2014 National
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 | Nancy Crookston OPAM | Spettro |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector: two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | Kenn Backhaus OPAM | Look to the Light |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine: one full page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Albert Handell OPAM | In the Cedar Grove at Menodocino |
 | Donors' Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, Art of the West Magazine — one half-page advertisement valued at $1,780, 5-piece Vernet Oil Color Set and 20-piece Holbein Oil Color Set funded by Holbein, valued at $313 | $3,093 | William T. Chambers OPAM | Clodiana and Friend |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one half-page advertisement valued at $3,380 | $3,380 | David Hettinger OPAM | Time with Two Friends |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Ruo Li OPAM | The Moment of Sunset |
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 | Louis Escobedo | Light Source |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector: Two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200 | $6,200 | Bo Zhang | Girl at Rest |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Xiao S. Jiang OPA | Winter of Sylvan |
-SummerinTahoe-18x36-$4200.jpg) | Best Associate Award of Excellence Funded by Jack Richeson & Company $2,000 merchandise certificate | $2,000 | Fongwei Liu | Summer in Tahoe |
 | Landscape Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $600 Fredericksburg Artists' School Workshop Scholarship | $1,100 | Victor A. Schiro | Hungry Valley |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $1,000 merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Artists Oil Colours | $1,000 | Michael Situ OPA | Golden Light |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence $1,500 cash donation funded by FASO | $1,500 | Tim Tyler OPA | The Happy Homemaker |
 | Donor's Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Ampersand | $1,250 | Charles T. Cox OPA | Portofino Passeggiata |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Christopher Z. Zhang OPA | Market Day |
 | Animal Award of Excellence $1,000 merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours | $1,000 | Clement Kwan OPA | Sunny Kids |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | Deanne L. Lemley | A Rose Between Two Thorns |
 | Realism Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by FASO | $1,000 | Dianne L. Massey Dunbar OPA | Cement and Tree Shadows |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Kathy Anderson OPA | Red Tulips and Oriole |
 | Presidents' Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Dan Schultz | The Chase |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Gamblin Artists Colors Co, $500 SourceTek | $1,000 | Anne Blair Brown | In a Good Light |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $500 Scottsdale Artists' School Workshop Scholarship | $1,000 | Aimee Erickson | Self Portrait with Key |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention $500 merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oils, $260 Medium French Resistance Pochade funded by Guerilla Painter | $760 | Susiehyer | Metro Lights 1 |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Blue Ridge Oil Colors, $400 Martin F. Weber | $900 | Joreen M. Benbenek | The Gardener's Shed |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention $500 artists' oil set funded by M. Graham & Company, $400 merchandise certificate funded by Martin F. Weber | $900 | Paul Cheng | Hung the Ocean |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Williamsburg Handmade Oils; $250 Rosemary & Co.; $100 New Wave Art | $850 | Qiang Huang OPA | Morning in Zhouzhuang |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Glaser Frames; $250 Grumbacher | $750 | Kelly A. Sullivan | Aidan |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Natural Pigments; $250 ArtFrames.com; $100 New Wave Art | $850 | James Coe OPA | Ice on the Creek |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Blick Art Materials; $250 Liliedahl Video Productions; $100 New Wave Art | $850 | Sheri Farabaugh | Beside the Still Waters |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Gamblin Artists Colors Co.; $400 Martin F. Weber | $900 | Hilarie Lambert | The Commute |
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 | Michael P. Van Zeyl | Warm Glow in a Polar Vortex |
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Fall
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2019
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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
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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
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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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