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Awardees

2022 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition

Combined Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Last Night
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Williamsburg Traditional Color Set ($65), New Wave Fine Art Products 9' x 12' POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Big Squeeze Tool ($40), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$160
Jane Hunt OPA
Last Night
Sunflower Miracle
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Williamsburg Traditional Color Set ($65), New Wave Fine Art Products 9" x 12" POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Big Squeeze Tool ($40), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$160
Stephanie Birdsall OPA
Sunflower Miracle
Win Dermody
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding ($250) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$290
Eric Karl Johnson OPA
Win Dermody
The Lonely Goat Herd
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$290
Antwan Ramar OPA
The Lonely Goat Herd
Rabbit Ears Motel
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding ($250) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$290
Kirsten Savage OPA
Rabbit Ears Motel
Pretty in Pink
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$290
MaryBeth Karaus OPAM
Pretty in Pink
Carnation & Apricot
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Vernet Superior Oil Color Set of 5 ($100), Big Squeeze Tool ($40), New Wave Fine Art Products 9" x 12" POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$195
Louis Escobedo OPAM
Carnation & Apricot
Aspen Dance with Wildflowers
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Vernet Superior Oil Color Set of 5 ($100), Big Squeeze Tool ($40), New Wave Fine Art Products 9" x 12" POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$195
Kathy Anderson OPAM
Aspen Dance with Wildflowers
Yampa Swirls
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Williamsburg Traditional Color Set ($65), New Wave Fine Art Products 9" x 12" POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$160
Christine Lashley OPA
Yampa Swirls
A Grand View
Wet Paint Award of Excellence - Combined Division
Williamsburg Traditional Color Set ($65), New Wave Fine Art Products 9" x 12" POSH Grey Glass Palette ($30), Big Squeeze Tool ($40), Chelsea Classical Studio Mini Sample Set ($25)
$160
Jill Basham
A Grand View

Associate Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
The Waterfall
Best Associate
$100 cash from OPA, MaimeriClassico 60ml x 5 Tubes Primary Set ($65), Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colour 5-tube set ($60), Rembrandt Apron ($20)
$180
Kimberly Alvis
The Waterfall

Plein Air Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Sand Mountain Spring
First Place - Plein Air Division
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
3,380
Scott Ruthven
Sand Mountain Spring
License to Paint
Second Place - Plein Air Division
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement
2,400
Charlie Hunter
License to Paint
Aspen Down
Third Place - Plein Air Division
Funded by Plein Air Magazine - 1 month Featured Artwork ($1,000) and merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio ($100)
1,100
Carol A Arnold OPA
Aspen Down

Studio Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
From Colorado Rocky Mountain High
First Place - Studio Division
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one Full-page advertisement
3,380
Hui Lu OPA
From Colorado Rocky Mountain High
Portrait of Amy
Second Place - Studio Division
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement
2,400
Jared Brady OPA
Portrait of Amy
Crescent Glare
Third Place - Studio Division
36" Easel Light funded by Revelite ($650) and merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($500)
1,150
Abigail Faye McBride
Crescent Glare

OPA Online Showcase Fall 2022

Associate

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
A New Beginning
First Place
$3,000
Jane Manco
A New Beginning
Morning Mist
Second Place
$1,500
Matthew Cutter
Morning Mist
The Stream Runs Through It
Third Place
$500
Kami Mendlik OPA
The Stream Runs Through It
Late Bloomers
Honorable Mention
N/A
Sally Anne Fischer
Late Bloomers
Bravado
Honorable Mention
N/A
Tina Garrett
Bravado
Hope Revealed
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jane Woodhead
Hope Revealed
Ascension
Honorable Mention
N/A
Amy Scoggins
Ascension
Help Me Remember
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jody Gerber
Help Me Remember
Toolin' Around at Cutts & Case
Honorable Mention
N/A
Charles Newman
Toolin' Around at Cutts & Case
In Due Season
Honorable Mention
N/A
Emily A. Pastor
In Due Season
Thistle
Honorable Mention
N/A
Rebecca Luncan Grim
Thistle
Winter Meditation
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jay M. Parks
Winter Meditation
Three Lakes Trail Waterfall
Honorable Mention
N/A
David C. Harms OPA
Three Lakes Trail Waterfall

Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Timeless
First Place
$3,000
Richard Prather OPA
Timeless
Parker House
Second Place
$1,500
Neal Hughes OPA
Parker House
The Night Shift
Third Place
$500
Elizabeth Pollie OPA
The Night Shift
Evening's Promise
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jane Hunt OPA
Evening's Promise
Rooflines
Honorable Mention
N/A
Timothy Horn OPA
Rooflines
Spring Thaw
Honorable Mention
N/A
Dave Santillanes OPA
Spring Thaw
Colors of the Southwest
Honorable Mention
N/A
Lori Putnam OPAM
Colors of the Southwest
Driftless Glow
Honorable Mention
N/A
Marc Anderson OPA
Driftless Glow

OPA Online Showcase Summer 2022

Associate Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Falling  Dream
First Place
Cash
$3,000
Yigang Mao
Falling Dream
Curtains
Second Place
Cash
$1,500
Crystal Despain
Curtains
Red Cans
Third Place
Cash
$500
Charles Newman
Red Cans
Nesting Robin
Honorable Mention
N/A
Lamya Deeb
Nesting Robin
Noon Rush
Honorable Mention
N/A
David Scott Schweitzer
Noon Rush
Enchanted Mesa
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jim Wodark
Enchanted Mesa
Rose Tinted Glasses
Honorable Mention
N/A
Terry Reimer
Rose Tinted Glasses
2020
Honorable Mention
N/A
Linda Harris Reynolds
2020
Floating
Honorable Mention
N/A
Dana Lombardo
Floating
Evening Promise
Honorable Mention
N/A
Justin Worrell
Evening Promise
Luna Rescued River Otter
Honorable Mention
N/A
Nancy Oppenheimer
Luna Rescued River Otter
Study of Dria
Honorable Mention
N/A
Li Volk
Study of Dria

Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Caprese with Balsamic Reduction
Honorable Mention
N/A
Blair Atherholt OPA
Caprese with Balsamic Reduction

2022 Western Regional Exhibition

Associate & Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Rejuvenation 2.0
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$4,000
John D. Cook
Rejuvenation 2.0
Big Sister
Silver Medal
Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,600
Jing Zhao OPA
Big Sister
La Nuit est Finie
Bronze Medal
One full-page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine
$3,380
Richie Carter
La Nuit est Finie
Gherkin Palooza
Most Original Award of Excellence
Lifetime Achievement Account funded by Artwork Archive
$2,016
Elizabeth Rouland
Gherkin Palooza
Bow and Arrows
Realism Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Karen A. Budan OPA
Bow and Arrows
Daydreamy
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by PaintTube ($250) and Dixon Ticonderoga ($250)
$500
Pamela Blaies
Daydreamy
Watching
Animal Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artist Colors
$500
Diane Frossard OPA
Watching
New Dress, Reading in Malibu
Figurative Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colors ($250) and Savoir-Faire ($250)
$500
Nikita Budkov
New Dress, Reading in Malibu
Dusk in the Hinterland
Landscape Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and JFM Enterprises ($250)
$500
Mason Cole Williams
Dusk in the Hinterland
The Geek
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250), Studio Art Light with Stand funded by Method Lighting ($170), and $80 cash funded by OPA
$500
Farshid Namei OPA
The Geek
A Moment in Time
Still Life Award of Excellence
Pre-selected merchandise funded by Jack Richeson & Co.
$500
Elizabeth Robbins OPA
A Moment in Time
La Jolla Cove Morning
Seascape Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250)
$500
Brian Belfield OPA
La Jolla Cove Morning
Patterns
Award of Excellence
Cash award funded by OPA
$100
Mary Russell
Patterns
Reading Bram Stoker
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Ilene Gienger-Stanfield OPA
Reading Bram Stoker
Portrait of Qiang Nationality
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Kun Wang OPA
Portrait of Qiang Nationality
Testing My Mettle
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Natasha Isenhour
Testing My Mettle
Umbrella Man
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Echo Baker
Umbrella Man
Trouble Makers
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
J. Ken Spencer OPA
Trouble Makers

Master Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Pomegranates and Brass
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$3,500
Jeff Legg OPAM
Pomegranates and Brass
Wild & Cautious
Silver Medal
Half-page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine valued at $2,150
$2,150
Louis Escobedo OPAM
Wild & Cautious
At Waters Edge
Bronze Medal
One-third page advertisement in Art of the West Magazine valued at $1,185
$1,185
Albert Handell OPAM
At Waters Edge

2022 Eastern Regional Exhibition

Associate & Signature Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Quitting Time
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$4,000
Charles Newman
Quitting Time
A Welcome Repose
Silver Medal
Artist Focus Feature funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,600
Katriel Srebnik OPA
A Welcome Repose
Desert Floor
Bronze Medal
One full-page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine
$3,380
Robert Akers
Desert Floor
Tribute to Friend Jamie
Most Original Award of Excellence
Lifetime Master-Level Account funded by Artwork Archive
$2,016
John Buxton OPA
Tribute to Friend Jamie
Mom's Silver
Realism Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and Pre-selected Stonehenge Oil Paper by Legion Paper (valued at $250)
$500
Sivananda Nyayapathi OPA
Mom's Silver
Shore-thing
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours ($250) and Dixon Ticonderoga ($250)
$500
Antwan Ramar OPA
Shore-thing
Pyramid Scheme
Animal Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and PaintTube ($250)
$500
Bill Farnsworth OPAM
Pyramid Scheme
The Christmas Tree Farmer
Figurative Award of Excellence
Merchandise Cerificates funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours ($250) and JFM Enterprises ($250)
$500
Robert Papp
The Christmas Tree Farmer
Dune
Landscape Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and PaintTube ($250)
$500
Katherine LaPlace Meade
Dune
Sukyoung
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250), Studio Art Light with Stand funded by Method Lighting ($170), and $80 cash funded by OPA
$500
Paula Zeller
Sukyoung
Wabara Roses (11:27)
Still Life Award of Excellence
Pre-selected merchandise funded by Jack Richeson & Co.
$500
Rita Spalding
Wabara Roses (11:27)
Dawn is Quiet
Seascape Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificates funded by Savoir-Faire ($250) and Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250)
$500
JJ Jiang OPA
Dawn is Quiet
Copper Rainbows
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours
$250
Susan Reinier
Copper Rainbows
Forbidden Fruit is the Sweetest
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors
$250
Tina Figarelli
School: East Oaks Studio
Age: 23
Forbidden Fruit is the Sweetest
Good Day at Meig's Point
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Shauna Shane
Good Day at Meig's Point
Little by Little
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Ann Goble
Little by Little
From  a Whisper to a Drone
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Gail Eleanor Wegodsky OPA
From a Whisper to a Drone
Edge
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Alexander Huneke
Edge
Winter Solace
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$100
Vianna Szabo
Winter Solace

Master Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Overwhelming
Gold Medal
Cash award funded by OPA
$3,500
Ruo Li OPAM
Overwhelming
Forest Rhythms
Silver Medal
Half-page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine valued at $2,150
$2,150
Albert Handell OPAM
Forest Rhythms
Sunset Sail, Gloucester
Bronze Medal
One-third page advertisement in Art of the West Magazine valued at $1,185
$1,185
C. W. Mundy OPAM
Sunset Sail, Gloucester

OPA Online Showcase Spring 2022

Associate

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Covid Blues
First Place
Cash
$3,000
Diane Russell
Covid Blues
2B or Not
Second Place
Cash
$1,500
Brian R McClear
2B or Not
Here to Stay
Third Place
Cash
$500
June Rollins
Here to Stay
A Day Like Any Other
Honorable Mention
N/A
Nicole Moné
A Day Like Any Other
Thunderbirds
Honorable Mention
N/A
Christine Mayer Elvin
Thunderbirds
Pocomoke Autumn
Honorable Mention
N/A
Geo McElroy
Pocomoke Autumn
The Ambush
Honorable Mention
N/A
Mike Wimmer
The Ambush
Dawning of a New Day
Honorable Mention
N/A
Elizabeth A. Rhoades
Dawning of a New Day
Tale of Two Artists
Honorable Mention
N/A
Mary Calengor
Tale of Two Artists
Old Ties And Companions
Honorable Mention
N/A
Ann Goble
Old Ties And Companions
A Heart is a Heavy Burden
Honorable Mention
N/A
Julia Maddalina
A Heart is a Heavy Burden
Bigger Than Both of Us
Honorable Mention
N/A
Cathryne Trachok
Bigger Than Both of Us
Poiema
Honorable Mention
N/A
Jennifer Campbell Cormack
Poiema

Second Annual Student Art Competition

Student Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Mother
First Place
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$1,000
Jenna Conlin
Mother
Little Piggy
Second Place
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$750
Ava (Xiaosy) Chen
School: Laguna College of Art and Design
Age: 19
Little Piggy
Self Portrait
Third Place
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$500
Nina Marie Turovskiy
Self Portrait
Exit 10 Onto Green Springs Drive
Fourth Place
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$250
Melissa Ferguson
School: Utah Tech University
Age: 23
Exit 10 Onto Green Springs Drive
Iceberg Roses in the Garden
Fifth Place
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$100
Tamsen Taves
School: California State University, Fresno
Age: 23
Iceberg Roses in the Garden
Self Portrait (Mastercopy)
Honorable Mention
Cash and a 1 year subscription to Art of the West Magazine
$50
Emma Crespo
School: Laguna College of Art and Design
Age: 21
Self Portrait (Mastercopy)

2022 National Exhibition & Convention

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
King of the Wild Things
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
The Awakening
Silver Medal Award
Funded by American Art Collector MagazineTwo-Page feature article on the award winner
$7,200
Robin Cole
The Awakening
Devotions
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
Pax
Most Original Award of Excellence
Funded by Art of the West Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,075
Meg Lyman
Pax
From France
Best Signature Award of Excellence
Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account
$2,016
Jeremy Goodding OPAM
From France
Night Approaches
Best Associate Award of Excellence
Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account
$2,016
Cristen Miller OPA
Night Approaches
Lift
Presidents' Award of Excellence
Cash donations funded by Past Presidents Betty Schmidt and Zhiwei Tu OPAM
$1,000
Chula Beauregard
Lift
A Study in White II
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
Game of LIfe
Realism Honorable Mention
Pre-selected merchandise funded by Dixon Ticonderoga Company
$500
Richard Alexander OPA
Game of LIfe
Depths of Winter
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
Saturday's Project
Impressionist Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes ($250) and MasterPak ($250)
$500
Lon Brauer OPA
Saturday's Project
Driving Lines
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
Fur II
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
Blonde Beauty
John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by RayMar Art
$1,000
Qiuzhen Wei OPA
Blonde Beauty
Petrof Piano Maker
Figurative Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Airfloat Systems ($250) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250)
$500
Rajat Chaudhuri OPA
Petrof Piano Maker
Balancing Act
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
Fading Light
Landscape Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co,. Artist Brushes ($250) and Savoir-Faire ($250)
$500
Anton Nowels OPA
Fading Light
Harlequin Sage
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) and JFM Enterprises ($500)
$1,000
Russell Recchion OPA
Harlequin Sage
Nobility
Portraiture Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$500
Ilene Gienger-Stanfield OPA
Nobility
Cypress Coast Sunset
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
Low Tide
Seascape Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($250) and Savoir-Faire ($250)
$500
Dan Schultz OPA
Low Tide
The Orator
Still Life Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff ($500) and Blick Art Materials ($500)
$1,000
Melissa Hefferlin
The Orator
Garden Roses
Still Life Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($250) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250)
$500
Olena Babak
Garden Roses
A Time to Dance
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
King of the Wild Things
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
Timberline Falls
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
After the Storm
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
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
The Catch
Silver Medal Award
Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on the award winner
$7,200
Jeff Legg OPAM
The Catch
Late Spring in the Foothills
Bronze Medal Award
Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$4,300
Deborah L. Tilby OPAM
Late Spring in the Foothills
Once in a Blue Moon
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
Morning Light
Realism Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Michael Harding Art Formulas
$500
Jan Peng Wang OPAM
Morning Light
Dappled Goats
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors
$500
John Michael Carter OPAM
Dappled Goats
Laguna Sunset
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

Devotions
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

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
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Eastern
CityByTheSea

2014

Western
Summer Online Showcase
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National
Masters
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Eastern

2013

Western
Summer Online Showcase
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Salon
National
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Eastern

2012

Western
Summer Online Showcase
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National
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Eastern

2011

Western
Summer Online Showcase
National
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Eastern

2010

Western
National
Eastern

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2020
Spring

Juror of awards: David Mueller OPA
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Summer

Juror of awards: Michele Usibelli OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Casey Childs
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2019
Spring

Juror of awards: Nikolo Balkanski OPAM
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Summer

Juror of awards: Greg LaRock OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Steve Atkinson OPA
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2018
Spring

Juror of awards: Mary Qian
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Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: MaryBeth Karaus OPA
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2017
Spring

Juror of awards: Tom Bluemlein OPA
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Summer

Juror of awards: Louis Escobedo OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Aimee Erickson
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2016
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Summer

Juror of awards: Frank LaLumia
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Fall

Juror of awards: Anne Blair Brown OPA
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2015
Spring

Juror of awards: Elizabeth Pollie OPA
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Summer

Juror of awards: Kathy Anderson OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Kevin Beilfuss OPA
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2014
Spring

Juror of awards: Tim Deibler OPA
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Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Dan Beck OPA
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2013
Spring

Juror of awards: Mostafa Keyhani OPA
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Summer

Juror of awards: Kimberly Casebeer OPA
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Fall

Juror of awards: Greg Scheibel
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2012
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2011
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