2022 National Exhibition & Convention
| 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 | Anna Rose Bain OPA | King of the Wild Things |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector MagazineTwo-Page feature article on the award winner | $7,200 | Robin Cole | The Awakening |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Workshops in France - A single attendance to an art retreat in Europe within the next 2 years ($5,000) and a cash donation funded by Oil Painters of America ($500) | $5,500 | Kami Mendlik OPA | Devotions |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $3,075 | Meg Lyman | Pax |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $2,016 | Jeremy Goodding OPAM | From France |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $2,016 | Cristen Miller OPA | Night Approaches |
 | Presidents' Award of Excellence Cash donations funded by Past Presidents Betty Schmidt and Zhiwei Tu OPAM | $1,000 | Chula Beauregard OPA | Lift |
 | Daniel Greene OPAM Memorial Realism Award of Excellence Cash donations funded by Erika & Avignon Greene ($500) and Oil Painters of America ($500) | $1,000 | Robert Papp | A Study in White II |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Pre-selected merchandise funded by Dixon Ticonderoga Company | $500 | Richard Alexander OPA | Game of LIfe |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | Jared Brady OPA | Depths of Winter |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes ($250) and MasterPak ($250) | $500 | Lon Brauer OPA | Saturday's Project |
 | Animal Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Ship and Insure ($500) and merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) | $1,000 | Lindsey Bittner Graham | Driving Lines |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Cash donation funded by OPA ($50) and Rembrandt Oil Colour Wood Box Set Traditional donated by Royal Talens North America ($450) | $500 | Jenny Buckner OPA | Fur II |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Qiuzhen Wei OPA | Blonde Beauty |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Airfloat Systems ($250) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250) | $500 | Rajat Chaudhuri OPA | Petrof Piano Maker |
 | Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Painting Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by the Alden and Mary Bryan Arts Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation | $1,000 | Richard Boyer OPA | Balancing Act |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co,. Artist Brushes ($250) and Savoir-Faire ($250) | $500 | Anton Nowels OPA | Fading Light |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) and JFM Enterprises ($500) | $1,000 | Russell Recchion OPA | Harlequin Sage |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $500 | Ilene Gienger-Stanfield OPA | Nobility |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Blick Art Materials ($500), Legion Paper ($250), and ArtFrames ($250) | $1,000 | Laurie Kersey OPA | Cypress Coast Sunset |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($250) and Savoir-Faire ($250) | $500 | Dan Schultz OPA | Low Tide |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff ($500) and Blick Art Materials ($500) | $1,000 | Melissa Hefferlin OPA | The Orator |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) | $500 | Olena Babak | Garden Roses |
 | Members' Choice Master Signature Member Award of Excellence 18 color set of M. Graham Artist Oil Paints ($340) and Merchandise certificate funded by MasterPak ($250) | $590 | Roger Dale Brown OPAM | A Time to Dance |
 | Members' Choice Signature Member Award of Excellence MLEL Easel Light ($320) funded by Method Lighting and Merchandise certificate funded by General Pencil ($250) | $570 | Anna Rose Bain OPA | King of the Wild Things |
 | Members' Choice Associate Member Award of Excellence Holbein Artist Oil Color Set of 20 ($260) and Merchandise certificate funded by Legion Paper ($250) | $510 | Kathleen Hudson | Timberline Falls |
 | The Steamboat Art Museum Purchase Award The purchase of a painting for the museum's permanent collection which represents their mission to present work that reflects and enhances the culture and heritage of the West | Nancy Howe OPAM | After the Storm | |
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA(Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) | $7,500 | Nancy Howe OPAM | After the Storm |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on the award winner | $7,200 | Jeff Legg OPAM | The Catch |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $4,300 | Deborah L. Tilby OPAM | Late Spring in the Foothills |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $3,380 | James E. Tennison OPAM | Once in a Blue Moon |
 | Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Michael Harding Art Formulas | $500 | Jan Peng Wang OPAM | Morning Light |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors | $500 | John Michael Carter OPAM | Dappled Goats |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Michael Situ OPAM | Laguna Sunset |
Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship
 | The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists This fellowship is provided through a generous contribution by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for an OPA artist residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio or Wisconsin | $20,000 | Kami Mendlik OPA | Devotions |