2013 National
Associate Signature
| 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) | $25,000 | Johanna Harmon OPA | Jonathan |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector: Two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200 | $6,200 | Mary Qian | Misha |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Stan Rogers | Carrer del Sant Sever, Barcelona |
 | Johnnie Liliedahl Memorial Portraiture Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation by Ralph Liliedahl and Liliedahl Video Productions | $1,000 | Adam Clague | More Whipped Cream |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Charles Young Walls | Majesty Rising |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online & $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA | $1,000 | Qiang Huang OPA | Awakening |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Jacqueline D. Kamin OPA | Pink Roses with Silver |
 | John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by the family of John Marion Pardy | $1,000 | Darcie G. Peet OPA | Cliff Shadows-Monument Valley |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Martin F. Weber Company $2,000 merchandise certificate | $2,000 | Lori Putnam | Crimson and Clover |
 | Presidents’ Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Nikolo Balkanski | Unexpected Snow |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | John F. Budicin OPA | Evening Eucalyptus |
 | Donors’ Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA & $500 Fredericksburg Artists' School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | John Austin Hanna | Summer Cool |
 | Realism Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA & $500 Scottsdale Artists' School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | Brenda Howell | South Rim Majestic |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online | $1,000 | Xiao S. Jiang | Reflection of Summer |
 | Animal Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Fine Art Studio Online | $1,000 | Mitch T. Baird OPA | Duck, Duck, Duck, Goose |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence Funded by Jack Richeson & Company $2,000 merchandise certificate | $2,000 | Jason A. Saunders | Mid Winter Sycamores |
 | Animal Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co. & $250 merchandise certificate funded by Ampersand Art Supply | $750 | Edward Aldrich | Challenger |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention $500 artist's oil set funded by M. Graham & Company & $250 merchandise certificate funded by General Pencil | $750 | Kathy Anderson OPA | Spring Rainbow |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Rosemary & Company Brushes, England & $250 merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $750 | Trish G. Beckham | Rainy Day Stroll |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention $500 gift certificate funded by Vasari Classic Artists' Oil Colors & Water gilded gold leaf frame funded by Barbara Carter Fine Gilded Frames (valued at $435) | $935 | Patricia Rohrbacher | Foxgloves and Iris |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Natural Pigments & $250 in premium artists panels funded by Source Tek | $750 | J. Ken Spencer OPA | Reading in The Orchard |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials & 12 pc. Vernet Oil Color Set funded by HK Holbein (valued at $290) | $790 | Derek W. Penix | Lingering Reflections |
 | Realism Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors & $250 merchandise certificate by General Pencil | $750 | Chad M. Aldrin | Neah Bay |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Classic Gallery Framing, Inc. & $250 merchandise certificate funded by Savior-Faire | $750 | Lori Beringer | Quiet Strength |
Master Signature
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist) | $5,000 | Shizhong Yan OPAM | Uyghur Woman |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector: two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | CW Mundy OPAM | The Train Station |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Southwest Art Magazine: one full page advertisement | $3,125 | Albert Handell OPAM | L’Arbre |
 | Donors’ Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA & $500 merchandise certificate funded by Vasari Classic Artists' Oil Colors | $1,000 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Illumination |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine - one half-page advertisement valued at $1,780 & $500 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors Co. | $2,280 | Jeffrey R Watts OPAM | Two Ladies of the Ukraine |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Joan Potter OPAM | Bittersweet and Pears |
Driehaus Award
 | 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, Ohio and Wisconsin | $20,000 | Tom L. Nachreiner | Stretching |
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Online Showcase Awards
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
Spring
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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
Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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2011
Summer
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Fall
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