2017 National
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) | $7,500 | Jan Peng Wang OPAM | Plateau Smoke |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine; two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | On the Night of the Night Fires |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine; one full-page advertisement | $3,800 | Christopher Zhang OPAM | Old Man Smoking Pipe |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine; one full-page advertisement | $3,380 | Ruo Li OPAM | Calm Noon |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine; 2/3 page advertisement | $2,340 | David A. Leffel OPAM | Pueblo Man with Eagle Feather |
 | Donors’ Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $500 merchandise certificate funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff | $1,000 | Nancy Howe OPAM | Oomingmak on the Rise |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by FASO, $500 merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Craig Tennant OPAM | Spring Jam |
 | Realism Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by FASO, $500 merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Daud Akhriev OPAM | Russian Tea Party V |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Huihan Liu OPAM | Prayer Flag on the Pass |
 | Members’ Choice Honorable Mentions Award for Master Signature Members Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors | $500 | Jeffrey Watts OPAM | Ruthie |
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 | Jeanya Charles | The Little Sister |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine; Two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | Ardith A. Starostka | Little Bird |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine Full-page advertisement | $3,800 | David Gray | Boy |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence $676 Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account, $500 merchandise certificate funded by Grumbacher | $1,176 | Ni Zhu | The Light |
 | Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation Funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM | $250 | Christina C. Kuo | Alluring |
 | Board of Directors’ Award of Excellence $1,500 cash donation funded by OPA Board of Directors, $676 Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account, $650 easel light funded by Revelite | $2,826 | Casey Childs | Embrace |
 | Presidents’ Award of Excellence Cash donation funded equally by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Junn Roca OPA | Oaks, Poppies and Lupines |
 | Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by the Alden and Mary Bryan Arts Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation | $1,000 | Joshua D. Clare | Ditch Bank |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | Jason J. Sacran | Jacob's Ladder |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $1,000 | Lindsay Goodwin | Belle Epoque Paris |
 | Members’ Choice Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $1,000 | Doreen J. St. John | Symphony of the Wetlands |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Larson-Juhl, $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours | $1,000 | Johanna Harmon OPA | Cari |
 | Animal Award of Excellence $676 Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account, $500 merchandise certificate funded by M. Graham & Co. | $1,176 | Mostafa Keyhani OPA | Red-backed Fairywren |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff | $1,500 | Justin Kunz | Days of Purification |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence $1,500 cash donation funded by FASO | $1,500 | Pauline Roche OPA | Taking Notes |
 | Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center | $1,000 | Mary Sauer | A Little Bit of Everything |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Meadow R. Gist OPA | A Storm is Coming |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Terry Strickland | It's a Man's World |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by JFM Enterprises, $500 funded by Robin Imaging | $1,000 | Lynn Wade | Places to Go |
| Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors | $500 | Mostafa Keyhani OPA | Red-backed Fairywren |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Liliedahl Video Productions, $250 funded by Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes, $250 funded by ArtFrames | $750 | Cindy Baron OPA | Promising |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention $250 cash donation funded by Bella Muse Productions, Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Bella Muse Productions, $250 funded by Masterworks Frames | $750 | Mark J. Farina OPA | Crock & Pears |
 | Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Blue Ridge Oils, $250 funded by SourceTek Art Supply | $750 | J. Ken Spencer OPA | Intuition |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by Airfloat Systems | $750 | William A. Suys Jr. OPA | Golden Light Longhorn |
 | Best Associate Honorable Mention $650 easel light funded by Revelite, $676 Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $1,326 | Eric K. Johnson | Kip with Cigarette |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by MasterPak | $750 | Mike Wise OPA | Delicate Balance |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $250 funded by Masterworks Frames | $750 | Ula Movchan | Henry |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $250 funded by SourceTek Art Supply | $750 | Donald W. Demers | Acadian Surf |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention Holbein Artist Oil Color Set of 20 & 55 ml. bottle of Linseed Oil ($250), Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Ampersand Art Supply, $250 funded by Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing | $750 | Susan Hong-Sammons | The Graduate |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Liliedahl Video Productions, $250 funded by Jack Richeson & Co, $250 funded by MasterPak | $750 | MaryBeth Karaus OPA | Fragile Morning |
Driehaus Award
 | The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists | $20,000 | Adam Clague OPA | Book Club |