2010 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) | $22,000 | Mary Qian | Model on Break |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine: two page feature article on award winner | $5,600 | Kristine Pallas | Under the Golden Gate |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine: one full page advertisement | $3,520 | Dave A Santillanes | Spring Runoff - Study |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $500 merchandise certificate from Classic Gallery Frames; $500 merchandise certificate from Air Float Systems | $1,000 | Laurie Kersey | Late Afternoon |
 | President's Award of Excellence Funded by Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | William Alther | Mount Hope |
 | Donor's Award of Excellence Funded by Friends of OPA | $1,000 | Richard B Hall | Breakfast Special: Ham’r and Egg |
 | Animals Award of Excellence $450 -18” x 24” 22 karat gold frame funded by Wallis Brothers’ Framing, Inc.; $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co.; $130 merchandise certificate funded by Martin F. Weber; $209 Artists’ Oil Colour Box funded by Winsor & Newton | $1,000 | Jennifer N O'Cualain | Mourning |
 | Figurative Award of Excellence $500 cash donation and two years of web hosting valued at $600 funded by Fine Art Studio On-Line | $1,100 | Kevin C Beilfuss | Abide With Me |
 | John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by the family of John Marion Pardy | $1,000 | Marc R Hanson OPA | Sunday Morning Frost |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA; $500 Fredericksburg Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | Hai-ou Hou | Girl with her Cat |
 | Member's Choice Award / Associate & Signature Division Merchandise certificate funded by Utrecht | $1,000 | Stanislav Prokopenko | Noble Savage |
 | Animals Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate from Sourcetek; $250 merchandise certificate from Gamblin Artists Colors Co. | $500 | Daria Shachmut | Beast |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company, Inc. | $500 | Aaron A Westerberg | Harmony in Green and Blue |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention $250 cash funded by Liliedahl Video Productions; $250 Blick Art Materials Merchandise Certificate | $500 | Sandhyaa S Shetty | Creek at Sunset |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention $250 cash funded by Liliedahl Video Productions; $250 Blick Art Materials Merchandise Certificate | $500 | Bjorn Thorkelson | Girl with Apples |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Free Prepress and one sheet paper or canvas reproduction funded by Hunter Editions | $500 | Mary Dolph Wood | Brilliant Poppies |
Master Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA ($3,600) and Friends of OPA ($1,400) (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) | $5,000 | Ruo Li | California Autumn |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector (Two-page feature article on awardee) | $5,600 | Jeffrey R Watts OPAM | Last Light Granville Martin Ranch |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - One full page advertisement ($3,125) and one dedicated e-mail broadcast ($550) | $3,675 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Green Bottle with Apricots |
 | Member's Choice Award Master Signature Division Funded by Art of the West Magazine - Half page advertisement ($1780), 24"x30" 23k Water Guilded Gold Leaf Frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Guilded Frames ($365), 450 page full color book on Ilya Repin donated by Dick Bell Book Maven ($290) | $2,435 | Huihan Liu OPAM | Foothill of Mt. Tanggula |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Quang Ho OPAM | The Ohio Gentleman |
Driehaus Award
 | The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists Funded by the Driehaus Foundation | $20,000 | Jacquelyn M Bischak | Reverie |
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2020
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Summer
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Fall
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2019
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Summer
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Fall
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2018
Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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2017
Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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2016
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Summer
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Fall
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2015
Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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2014
Spring
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Summer
Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
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Fall
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2013
Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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2012
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2011
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