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2016 Awardees
25th National Juried Exhibition: Southwest Gallery
Master Signature Division
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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
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
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Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every 3 years for the same artist) |
$30,000 | Derek W. Penix | Spade Fish $7,800 40" x 40" |
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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 | Daud M. Akhriev OPA | Harbor Conversations $10,000 12" x 23" |
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Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 |
$3,800 | Nancy Boren OPA | Thunder on the Brazos $4,500 30" x 24" |
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Silver Anniversary Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine Two-third page advertisement valued at $2,340 |
$2,340 | Anne Blair Brown OPA | Sunny Disposition $5,800 24" x 24" |
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Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO |
$1,250 | Bryce C. Liston OPA | May You Find Solace $4,800 17" x 26" |
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Best Signature Honorable Mention $700 Lifetime Master Account funded by Artwork Archive, Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by New Wave Fine Art Products |
$1,200 | Dan Beck OPA | Arrangement in Red $4,800 28" x 22" |
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Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO |
$1,250 | Timur D. Akhriev | Youth $11,000 50" x 30" |
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Best Associate Honorable Mention $700 Lifetime Master Account funded by Artwork Archive, Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by New Wave Fine Art Products |
$1,200 | Ron Rencher | Angle of Repose $6,800 20" x 30" |
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Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence $550 in select merchandise funded by Holbein Artist Materials, $650 easel light funded by Revelite |
$1,200 | Karen W. Offutt | Fading $6,500 30" x 30" |
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Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company |
$1,000 | Rob Rey OPA | At Rest $2,400 18" x 24" |
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Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by SourceTek Art Supply, $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by MasterPak |
$750 | Dianne L. Massey Dunbar OPA | The Fallen $14,000 30" x 40" |
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Presidents' Award of Excellence Cash donation funded equally by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt |
$1,000 | Bo Zhang | Contemporary Girl $18,000 30" x 24" |
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Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center |
$1,000 | Casey Childs | Nocturne on the Reservoir $17,500 48" x 24" |
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Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $250 funded by The Italian Art Store |
$750 | Keewon Hong | Huntress $5,000 30" x 24" |
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Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM |
$1,000 | John F. Budicin OPA | Working Late $9,500 22" x 28" |
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Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $250 funded by SourceTek |
$750 | Dan Schultz | Cool Water $2,700 16" x 20" |
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Animal Award of Excellence $250 cash donation funded by OPA, merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Jack Richeson & Company, $250 funded by Natural Pigments |
$1,000 | William A. Suys OPA | Morning Mist $14,000 36" x 48" |
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Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 funded by Airfloat Systems |
$750 | Kyle Ma | Chicken Coop $800 10" x 12" |
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John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by RayMar Art |
$1,000 | David Gray | Portrait of Paris $9,000 36" x 24" |
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Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Grumbacher Art, $250 funded by ArtFrames.com |
$750 | Kelli M. Folsom | At Her Dressing Table $4,800 30" x 24" |
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Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $500 funded by Blick Art Materials, $250 funded by Liliedahl Video Productions |
$1,250 | Dave A. Santillanes OPA | Winter on the San Miguel $9,200 36" x 36" |
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Landscape Honorable Mention $530 Fly on the Wall Easel package funded by Daytripper Easel, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Ampersand Art Supply |
$780 | David R. Dibble | Hinckley Farm $1,200 9" x 12" |
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Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors, $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes |
$1,250 | Marc Chatov OPA | Goldfinch $18,000 40" x 30" |
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Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 funded by MasterPak |
$750 | Jan P. Wang OPA | Flower Season $1,150 12" x 9" |
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Seascape Award of Excellence $500 merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $680 Daytripper Easel package funded by Daytripper Easel |
$1,200 | Jason Sacran | Eventide $24,000 48" x 60" |
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Seascape Honorable Mention $500 oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company, $250 merchandise certificate funded by MasterPak |
$750 | Jesse Hitchens | Cypress Sun $2,750 22" x 28" |
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Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by Bella Muse Productions |
$1,250 | Weizhen Liang | Morning Peony $3,900 20" x 10" |
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Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Homemade Artists Colours, $250 funded by MasterPak |
$750 | Aimee Erickson | Still Life with Cider Jug and Lemons $4,000 18" x 24" |
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Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation Funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM |
$250 | Susan F. Hotard | Texas Tim $2,400 20" x 16" |
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Members' Choice Award of Excellence $1,500 cash donation Funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff |
$1,500 | Nancy Boren OPA | Thunder on the Brazos $4,500 30" x 24" |
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
| 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. |
$3,000 | Charles Iarrobino | Master Class 20" x 16" |
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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 | Cheryl Magellen | As My 16" 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 | Patrick McClellan | Cottonwood & Bales 18" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention |
Heather Arenas | The Belizcan Chef 14" x 18" |
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Honorable Mention |
George Bodine | Sycamore before the Bachert Farm 24" x 18" |
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Honorable Mention |
Michael Budden | The Lunch Crowd 16" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention |
Larry DeGraff | The Sounds of Silence 12" x 12" |
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Honorable Mention |
Troy Kilgore | Winter Stream, Brown County State Park 8" x 10" |
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Honorable Mention |
Sara Linda Poly | Luminosity 30" x 40" |
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Honorable Mention |
Ming Qin | A Lady from Hong Kong 70.8" x 39.3" |
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Honorable Mention |
Deborah L. Tilby | The Bicycle and the Boat 24" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention |
Aaron Westerberg | Hair Tie 10" x 9" |
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Honorable Mention |
Cody Wheelock | Dad Life 7" x 13" |
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Summer 2016 Online Showcase Award Winners
| 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 |
$3,000 | Nyle Gordon | Break time At Cafe Du Monde |
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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 | Eileen Eder | Meigs Point Rock Star |
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Third Place $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation |
$500 | Damien M. Gonzales | Storm On The Manzano |
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Honorable Mention |
Joseph Daily | Maria In Red |
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Honorable Mention |
Derek Penix | New York City |
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Honorable Mention |
Patrick Meehan | Pit Boss |
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Honorable Mention |
Deborah Tilby | White Boats On A Beach |
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Honorable Mention |
Randy Gallegos | Trattore Farms Zinfandel Harvest |
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Honorable Mention |
Shana Levenson | Just The Beginning |
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Honorable Mention |
Nancy Foster | Waiting For The Big One |
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Honorable Mention |
Danielle Day Damson | Market Mandrians |
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Honorable Mention |
Sabina Turner | With Hands Of Love |
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Honorable Mention |
Elizabeth Wiltzen | Lily’s First Portrait |
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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" |
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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
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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" |
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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
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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
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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 | Nikolo Balkanski OPA | "Early Snow" $3,000 9" x 12" |
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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 | Anna Bain OPA | "A Fleeting Moment" $1,500 8" x 6" |
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Third Place $500 cash award, made possible thanks to Dorothy Driehaus Mellin and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. |
$500 | Louis Escobedo OPA | "Woodworks" $500 40" x 30" |
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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 | Brian Astle | "Autumn Still Life" 18" x 24" |
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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 | Deborah Tilby | "Blue Boat Reflected" 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 | Susiehyer | "Darkened Rooms Series: Anne's Bedroom" 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Lindsey Bittner Graham | "Steady Pull" 5" x 7" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Jason Sacran | "Alley Patterns" 12" x 12" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Mary Pettis | "Cedars in Springtime" 16" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Cheryl St. John | "In the Vines" 20" x 16" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Barbara Schilling | "If a Tree Falls....." 21" x 18" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Shelby Keefe | "Mercers Looking In" 16" x 20" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Susan Hotard | "Mother and Child" 10" x 8" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Marjorie Hicks | "Southern Pride" 20" x 20" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Frances Pampeyan | "The White Dress" 20" x 24" |
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Honorable Mention Funded by OPA |
Kathie Odom | "Aged Goodness" 10" x 20" |
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