2018 National
Associate & Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) | $25,000 | Casey Childs | Take These Broken Wings |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | John M Pototschnik OPA | Be Still My Soul |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine Full-page advertisement | $3,995 | Nathaniel Skousen | Beholding to None |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours | $1,000 | Patrick M Meehan OPA | A Moment Alone |
 | Animal Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $1,250 | Derek W Penix | Swirling Koi |
 | Presidents’ Award of Excellence Cash donation funded equally by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Jane Hunt | West of Town |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPA | $1,000 | Rusty G Jones | Evening Glow |
 | Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM | $250 | Tsultrim Tenzin | Distant |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Jan Zhang | Cherry Flowers |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Bryce C Liston OPA | Deep in the Night |
 | Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center | $1,000 | Mark A Boedges | Vermont Winter |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $1,250 | TJ Cunningham | Where the Trout Live |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $1,000 | Michael Situ OPA | Evening in Laguna Beach |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificate funded by Cheap Joes’s Art Stuff ($750) | $1,500 | John W Taft OPA | A Little Saturation |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $1,000 | Ann Kraft Walker OPA | Of Sand and Sea |
 | 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 | Christine Lashley | Blues and Gold |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificate funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff ($750) | $1,500 | Phil Boatwright | Along the Mohawk |
| Members’ Choice Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Maimeri Puro Oils | $1,000 | Bryce C Liston OPA | Deep in the Night |
 | Best Associate Honorable Mention Easel light funded by Revelite | $650 | Donald Darst | The Bird Scoop |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by JFM Enterprises ($500) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) | $750 | Diane Frossard | Afternoon Solace |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500), Rosemary & Company Brush Bouquet ($250) | $750 | William A Schneider OPA | Reckless |
 | Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Schmincke Mussini Anniversary Wooden Box Set: 36 Colors of 15ml tubes ($470) and Grumbacher Pre-Tested 10-Color Sampler Set ($88.50) | $560 | MaryBeth Karaus OPA | Orange Romance |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250) | $750 | Rebecca Leer | Turbulence |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company ($500), Merchandise certificate funded by ArtFrames ($250) | $750 | William L Angresano | My Daughter Gabrielle and Her Dog Boo |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Rembrandt Oils ($500) and SourceTek Art Supply ($250) | $750 | Kyle Ma | White Roses |
 | Best Signature Honorable Mention Easel light funded by Revelite | $650 | Tom Nachreiner OPA | No One Home |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention Cash donation funded by Wild Horse Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO ($500), Merchandise certificates funded by Masterpak Inc. ($250) | $750 | David R Dibble | Five More Minutes |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Trekell Art Supply ($500) and Masterpak Inc. ($250) | $750 | Jeremy Goodding | Autumn Reflections |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Gamblin Artists Colors ($500) and Airfloat Systems ($250) | $750 | Brent Jensen | Drying the Sails in Kennebunkport |
 | Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Trekell Art Supply ($500), Rosemary & Company Brush Bouquet ($250) | $750 | Susan Lindsey | Shadow Dancer |
Master Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) | $7,500 | Xiao S. Jiang OPAM | Boat Place |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | Jan Peng Wang OPAM | Composition of the Oriental |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $3,995 | Christopher Zhang OPAM | A Couple in Front of the Holly Temple |
 | Donors’ Award of Excellence Cash donations funded by Bella Muse Productions ($500) and Friends of OPA ($500) | $1,000 | Kathy Anderson OPAM | Red Nasturtiums with Mixed Pottery |
 | Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($500), Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($500) | $1,000 | Nancy Howe OPAM | Kintsugi |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $3,380 | Daud Akhriev OPAM | Gossip |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by the FASO ($500), Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours ($500) | $1,000 | Nikolo Balkanski OPAM | Blue September-Grand Mesa |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Red Aria |
| Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Award for Master Signature Members Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors | $500 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Red Aria |
Driehaus Award
| The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists | $20,000 | MaryBeth Karaus OPA | Orange Romance |