,250 12" x 9" |
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Cityscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Jennifer A McChristian OPA | Ferris Wheel $3,600 24" x 18" |
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Cityscape Honorable Mention $250 cash award funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Katriel Srebnik OPA | Winter's Drive to Winchester VA $3,600 16" x 20" |
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Figurative Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Ardith Starostka | The Keeper $8,500 24" x 16" |
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Figurative Honorable Mention $250 cash award funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Diane N Eugster | Passing Time $2,920 16" x 20" |
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Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) and $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Bill Cramer OPA | Breaking Through $2,400 12" x 24" |
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Landscape Honorable Mention $250 cash award funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Neal J Hughes OPA | Mim's Truck $3,400 18" x 24" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Maimeri Puro ($250) and $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Craig A Pursley | The Wildling $2,500 10" x 8" |
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Portraiture Honorable Mention $250 cash award funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Pavel Sokov | She Glows $2,770 12" x 9" |
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Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours ($250) and $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Mike J Beeman | Rocky Mountain Breakfast $850 9" x 12" |
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Still Life Honorable Mention $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Laurie Kersey OPA | Sunshine and Roses $3,400 16" x 20" |
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Award of Excellence $200 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$200 | Richard M Prather OPA | Persistence $1,700 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence $200 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$200 | Durre Waseem | The Rocky Beach in Florida $1,200 11" x 14" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($100) and $100 cash funded by OPA |
$200 | Angela Burns | Deidra with Natural Hair $900 11" x 14" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($100) and $100 cash funded by OPA |
$200 | Trey Finney | Curbside Living $3,200 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Guerilla Painters ($100) and $100 cash funded by OPA |
$200 | Mostafa Keyhani OPA | Red Lobster $1,600 12" x 16" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal One half-page advertisement funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine ($2,150) and $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$2,650 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | Mountain Man $6,500 12" x 9" |
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Silver Medal $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Daud Akhriev OPAM | The Fortune Teller $5,000 12" x 12" |
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Bronze Medal $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Marc R. Hanson OPAM | Shedding Light $5,100 20" x 30" |
Virtual Western Regional Award Winners: Illume Gallery of Fine Art
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Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Cash award funded by OPA |
$4,000 | Diane N Eugster | Season of Hope $3,600 20" x 20" |
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Silver Medal One full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine valued at $3,380 |
$3,380 | Johne P Richardson OPA | Hayloft $3,650 30" x 40" |
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Bronze Medal Half page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine valued at $2,150 |
$2,150 | Mary Sauer | Scarlett with Dishes $12,000 36" x 24" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Account valued at $1,250 |
$1,250 | Rob Rey OPA | Cassini Spacecraft $2,500 18" x 24" |
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Realism Award of Excellence One-year membership to Bright Light Fine Art’s Master level online art classes |
$1,164 | Mary K Watkins | Growth $6,500 40" x 30" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence One-year membership to Bright Light Fine Art’s Master level online art classes |
$1,164 | Brian K Astle | Madelyn $1,600 20" x 12" |
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Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) and $250 cash award funded by OPA |
$500 | Albin Veselka OPA | Team Pull $4,500 16" x 20" |
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Figurative Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Robin G Williamson | The Audition $2,000 18" x 14" |
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Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Allen Brockbank | Peaking Through the Clouds $3,450 20" x 40" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Eric Fei Guan | Young Girl $5,800 24" x 20" |
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Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Maimero Puro ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Jeremy Goodding OPA | Spanish Memories $7,400 28" x 22" |
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Cityscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours valued at ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Dianne L Massey Dunbar OPA | Rain on Windshield: Red Light $8,250 30" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($100) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$350 | Melanie Thompson | Shadow of the Earth $1,400 14" x 18" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($100) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$350 | Howard V Lyon | Cassandra's Lament $9,600 36" x 36" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($100) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$350 | Naomi Shachar OPA | Water Lilies $6,500 32" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $150 |
$150 | Lyn Boyer OPA | Coffee...Black. $5,650 24" x 18" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $125 |
$125 | Richard M Prather OPA | Rio Grande Gorge $5,200 24" x 36" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $100 |
$100 | Lisa Fricker OPA | This Changes Everything $2,800 24" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Robin Cole | Desire Guides Imagination $6,900 24" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence Cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Durre Waseem | Afternoon Delivery $4,000 24" x 40" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Cash award funded by OPA |
$3,500 | Nikolo Balkanski OPAM | Sunset Trees $4,200 18" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine valued at $3,400 |
$3,400 | Daud Akhriev OPAM | After the Catch $5,100 15" x 18" |
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Bronze Medal Cash award funded by OPA |
$250 | Calvin Liang OPAM | Navajo Life $4,200 18" x 24" |
Summer 2020 Online Showcase Award Winners
Thanks to our Juror of Awards Michele Usibelli OPA for lending her time and expertise!
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
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First Place $3,000 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$3,000 | Kathleen Coy | Walking in Eden 8" x 8" |
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Second Place $1,500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$1,500 | Cristall Harper | Happy to be Myself 24" x 12" |
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Third Place $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$500 | McGarren Flack | Tension 18" x 29" |
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Honorable Mention |
D.K. Palecek | Fast Cars, Slow Monday 16" x 12" |
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Honorable Mention |
Nicole Moné | Head Study of Matthew Innis 18" x 36" |
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Honorable Mention |
Cap Pannell | Thunderhead #2 36" x 36" |
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Honorable Mention |
Susan T. Neumann | Dreams of the Ancients 30" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention |
Cheryl St. John | Natural Beauty 16" x 20" |
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Honorable Mention |
Shandy Staab | Everyday Treasures 22" x 22" |
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Honorable Mention |
Eric Johnson | The Artist's Daughter 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention |
Jill Stefani Wagner | Two Up, One on the Rocks 12" x 12" |
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Honorable Mention |
Abigail McBride | A Hearty Breakfast 16" x 20" |
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Honorable Mention |
John Buxton | 1778 Capt. Pipe Receives the Promise 18" x 14" |
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National Exhibition Award Winners: RS Hanna Gallery
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Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) |
$25,000 | Bryce C Liston OPA | Farewell Jupiter $4,800 15" x 30" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner |
$6,800 | Diane N Eugster | On the Road $3,675 24" x 18" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by Art of the West Magazine One full-page advertisement |
$3,075 | David R Dibble OPA | We Make Do $3,600 13" x 30" |
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Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750) and Merchandise certificate funded by SourceTek ($250) |
$1,000 | Jennifer A McChristian OPA | Late Night Dim Sum $3,800 16" x 20" |
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Best Signature Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors |
$500 | Brian Slawson OPA | Music City $9,800 24" x 36" |
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Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750) and Merchandise certificate funded Jack Richeson & Co. ($250) |
$1,000 | Mary Sauer | Anna with Dishes $12,500 35" x 26" |
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Best Associate Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors |
$500 | Randy Saffle | Because You're Mine $1,900 18" x 14" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account |
$1,164 | Bryan Cohen | American Window $3,300 16" x 40" |
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Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire |
$500 | Terry L Reimer | Written in the Wind $5,000 30" x 40" |
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Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one-half page advertisement |
$2,150 | Pavel Sokov | Sadhu at the Manikarnika Burning Ghat in Varanasi $21,000 30" x 20" |
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Outstanding Composition and Technique Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Sourcetek ($250) and MasterPak ($250) |
$500 | Hongnian Zhang | Tango in the Woods $15,000 30" x 40" |
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Presidents’ Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Past Presidents Betty Schmidt and Zhiwei Tu OPAM |
$1,000 | Karen A Budan OPA | Playing with Black and White $3,200 20" x 16" |
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Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center |
$1,000 | Joseph Daily | Self Portrait, Preparing for Worship $10,000 39" x 23" |
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Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artist Colors ($450) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($50) |
$500 | Eric Fei Guan | Teenage Girl $8,000 32" x 24" |
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Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM |
$1,000 | Thomas J Kitts | Cypress Point in Point Lobos $1,600 9" x 16" |
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Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by JFM Enterprises |
$500 | Barbara Schilling | Hour of Gold $1,200 16" x 20" |
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Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Maimero Puro ($500) and Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) |
$1,000 | Diane Frossard OPA | Spring Pasture $1,800 9" x 12" |
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Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire |
$500 | Bill Farnsworth OPA | Oasis $6,800 24" x 30" |
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John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art |
$1,000 | Timothy Rees | Madonna $15,000 30" x 30" |
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Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by MasterPak ($250) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) |
$500 | Linda H Dunbar | Mr. Ricco Wright $2,400 36" x 24" |
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Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Painting Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by the Alden and Mary Bryan Arts Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation |
$1,000 | Kim Vanderhoek | They Made Maps of the Sky $8,000 40" x 30" |
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Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours |
$500 | Dave A Santillanes OPA | Winter Creek $2,300 12" x 20" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff ($500) and Savoir-Faire ($500) |
$1,000 | Casey Childs | Portrait of John Giarrizzo $25,000 35" x 25.5" |
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Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes ($250) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250) |
$500 | Tony T Luo | Butter Milk Tea $9,800 30" x 36" |
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Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) and Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) |
$1,000 | Marc Anderson | Lady in Waiting $1,500 18" x 18" |
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Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials |
$500 | Poppy J Balser | Dawn Over the Wharf $750 11" x 14" |
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Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) and Blick Art Materials ($500) |
$1,000 | Elizabeth Robbins OPA | Sunflower Sonata $7,500 28" x 30" |
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Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by AirFloat Systems ($250) and Maimeri Puro ($250) |
$500 | John C Moffitt | Colt Special $5,500 14" x 20" |
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Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM |
$250 | Qiang Huang OPA | Symphonic Water Lilies $4,000 24" x 30" |
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Members’ Choice Signature Member Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account |
$1,250 | Derek W Penix OPA | Sanibel Seagulls $13,000 33" x 36" |
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Members’ Choice Signature Member Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Royal Talens |
$500 | Dave A Santillanes OPA | Winter Creek $2,300 12" x 20" |
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Members’ Choice Associate Member Award of Excellence Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account ($1,165) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($75) |
$1,240 | Mary Sauer | Anna with Dishes $12,500 35" x 26" |
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Members’ Choice Associate Member Honorable Mention Gift package funded by Gamblin Artist Colors ($450) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($50) |
$500 | Tony T Luo | Butter Milk Tea $9,800 30" x 36" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) |
$7,500 | Jeffrey Watts OPAM | Salt Lamps and Sage $15,500 40" x 30" |
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Silver Award Medal Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner |
$6,800 | John Michael Carter OPAM | Conversation $15,000 36" x 36" |
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Bronze Medal Winner Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement |
$3,380 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Transitory Repose $21,500 24" x 36" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur - one half-page advertisement |
$2,150 | Louis Escobedo OPAM | Youth $8,500 38" x 27" |
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Donors’ Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) and Cash donation funded by Friends of OPA ($500) |
$1,000 | Nikolo Balkanski OPAM | Sozopol Fishing Boats $6,400 20" x 30" |
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Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours |
$1,000 | Daniel Greene OPAM | Percy - 68th Street 30" x 24" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Bella Muse Productions ($500) and Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) |
$1,000 | Christopher Zhang OPAM | Summer Job $19,000 40" x 30" |
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Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family |
$500 | Huihan Liu OPAM | Evening Light On The Houseboat $4,100 11" x 14" |
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Members’ Choice Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by FASO |
$1,000 | Christopher Zhang OPAM | Summer Job $19,000 40" x 30" |
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Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Award for Master Signature Members 1-36” Easel Light funded by Revelite Fine Art Lighting |
$650 | Daniel Greene OPAM | Percy - 68th Street 30" x 24" |
29th National Exhibition
Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
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The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists This fellowship is provided through a generous contribution by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for an OPA artist residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio or Wisconsin |
$20,000 | Joni Jurek | Bouquet $3,500 30" x 30" |
Virtual International Wet Paint Competition
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Plein Air Division |
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First Place Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA |
$4,380 | Stephanie Amato Associate | Windswept Morning $950 12" x 9" |
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Second Place Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement and $500 cash funded by OPA |
$2,800 | Leonard J. Mizerek Associate | Breaking Light Over Boothbay Harbor $2,200 12" x 16" |
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Third Place Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one quarter-page advertisement and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$1,450 | Elizabeth Pollie OPA | They Call Her Mackinaw $2,600 18" x 18" |
Studio Division |
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First Place Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA |
$4,380 | MaryBeth Karaus OPA | Roses are Pink $1,900 12.5" x 20" |
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Second Place Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement and $500 cash funded by OPA |
$2,800 | Suzie Baker OPA | That's the One $3,700 20" x 16" |
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Third Place Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account ($1,165), New Wave Art Products 12"x16" POSH Glass & Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$1,462 | Jeremy Goodding OPA | Diamond Echo $2,900 18" x 16" |
Open Division |
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First Place Funded by International Artist Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA |
$4,460 | Haidee-Jo Summers Non-OPA | The Crab Hut, Wells-next-the-Sea $2,200 16" x 20" |
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Second Place $500 Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire and $500 cash funded by OPA |
$1,000 | Vicki Norman Non-OPA | Let There Be Light! $995 14" x 11" |
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Third Place $500 Merchandise Certificate funded by Royal Talens and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$750 | Luis Gustavo (Guga) Sanches dos Santos Non-OPA | Boas Energias (Good Energies) $350 15.75" x 11.75" |
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Award of Excellence - International Division $250 Merchandise Certificate funded by Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Kathleen Gray Farthing Non-OPA | Hint of Fall $800 14" x 18" |
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Award of Excellence - International Division $250 Merchandise Certificate funded by Dixon Ticonderoga and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Karl Terry Non-OPA | Last of Summer, Rye $2,400 24" x 24" |
Combined Division |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate for M. Graham Oil Colors set of 18 |
$330 | Blair Atherholt Associate | The Turning 8.5" x 14" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Colors Set of 12 ($280), and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Clear POSH Glass ($24) |
$304 | Yun Wei Associate | Silent Night $6,000 20" x 24" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Dixon Ticonderoga ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12"x16" POSH Glass & Grey Pad Han Held Model ($47) |
$297 | Daud Akhriev OPAM | Walls of San Sebastian, Salamanca $3,500 19.5" x 24" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26) |
$276 | Mostafa Keyhani OPA | St. Catharines, Ontario $975 12" x 9" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by ArtFrames ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($24) |
$274 | Charles Young Walls OPA | Statuette with Roses $1,500 24" x 18" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Holbein Artist Oil Colors Set of 20 |
$242 | Rusty Jones Associate | Pond Reflections $1,150 11" x 14" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($100), Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26) |
$226 | R. Gregory Summers Associate | Guard N Gate $300 20" x 16" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($125) and Guerrilla Painter ($100) |
$225 | Marc Hanson OPAM | Up Flow $4,850 18" x 36" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $200 cash award funded by OPA |
$200 | Mary Hoffman Associate | Kristin in a Yellow T-Shirt $850 14" x 11" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $200 cash award funded by OPA |
$200 | Lori Putnam OPA | Morning Courthouse $3,600 14" x 18" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $200 cash award funded by OPA |
$200 | Johne P. Richardson OPA | Arrangement in Orange and Green $1,250 12" x 16" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $200 cash award funded by OPA |
$200 | Kathie Odom OPA | Mountain Grocery $1,600 12" x 20" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $200 cash award funded by OPA |
$200 | Stacy Barter OPA | In Full Bloom $1,650 10" x 20" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Jing Zhao Associate | Chapel Creek $395 9" x 12" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Krystal W. Brown Associate | While You Wait (Mel's Country Cafe, Spring, TX) $1,200 12" x 16" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Mary Qian OPAM | Resting 24" x 18" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Ming Qin OPA | Life Study $5,000 18" x 14" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Amanda Lovett OPA | Under Cover $1,600 12" x 24" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Poppy Balser Associate | Vine Ripened $950 16" x 12" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Christine Lashley OPA | Butler Pond, Silver Light $1,400 11" x 14" |
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Wet Paint Award of Excellence $100 cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Lyn Boyer OPA | The Bird Watcher $1,600 9" x 12" |
Eastern Regional Award Winners: Reinert Fine Art Gallery
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Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Cash award funded by OPA |
$4,000 | Charles Young Walls OPA | Whispers $1,200 8" x 8" |
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Silver Medal One full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine valued at $3,380 |
$3,380 | JJ Jiang | Visit to the Louvre $3,500 16" x 12" |
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Bronze Medal Half page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine valued at $2,150 |
$2,150 | Lauren Tilden | Dinah in March $2,500 12" x 12" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Account valued at $1,250 |
$1,250 | William A Suys OPA | The Immigrant $5,800 30" x 24" |
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Realism Award of Excellence One-year membership to Bright Light Fine Art’s Master level online art classes |
$1,164 | Robert Papp | The Christmas Tree Farmer $9,500 26" x 24" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence One-year membership to Bright Light Fine Art’s Master level online art classes |
$1,164 | Anne Singer | Mutual Admiration Society $800 20" x 16" |
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Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) and $250 cash award funded by OPA |
$500 | Jenny Buckner | Spent $3,000 20" x 24" |
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Figurative Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | David W Mueller OPA | Copying the Masters $4,700 18" x 20" |
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Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA | Crabbers Dock $4,575 24" x 24" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Eric Johnson | The Artist's Daughter $12,500 20" x 16" |
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Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Dixon Ticonderoga ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Gail C Morrison OPA | Profusion of Lemons $3,900 20" x 30" |
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Cityscape Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours valued at ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA |
$500 | Katriel Srebnik OPA | Fido in Paris $2,500 16" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence Martin Universal Design Avanti II 2-post Metal Easel ($395) |
$395 | Karen Blackwood | Luminance $3,200 10" x 20" |
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Award of Excellence M. Graham Oil Paints set of 12 valued at $240 |
$240 | Christine Lashley OPA | Lavender Dawn $1,400 8" x 10" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $150 |
$150 | Phil Bean | Fireside $600 8" x 10" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $125 |
$125 | William L Rogers | A Little Bit Shy $2,400 18" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company valued at $100 |
$100 | Kathie Wheeler OPA | Dignity and Strength $1,600 14" x 11" |
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Award of Excellence Grumbacher Pretested Oil Set of 10 valued at $95 |
$95 | John Buxton | A Rare Sighting, Eastern Bison $8,000 22" x 30" |
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Gold Medal Cash award funded by OPA |
$3,500 | Roger Dale Brown OPAM | Into the Light $4,900 20" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine valued at $3,400 |
$3,400 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | Western Heritage $42,000 28" x 30" |
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Bronze Medal Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire valued at $500 |
$500 | CW Mundy OPAM | Harbor At Mevagissey $5,000 12" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence Cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Nancy S. Crookston OPAM | Tadpoles $2,880 18" x 14" |
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Award of Excellence Cash award funded by OPA |
$100 | Marc Hanson OPAM | May Showers $9,600 30" x 40" |