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2019 Virtuosos

Combined

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Catch of the Day by Jeff Legg
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Jeff Legg OPAM
Catch of the Day
Starlit Dance by Huihan Liu
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Huihan Liu OPAM
Starlit Dance
World Traveler 1
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Sabina Turner OPA
World Traveler 1
Mister Gepetto by Nancy S. Crookston
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Nancy S. Crookston OPAM
Mister Gepetto
Together by Rou Li
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Rou Li OPAM
Together
Water Pistol Fractal
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Lisa Fricker OPA
Water Pistol Fractal
Harvest Moon Gladiolas
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Margret Short OPA
Harvest Moon Gladiolas
His Grandfather's Piano (the Music Room) by Daud Akhriev
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$200
Daud Akhriev OPAM
His Grandfather's Piano
(the Music Room)

Associate & Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Black Velvet
First Place
One full- page advertisement in Southwest Art Magazine
$3,380
David Mueller OPA
Black Velvet
Burton Silverman: American Artist
Second Place
One half-page advertisement in Plein Air Magazine
$2,150
Chris Saper OPA
Burton Silverman: American Artist
Nature's Blush
Third Place
Cash award funded by OPA
$750
MaryBeth Karaus OPA
Nature's Blush

Master Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Romance by John Michael Carter
First Place
Featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,400
John Michael Carter OPAM
Romance
Daffodils and Quince by Kathy Anderson
Second Place
One half-page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
$2,150
Kathy Anderson OPAM
Daffodils and Quince

Awards

2026
2026 National Salon
2026 National Exhibition & Convention
2026 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2026 Sixth Annual Student Art Competition
2026 OPA Online Showcase Spring
2025
2025 National Exhibition & Convention
2025 Fifth Annual Student Art Competition
2025 Virtuosos of the OPA
2025 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2025 Western Regional Exhibition
2025 OPA Online Showcase Spring
2025 OPA Online Showcase Summer
2025 OPA Online Showcase Fall
2024
2024 OPA Online Showcase Fall
2024 OPA Online Showcase Summer
2024 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2024 Western Regional Exhibition
2024 OPA National Juried Salon
2024 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2024 OPA Online Showcase Spring
Student Art Competition
2024 National Exhibition & Convention

Past Award Winners

2023
2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2023 National Exhibition & Convention
2023 OPA Fall Online Showcase
2023 OPA Masters Show
2023 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2023 OPA Summer Online Showcase
2023 Western Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2023
Student Art Competition
2022
2022 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2022 National Exhibition & Convention
2022 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2022 Western Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Fall 2022
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2022
OPA Online Showcase Summer 2022
Second Annual Student Art Competition
2021
Eastern
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Student Competition
Summer Online Showcase
Western
Wet Paint
2020
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
Wet Paint
2019
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Virtuosos
Western
2018
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
WetPaint PleinAir
WetPaint Studio
2017
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2016
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
Natinoal
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2015
CityByTheSea
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Virtuosos
Western
2014
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
Masters
National
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2013
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Salon
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2012
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Spring Online Showcase
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2011
Eastern
Fall Online Showcase
National
Summer Online Showcase
Western
2010
Eastern
National
National
Western

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