2011 National
Associate & Signature Division
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Elegibility only once every 3 years for the same artist) | $25,000 | Dan Beck OPA | A Warm Breeze |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | Elizabeth S Pollie | Empty Nest |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full page advertisement | $3,520 | Marc R Hanson OPA | Right Or Left? |
 | John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by the family of John Marion Pardy | $1,000 | Tim Deibler OPA | Storm Over Arrowhead Lake |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Glenn F Harrington | The Breakfast Table |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence One-year on-line subscription to Masterpiece Art Gallery Software | $1,200 | Dianne L Massey Dunbar OPA | Jar Collection |
 | Animals Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio On-Line | $1,000 | Richard Boyer OPA | The Horse Whisperer |
 | President's Award of Excellence Funded by Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | William A Schneider OPA | Lost in Thought |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA, $500 Scottsdale Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship, Natural Pigments Gift Certificate ($250) | $1,250 | James M Crandall | Tatting Lesson |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence A selection of instructional art videos by some of today’s top artists funded by Liliedahl Video Productions | $500 | Teri G Gortmaker | Stuck |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Yan Sun OPA | $1,000 | Zee Huang | Fishing Boats |
 | Donor's Award of Excellence Funded by Friends of OPA | $1,000 | Carolyn J Lindsey | Fall Leaves |
 | Realism Award of Excellence $500 in Richeson oil products funded by Jack Richeson & Company | $500 | Li-Hsien Price | Hairdresser by Day |
| Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation by OPA, $500 Scottsdale Artists’ School Workshop Scholarship, Natural Pigments Gift Certificate ($250) | $1,250 | James M Crandall | Tatting Lesson |
 | Member's Choice Award / Associate & Signature Division $500 merchandise certificate and $200 cash from Classic Gallery Frames, Premium handmade oil brushes by Rosemary & Co. Brushes of England ($250), $50 merchandise certificate from Dakota Art Pastels | $1,000 | Jennifer A McChristian | Where R U? |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention $500 in premium panels donated by Source Tek Art Supply, M. Graham & Company 18 color oil color set ($250) | $750 | Qiang Huang OPA | Memory of the Old Days |
 | Animals Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co, 24” x 30” 23k Water Gilded Gold Leaf Frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Guilded Frames ($365) | $615 | Bonnie Conrad OPA | Horsepower |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention $250 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co, Ampersand Gessobord Gift Set ($280) | $530 | Qiuzhen Wei OPA | Intimacy |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate from Blick Art Supply | $500 | Keith L Bond | Generations |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention $500 gift certicate from Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors, Assortment of find art books funded by Dick Bell Book Maven ($500) | $1,000 | John Burton OPA | The Forgotten Coast |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate from Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors | $500 | Robert Spooner | Hammer and Iron |
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 | C.W. Mundy OPAM | Brass With Oranges |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector (Two-page feature article on awardee) | $6,200 | Sherrie McGraw OPAM | The Critic |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - One full page advertisement ($3,125) and one dedicated e-mail broadcast ($550) | $3,675 | Charles Movalli OPAM | Gloucester |
 | 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) | $3,075 | Nancy S. Crookston OPAM | Walking Alone |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | David Hettinger OPAM | Summer Breeze |
Driehaus Award
 | The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists Funded by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation | $20,000 | Konrad F Hack OPA | The Bull Nickel |
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