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Awardees

2025 Fifth Annual Student Art Competition

Age 14-18 Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Waiting
First Place
$500 cash funded by OPA & $500 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$1,000
Emma C. Zacherl
School: Clarion-Limestone High School
Age: 16
Waiting
Portrait of Gabriel
Second Place
$250 cash funded by OPA & $250 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$500
Margaret T. Cole
School: Hillsdale College
Age: 18
Portrait of Gabriel
Lost Dog
Third Place
$100 cash funded by OPA & $100 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$200
Phoenix Kooper
School: Da Vinci Studios
Age: 17
Lost Dog
Begonias & Onions
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Cove S. Sutherland
School: Homeschooled
Age: 16
Begonias & Onions
The Brother
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Maggie Gong Xin
School: Unionville High School
Age: 15
The Brother
ADHD
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Bronwyn Zhao
School: Fremont Christian School
Age: 15
ADHD
Little Dreamers
Honorable Mention
$50 cash funded by OPA
$50
Luqing Sun
School: Yun Wei Fine Art Studio
Age: 18
Little Dreamers

Age 19-23 Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Blocks
First Place
$500 cash funded by OPA & $500 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$1,000
Claire E. Cochran
School: Baylor University
Age: 21
Blocks
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Second Place
$250 cash funded by OPA & $250 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$500
Jacob I. Proffitt
School: King University
Age: 22
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
The Procession
Third Place
$100 cash funded by OPA & $100 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$200
Eliza Hoffman
School: The University of Texas at Austin
Age: 19
The Procession
Da Boys
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Sydney Lemmon
School: Texas A&M University
Age: 22
Da Boys
Wealthy Longhorn
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Nathaniel M. Garza
School: Hindes Fine Art Gallery and Art School
Age: 19
Wealthy Longhorn
Driving Teton Road
Honorable Mention
$50 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate
$50
Swede M. Winborg
School: Brigham Young University Idaho
Age: 20
Driving Teton Road
Asi Catching the Light
Honorable Mention
$50 cash funded by OPA
$50
Lakaia Thornton
School: Rogue Classical Atelier
Age: 23
Asi Catching the Light

Awards

2025
2025 Fifth Annual Student Art Competition
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
2023
2023 OPA Fall Online Showcase
2023 OPA Summer Online Showcase
2023 OPA Masters Show
2023 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2023 Western Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2023
2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition
Student Art Competition
2023 National Exhibition & Convention
2022
2022 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
OPA Online Showcase Fall 2022
OPA Online Showcase Summer 2022
2022 Western Regional Exhibition
2022 Eastern Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2022
Second Annual Student Art Competition
2022 National Exhibition & Convention
2021
OPA Online Showcase – Fall 2021
2021 National Convention & Wet Paint Competition

2021

Wet Paint
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Student Competition
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Eastern

2020

Wet Paint
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2019

Western
Virtuosos
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2018

WetPaint Studio
WetPaint PleinAir
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2017

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2016

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2015

Western
Virtuosos
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern
CityByTheSea

2014

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Masters
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2013

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2012

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2011

Western
Summer Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2010

Western
National
Eastern

Online Showcase Awards

2020
Spring

Juror of awards: David Mueller OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Michele Usibelli OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Casey Childs
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2019
Spring

Juror of awards: Nikolo Balkanski OPAM
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Greg LaRock OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Steve Atkinson OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2018
Spring

Juror of awards: Mary Qian
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: MaryBeth Karaus OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2017
Spring

Juror of awards: Tom Bluemlein OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Louis Escobedo OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Aimee Erickson
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2016
Spring

Juror of awards:
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Frank LaLumia
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Anne Blair Brown OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2015
Spring

Juror of awards: Elizabeth Pollie OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Kathy Anderson OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Kevin Beilfuss OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2014
Spring

Juror of awards: Tim Deibler OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Dan Beck OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2013
Spring

Juror of awards: Mostafa Keyhani OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Kimberly Casebeer OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Greg Scheibel
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2012
Spring

View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

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Fall

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2011
Summer

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Fall

View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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