2011 Awardees
National Juried Exhibition Master Signature Division: Devin Galleries
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA ($3,600) and Friends of OPA ($1,400) (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) |
$ 5000 | C.W. Mundy | Brass With Oranges $9,000 16" x 20" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector (Two-page feature article on awardee) |
$ 6200 | Sherrie McGraw | The Critic $17,500 17” x 13.5” |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - One full page advertisement ($3,125) and one dedicated e-mail broadcast ($550) |
$ 3675 | Charles Movalli | Gloucester $3,500 20" x 24" |
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Member's Choice Award Master Signature Division Funded by Art of the West Magazine - Half page advertisement ($1780), 24"x30" 23k Water Guilded Gold Leaf Frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Guilded Frames ($365), 450 page full color book on Ilya Repin donated by Dick Bell Book Maven ($290) |
$ 3075 | Nancy S. Crookston | Walking Alone $4,500 30" x 16" |
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Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family |
$ 500 | David Hettinger | Summer Breeze 8000 24" x 30" |
National Juried Exhibition Associate Signature Division: Devin Galleries
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Elegibility only once every 3 years for the same artist) |
$ 25000 | Dan Beck | A Warm Breeze $5,800 36" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two page feature article on award winner |
$ 6200 | Elizabeth Pollie | Empty Nest $2,500 16" x 16" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full page advertisement |
$ 3520 | Marc Hanson | Right Or Left? $5,600 24" x 30" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence One-year on-line subscription to Masterpiece Art Gallery Software |
$ 1200 | Dianne Massey Dunbar | Jar Collection $4,500 24" x 18" |
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Realism Award of Excellence $500 in Richeson oil products funded by Jack Richeson & Company |
$ 500 | Li-Hsien Price | Hairdresser by Day $2,500 18" x 24" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence A selection of instructional art videos by some of today’s top artists funded by Liliedahl Video Productions |
$ 500 | Teri Gortmaker | Stuck $900 12" x 16" |
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Animals Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio On-Line |
$ 1000 | Richard Boyer | The Horse Whisperer $5,400 30" x 24" |
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Animals Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co, 24” x 30” 23k Water Gilded Gold Leaf Frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Guilded Frames ($365) |
$ 615 | Bonnie Conrad | Horsepower $3,450 18" x 24" |
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John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art |
$ 1000 | Glenn Harrington | The Breakfast Table $10,000 18" x 24" |
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Figurative Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate from Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors |
$ 500 | Robert Spooner | Hammer and Iron $3,600 22.75" x 26.75" |
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John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by the family of John Marion Pardy |
$ 1000 | Tim Deibler | Storm Over Arrowhead Lake $1,800 16" x 20" |
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Landscape Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate from Blick Art Supply |
$ 500 | Keith Bond | Generations $5,000 26" x 30" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA, $500 Scottsdale Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship, Natural Pigments Gift Certificate ($250) |
$ 1250 | James Crandall | Tatting Lesson $1,600 12" x 16" |
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Portraiture Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co, Ampersand Gessobord Gift Set ($280) |
$ 530 | Qiuzhen Wei | Intimacy $3,300 16" x 20" |
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Seascape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Yan Sun OPA |
$ 1000 | Zee Huang | Fishing Boats $1,500 16" x 20" |
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Seascape Honorable Mention $500 gift certicate from Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors, Assortment of find art books funded by Dick Bell Book Maven ($500) |
$ 1000 | John Burton | The Forgotten Coast $5,300 24" x 30" |
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Still Life Honorable Mention $500 in premium panels donated by Source Tek Art Supply, M. Graham & Company 18 color oil color set ($250) |
$ 750 | Qiang Huang | Memory of the Old Days $5,500 18" x 24" |
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Member's Choice Award / Associate & Signature Division $500 merchandise certificate and $200 cash from Classic Gallery Frames, Premium handmade oil brushes by Rosemary & Co. Brushes of England ($250), $50 merchandise certificate from Dakota Art Pastels |
$ 1000 | Jennifer McChristian | Where R U? $1,500 11" x 14" |
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Donor's Award of Excellence Funded by Friends of OPA |
$ 1000 | Carolyn Lindsey | Fall Leaves $3,000 30" x 28" |
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President's Award of Excellence Funded by Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt |
$ 1000 | William Schneider | Lost in Thought $1,925 18" x 14" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA, $500 Scottsdale Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship, Natural Pigments Gift Certificate ($250) |
$ 1250 | James Crandall | Tatting Lesson $1,600 12" x 16" |
20th National Exhibition Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
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The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists Funded by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation |
$ 20000 | Konrad Hack | The Bull Nickel $3,800 24" x 36" |
Summer 2011 Online Showcase Award Winners: opaonlineshowcase.com
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate Division | ||||
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First Place $3,000 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$ 3000 | Katya O’Hagan | Harvey Girls 48” x 36” |
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Second Place $1,500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$ 1500 | Robert Spooner | Frasca Chefs 24” x 24” |
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Third Place $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$ 500 | Brian Jekel | The Star of the East 36” x 24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Mark Bailey | In The Weeds 24” x 30” |
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Honorable Mention |
Simon Lok | Los Feliz Sun Set 20” x 30” |
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Honorable Mention |
A Westberg | Transition In Rose 34” x 22” |
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Honorable Mention |
Michael DeVore | The Stew 22” x 18” |
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Honorable Mention |
Yana Movchan | Family Tree 40” x 30” |
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Honorable Mention |
Jason Sacran | Perspective of Youth 48” x 24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Howard Lyon | Mary Kept These Things and Pondered Them In Her Heart 30” x 24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Cuong Nguyen | Michael 30” x 24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Rob Rey | Present Company Excluded 24” x 18” |
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Honorable Mention |
Marci Oleszkiewicz | A Polish Christmas 12” x 24” |
Western Regional Award Winners: Lee Youngman Galleries
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate and Signature Division | ||||
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 4000 | Albin Veselka | Flower Crown $2,800 24" x 18" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 1000 | David Gray | Hannah $2,500 9" x 12" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 1000 | Sharon Calahan | June Pasture $7,200 20" x 40" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two page feature article |
$ 3100 | Whitney Hall | Good Clean Sun $2,600 18" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine 1/2 page advertisement |
$ 1780 | Carolyn Lindsey | Summer Garden $2,000 24" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by American Art Review Quarter-page advertisement |
$ 725 | Jason Dowd | Silent Lions, The Fox Theater $3,800 16" x 20" |
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Award of Excellence $500 Workshop Scholarship funded by Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville, Washington |
$ 500 | Daria Shachmut | Straw Baby $2,400 18" x 14" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Michelle Waldele-Dick | Tools From the Shed $1,200 16" x 20" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Jennifer McChristian | The Transfer $3,000 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Tim Perkins | Flo Blu on Payless $1,400 14" x 11" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Brian Slawson | Tropic $4,800 20" x 30" |
Master Signature Division | ||||
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Gold Medal Funded by OPA |
$ 3500 | David Hettinger | Peonies and Geranium $7,500 20" x 24" |
Eastern Regional Award Winners: Addison Art Gallery
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate and Signature Division | ||||
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 4000 | Jeff Morrow | Pigtails $1,900 14" x 11" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 1000 | Mary Qian | White II $2,500 18" x 17" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 1000 | Lori Beringer | Upheld $600 9" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two page feature article on award winner |
$ 3100 | Ken Cadwallader | Ponder $2,700 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Linda Walker | Brahma Mamma $1,800 16" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Bill Farnsworth | Wind Picking Up $3,500 12" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Robert Johnson | Peonies $4,500 18" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$ 500 | Nancy Howe | Tender the Flame $18,000 18" x 22" |
Master Signature Division | ||||
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA |
$ 3500 | Nancy S. Crookston | Rose Water $1,970 14” x 8” |
Fall 2011 Online Showcase Award Winners: opaonlineshowcase.com
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Signature Division | ||||
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First Place Signature Member $3,000 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$3,000 | Hodges Soileau OPA | The Basket Weaver 24”x24” |
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Second Place Signature Member $1,500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$1,500 | Paul Cheng OPA | Shades of Late Summer 12”x16” |
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Third Place Signature Member $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$500 | Johanna Harmon OPA | Noelle 36”x24” |
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate Division | ||||
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First Place Associate Member $3,000 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$3,000 | Jeff Merrill | La Enfermera 36”x36” |
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Second Place Associate Member $1,500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$1,500 | Greg Scheibel | Jefferson River 24”x30” |
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Third Place Associate Member $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$500 | Liana Bennett | What I Am 40”x30” |
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Honorable Mention |
A Wester | Self Portrait 18”x13” |
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Honorable Mention |
Jennifer McChristian | Vagabonds at Rest 12”x9” |
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Honorable Mention |
Kelly Mellos | Searching (Self Portrait) 24”x18” |
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Honorable Mention |
Xiao Jiang | Brown's Memory 18”x24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Derek Penix | Antique Market in France 20”x24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Linda Lee Nelson | Wassily Chair 36”x36” |
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Honorable Mention |
Gerald Ruggiero | Art Appreciation 20”x16” |
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Honorable Mention |
Kathy Montgomery | Camera: State of the Art 24”x18” |
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Honorable Mention |
Anne Blair Brown | 12”x12 |
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Honorable Mention |
Robert Spooner | Farm in Greys 18”x18 |
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Honorable Mention |
William Schnieder | Nude on Red 11”x20 |
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Honorable Mention |
W Jason Situ | Windy Morning 20”x24” |
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Honorable Mention |
Wanda Choate | Winter Lessons 27”x40” |
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Honorable Mention |
Tom Bluemlein | Morning Mist 24”x30” |
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Honorable Mention |
Nancy Howe | The Dance Within 24”x18” |