2015 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 | Jonathan Stasko | Pure Religion is This |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine: Two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200 | $6,200 | Mary Qian | Winter |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Mike Wise OPA | Saturation Point |
 | Best Associate Award of Excellence $1,250 cash donation funded by FASO | $1,250 | Paul F. Batch | The Last Pines |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by OPA, $500 Mussini Oil Set by Schmincke, $100 Vernet Oil Color Set provided by Holbein Artists Materials | $1,100 | John P. Lasater IV | Sharing the Stage |
 | Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation Funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM | $250 | Douglas Morgan OPA | Road Warriors |
 | Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Glaser Frames, $500 Gamblin Artists Colors, $100 Gamblin Artists Colors, $100 New Wave Fine Art Products | $1,100 | John F. Budicin OPA | As Evening Approaches |
 | Animal Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by OPA, Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Jack Richeson & Company, $100 New Wave Fine Art Products | $1,100 | Jay Davenport | Keep Your Eye on the Ball |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence $1,250 cash donation funded by FASO | $1,250 | Hodges D. Soileau OPA | The Fiddler |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Sue Foell | Looking Back |
 | Presidents' Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt | $1,000 | Charles Young Walls | The Eternal Dance |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by OPA, Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Rosemary & Company, $100 New Wave Fine Art Products | $1,100 | Vahe Yeremyan | Harbor |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company | $1,000 | Justin Kunz | The Days Were Accomplished |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence $550 cash donation funded by OPA, $216 Oil Color Set of 20 provided by Holbein Artist Materials, $100 merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $100 New Wave Fine Art Products, $250 Sennelier Plein Air Oil Set + 2 brushes provided by Savoir-Faire | $1,100 | Jeff Morrow | Bruce |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | Kim Casebeer OPA | Cloud Dance |
 | Donor's Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA | $1,000 | John D. Cook | Am I Ready for This? |
 | Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Blick Art Materials, $500 Gamblin Artists Colors, $100 New Wave Fine Art Products | $1,100 | Jack Saylor | The Tavern |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence $500 cash donation Funded by Yan Sun Art Museum | $500 | Christian Hemme | Texas of the South Pacific |
 | Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Natural Pigments, $250 Airfloat Systems | $750 | Dominique I. Medici | You Done Yet? |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 Martin F. Weber | $750 | William Pealatere | Golden Boy |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Williamsburg Paints, $250 Martin F. Weber | $750 | Esperanza Chavez | Traces of Time |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Blue Ridge Oil Colors, $250 Liliedahl Video Productions | $750 | Qiang Huang OPA | Heavy Metal |
-BackYard-24x16-$4200.jpg) | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Williamsburg Paints, $250 SourceTek | $750 | Fongwei Liu OPA | Backyard |
 | Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 Guerilla Painter | $760 | Cristen Miller | Aspen View |
 | Realism Honorable Mention $500 oil color set provided by M. Graham, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Ampersand Art Supply | $750 | Agnieszka Pilat | A Moral Scale |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by: $500 Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 ArtFrames.com | $750 | Katie Dobson Cundiff | Tarpon Reflections |
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 | David Leffel OPAM | The Beauty of the Dance |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector: two-page feature article on award winner | $6,200 | John Michael Carter OPAM | Caroline |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine: one full page advertisement valued at $3,800 | $3,800 | Ruo Li OPAM | Rocks by the Sea |
 | Donors' Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $500 merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours | $1,500 | Daniel Gerhartz OPAM | Crimson and Rose |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,380 | $3,380 | David Hettinger OPAM | Book of Dreams |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Kevin Macpherson OPAM | Yi Shu Jia |
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 | Shelby L. Keefe | Other Side of the Tracks |
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