2016 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) | $30,000 | Derek W. Penix | Spade Fish |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Presidents' Award of Excellence Cash donation funded equally by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Bo Zhang | Contemporary Girl |
 | Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation Funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM | $250 | Susan F. Hotard | Texas Tim |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO | $1,250 | Bryce C. Liston OPA | May You Find Solace |
| 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center | $1,000 | Casey Childs | Nocturne on the Reservoir |
 | 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 |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | David Gray | Portrait of Paris |
 | 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 |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO | $1,250 | Timur D. Akhriev | Youth |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company | $1,000 | Rob Rey OPA | At Rest |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $250 funded by SourceTek | $750 | Dan Schultz | Cool Water |
 | 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 |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $250 funded by The Italian Art Store | $750 | Keewon Hong | Huntress |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 funded by Airfloat Systems | $750 | Kyle Ma | Chicken Coop |
 | 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 |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Grumbacher Art, $250 funded by ArtFrames.com | $750 | Kelli M. Folsom | At Her Dressing Table |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention $500 oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company, $250 merchandise certificate funded by MasterPak | $750 | Jesse Hitchens | Cypress Sun |
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) | $6,500 | Huihan Liu OPAM | At Mt. Tangulla Pass, Northern Tibet |
 | 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 |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Calvin Liang OPAM | Monument Valley |
 | 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 |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours | $1,000 | Shizhong Yan OPAM | The Centenarian |
 | 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 |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Albert Handell OPAM | At The Coast |
Driehaus Award
 | The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists | $20,000 | Elizabeth S. Pollie OPA | Halfway Home |