2016 Awardees
25th National Juried Exhibition: Southwest Gallery
Master Signature Division
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) |
$6,500 | Huihan Liu OPAM | At Mt. Tangulla Pass, Northern Tibet $21,000 30" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200 |
$6,200 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | Aspen Leaves $45,000 30" x 38" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 |
$3,800 | Calvin Liang OPAM | Monument Valley $5,800 22" x 30" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,380 |
$3,380 | John Michael Carter OPAM | Chalice $20,000 48" x 36" |
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Realism Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $250 in select merchandise funded by Savoir-Faire, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Guerilla Painter |
$1,000 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Lady in Waiting $12,900 20" x 24" |
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Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours |
$1,000 | Shizhong Yan OPAM | The Centenarian $18,800 36" x 24" |
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Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family |
$500 | Albert Handell OPAM | At The Coast $18,500 20" x 40" |
25th National Juried Exhibition: Southwest Gallery
Associate Signature Division
25th National Exhibition
Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
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The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists |
$20,000 | Elizabeth S. Pollie OPA | Halfway Home $6,800 30" x 30" |
Spring 2016 Online Showcase Award Winners
Summer 2016 Online Showcase Award Winners
2016 Salon Show Award Winners: Castle Gallery Fine Art
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal $2,500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$2,500 | Dave A. Santillanes OPA | Abundance of Spring $1,800 12" x 18" |
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Silver Medal Winner featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine |
$3,400 | Charles G. Kapsner | Escorts to Eternity $5,500 24" x 9" |
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Bronze Medal Full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine |
$3,380 | Sarah Kidner OPA | Les Deux Garcons Study $1,800 12" x 18" |
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Award of Excellence – Most Original ½ page advertisement funded by Plein Air Magazine |
$2,000 | Dan Bulleit | Are We Through Yet? $1,450 13" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence ¼ page advertisement funded by Plein Air Magazine |
$1,200 | Louis Escobedo OPA | 12th Street $2,600 12" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence $1,000 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$1,000 | H. Momo Zhou | Luna $1,600 18" x 14" |
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Award of Excellence $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | William L. Rogers | Earle's Tractors $1,350 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Artisan-Santa Fe |
$500 | J. Ken Spencer OPA | Prague $1,300 14" x 11" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff |
$275 | Flora Pinkham | The Kitchen Window $1,000 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence $250 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$250 | Cynthia Feustel | Silence $1,400 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Williamsburg Oil Painting Set funded by Golden Artist Colors |
$232 | Tom L. Nachreiner OPA | Snow And Red Roof $3,200 16" x 20" |
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Award of Excellence Gold Premium Teacher Listing with Art Cantina ($100) and Schmincke Mussini Fine Artists’ Oil Colors Set ($126) |
$226 | Shelby L. Keefe | Yellow Fellow $1,800 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Gold Premium Teacher Listing with Art Cantina ($100) and Schmincke Mussini Fine Artists’ Oil Colors Set ($126) |
$226 | Kathleen Coy | Valkyrie $1,400 9" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence $100 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$100 | Jeremy E. Manyik | Acacia $3,500 16" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence $100 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$100 | Thomas W. Sadler | Eastpoint Fleet $1,600 12" x 18" |
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Award of Excellence $100 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$100 | Betty Nance Smith OPA | Daisy Shimmer $1,800 10" x 20" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal $1,500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$1,500 | James Crandall OPAM | Ceramics Shop $2,200 21” x 13” |
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Award of Excellence $500 cash funded by Oil Painters of America |
$500 | Calvin Liang OPAM | Newport Sailboats $2,500 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence $150 cash funded by Oil Painters of America and a $75 brush bouquet from Rosemary & Co. |
$225 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | Peonies and the Cinderella Teapot $18,500 14” x 18” |
Eastern Regional Award Winners: Eisele Gallery of Fine Art
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal $4,000 cash award funded by OPA |
$4,000 | Marci Oleszkiewicz OPA | Looking Back $6,000 36" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine |
$3,400 | Mary Qian | Blue Kimono $2,600 19" x 13" |
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Bronze Medal Full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine |
$3,380 | Abigail F. McBride | Summer Sun $1,600 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Half-page advertisement funded by Plein Air Magazine |
$2,000 | Katie Dobson Cundiff | Darien Reflections $4,850 30" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence $1,500 cash award funded by OPA |
$1,500 | Jeff Morrow | The Designer $4,000 24" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence $1,000 cash award funded by OPA |
$1,000 | Dan Beck OPA | Isabella $2,200 16" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence $500 cash award funded by OPA |
$500 | Ann Larsen | The Working Class $2,000 12" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence $500 cash award funded by Larson-Juhl |
$500 | Patricia Rohrbacher | Rose and Silver Pitcher $2,400 18" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate for Robin Imaging Services towards a giclee print or other printing services |
$500 | Shannon Smith Hughes | Planning Meals $5,100 24" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence Merchandise Certificate for Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing |
$250 | Barbara Schilling | Red Stripe Tablecloth $2,600 20" x 15" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal $3,500 cash award funded by OPA |
$3,500 | Marc Hanson OPAM | "Silence" $6,400 24" x 30" |
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Award of Excellence Full page ad in Sophisticated Living Magazine |
$1,200 | Xiao S. Jiang OPAM | "Gondola" $8,000 20" x 16" |
Western Regional Award Winners: The Marshall Gallery of Fine Art
AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
Associate and Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Funded by OPA |
$4,000 | Qiuzhen Wei OPA | Sunshine $4,500 18" x 24" |
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Silver Medal Featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine |
$3,400 | Derek W. Penix | Into the Blue $7,800 36" x 36" |
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Bronze Medal Full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine |
$3,380 | Charles A. Iarrobino | Cafe Rhythms $3,300 20" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Half-page advertisement funded by Plein Air Magazine |
$2,000 | Deborah Tilby | The Bicycle and the Boat $3,250 24" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$1,500 | David R. Dibble | Weathered $1,600 12" x 12" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$1,000 | Mitch T. Baird OPA | Black Butte Light $1,900 12" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$500 | Casey Childs | Sketch of a Girl $2,300 14" x 11" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$500 | Stacy R. Kamin | Light $3,200 20" x 16" |
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Award of Excellence $250 cash Funded by OPA and a Gold Premium Teacher Listing from Art Cantina ($100 value) |
$350 | Mike Wise OPA | Dipping Pool $1,950 12" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$250 | Jennifer A. McChristian OPA | Under Construction $1,500 8" x 10" |
Master Signature Division |
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Gold Medal Funded by OPA |
$3,500 | Jeffrey R. Watts OPAM | "Harvest Maiden" $28,500 60" x 28" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$500 | James Crandall OPAM | Fruit and Lilies $4,600 36" x 24" |
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Award of Excellence Funded by OPA |
$250 | Nancy S. Crookston OPAM | California Dreaming $3,715 24" x 20" |
Fall 2016 Online Showcase Award Winners