2012 National
Associate & Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every 3 years for the same artist) | $25,000 | Xiao S. Jiang | Tide |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine. Two page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200. | $6,200 | Paul W. McCormack | Karen in White |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Jack Richeson & Company. $5,000 in Jack Richeson oils, gessoed panels, linen canvas, or American made BEST stretcher bars. | $5,000 | Wanda Choate OPA | Idle Hours |
 | John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence Funded by the family of John Marion Pardy. $1,000 cash donation. | $1,000 | John W. Taft OPA | Top Light |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Melissa Gann | Gentleness |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA & $500 Scottsdale Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | Jacqueline D. Kamin | Hydrangeas and Roses |
 | Donor's Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA & HK Holbein Artists’ Oil Colors 32 Essential Color Set valued at $398 | $900 | Jennifer A. McChristian | Traipsing in Trastevere |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Liliedahl Video Productions & $400 gift certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors & 2-8” x 10” hand-carved solid wood readymade gold leaf frames funded by Summit Frames valued at $220 | $1,120 | Barbara M. Coleman | California Coast |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence $500 gift certificate funded by Classic Gallery Framing, Inc. & $500 gift certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Katie Dobson Cundiff | On My Way Home |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Fine Art Studio Online. $1,000 cash donation. | $1,000 | Louis Escobedo | Guardian of the Sacred Fruit |
 | President's Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Derek W. Penix | Duomo Di Milano |
 | Realism Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by OPA & $500 Fredericksburg Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | Dave A. Santillanes | Oak Creek Passage |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online & $500 in premium artist panels funded by SourceTek | $1,000 | Angela R. Sekerak Burns | Dignity |
 | Animals Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine. One full-page advertisement valued at $3,075. | $3,075 | Jim Connelly OPA | That Little Piggy |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention $250 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online & $244 Artists’ Oil Colour Set funded by Winsor & Newton | $500 | Lisa Egeli | For Love & Money: Sailing the Ngalawa |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate funded by Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors | $500 | Jim T. McVicker | Orchid with Odalisque |
 | Animals Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate from Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors | $500 | Cliff V. Barnes | The Team |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artist’s Colors Co & 24” x 30” 23k Water Gilded Gold Leaf Frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Gilded Frames valued at $365 | $615 | Bryce C. Liston OPA | A Winter's Tale |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention $250 gift certificate funded by Meininger Art Supply & $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co | $500 | Cindy Baron | Late Fall Light |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention $250 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online & $250 gift certificate funded by Ampersand Art Supply | $500 | Buell C. Cole | Wrapped in Thought |
Master Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) | $5,000 | Jeff Legg OPAM | The Provision |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | William Chambers OPAM | Fishing Village on the Xi River, China |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full page advertisement | $3,125 | Nancy S. Crookston OPAM | Shake |
 | Donors' Award of Excellence - Master Signature Division $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA & Premium handmade oil brushes by Rosemary & Co. valued at $250 | $750 | Daniel Gerhartz OPAM | Of An Evening |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Kenn Backhaus OPAM | Alley Way, Ronda, Spain |
Driehaus Award
 | 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, Ohio and Wisconsin | $20,000 | Dayle R. Sazonoff | Yellow Peonies |