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Legacy Awards

Past Award Winners

2016 Western

Master Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Harvest Maiden by Jeffery R. Watts
Gold Medal
Funded by OPA
$3,500
Jeffrey R. Watts OPAM
Harvest Maiden
California Dreaming by Nancy S. Crookston
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$250
Nancy S. Crookston OPAM
California Dreaming
Fruit and Lilies by James Crandall
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$500
James Crandall OPAM
Fruit and Lilies

Associate Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Sunshine by Qiuzhen Wei OPA
Gold Medal
Funded by OPA
$4,000
Qiuzhen Wei OPA
Sunshine
Into the Blue by Derek W. Penix
Silver Medal
Featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,400
Derek W. Penix
Into the Blue
Cafe Rhythms by Charles A. Iarrobino
Bronze Medal
Full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine
$3,380
Charles A. Iarrobino
Cafe Rhythms
Sketch of a Girl by Casey Childs
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$500
Casey Childs
Sketch of a Girl
Under Construction by Jennifer A. McChristian OPA
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$250
Jennifer A. McChristian OPA
Under Construction
The Bicycle and the Boat by Deborah Tilby
Award of Excellence
Half-page advertisement funded by Plein Air Magazine
$2,000
Deborah Tilby
The Bicycle and the Boat
Dipping Pool by Mike Wise OPA
Award of Excellence
$250 cash Funded by OPA and a Gold Premium Teacher Listing from Art Cantina ($100 value)
$350
Mike Wise OPA
Dipping Pool
Black Butte Light by Mitch T. Baird OPA
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$1,000
Mitch T. Baird OPA
Black Butte Light
Weathered by David R. Dibble
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$1,500
David R. Dibble
Weathered
Light by Stacy R. Kamin
Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$500
Stacy R. Kamin
Light

Past Award Winners

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
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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

Juror of awards:
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

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
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Dan Beck OPA
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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

View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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