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Awardees

2021 Western

Associate & Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$4,000
John W. Taft OPA
Worthy Ascent
Silver Medal
Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,400
Diane N. Eugster
Her Happy Place
Bronze Medal
One full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine valued at $3,380
$3,380
Jared Brady
Summer Roses
Seascape Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours valued at ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Rose R. Irelan
Illuminant Tide Pools
Most Original Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and Jack Richeson & Co. ($200) and $300 cash award funded by OPA
$1,000
Johne P. Richardson OPA
Fire in the Sky
Still Life Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Elizabeth Robbins OPA
Tisket a Tasket
Figurative Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire
$500
Nathaniel Skousen OPA
Dawn of Victory
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$500
Allie Zeyer
Morning Breaks
Realism Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artist Colors
$500
Nikita A. Budkov
Rebirth of Light
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Joseph V. Iantorno OPA
Paying Tribute
Landscape Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Susan Hediger Matteson
Moonset
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Jennifer Riefenberg
Power of Grayness
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Naomi Shachar OPA
Water Lilies IV
Animal Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) and $250 cash award funded by OPA
$500
Kimberly A. Beck
American Beauty
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Krystal W. Brown
Quiet Confidence
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Michele Byrne
Morning on the Mesa
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savior Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Meadow R. Gist OPA
Experienced

Master Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$3,500
Louis Escobedo OPAM
Corner Wave
Silver Medal
Half page advertisement funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine valued at $2,150
$2,150
Jeff Legg OPAM
Man of Sorrows
Bronze Medal
One-third page advertisement funded by Art of the West Magazine valued at $1,185
$1,185
Calvin Liang OPAM
Sunset

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
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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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