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Legacy Awards

Past Award Winners

2018 Eastern

Associate Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Welch Bluff by Judy Maurer
Gold Medal
Funded by OPA
$4,000
Judy Maurer
Welch Bluff
Blue River Dream by Patricia M. Rice
Silver Medal
Featured in Artist Focus section funded by American Art Collector Magazine
$3,400
Patricia M. Rice
Blue River Dream
Calm Morning in Chioggia by John V. Whytock
Bronze Medal
Full page advertisement funded by Southwest Art Magazine
$3,380
John V. Whytock
Calm Morning in Chioggia
Long Gone by Ann Larsen OPA
Landscape Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Maimeri Puro Oils
$500
Ann Larsen OPA
Long Gone
Leave the Light On by Elise N. Phillips
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company
$150
Elise N. Phillips
Leave the Light On
Evening Interlude by Jonathan Stasko
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Liliedahl Video Productions
$250
Jonathan Stasko
Evening Interlude
Pretty in Pink by Kathie Wheeler OPA
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$500
Kathie Wheeler OPA
Pretty in Pink
Perched by Anne Blair Brown OPA
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account and $750 cash funded by OPA
$2,000
Anne Blair Brown OPA
Perched
High Noon Pinon by Michael (Todd) T. Derr
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Oil Colors
$250
Michael Todd Derr
High Noon Pinon
The Blues by Hans P. Guerin OPA
Realism Award of Excellence
Half-page advertisement in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
$2,150
Hans P. Guerin OPA
The Blues
Tango in Yellow by Marybeth Karaus OPA
Still Life Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$500
MaryBeth Karaus OPA
Tango in Yellow
Yellow Spring Creek by Steven S. Walker
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Meininger Artist Materials
$250
Steven S. Walker
Yellow Spring Creek
Farrier by Lon Brauer
Figurative Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors
$500
Lon Brauer
Farrier
The Tinsmith's Reflection by J. E. Daly
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company
$125
J. E. Daly
The Tinsmith's Reflection
Company of Three by Ann Goble
Animal Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours
$500
Ann Goble
Company of Three
When My Son Beheld the Sea by Kathleen B. Hudson
Seascape Award of Excellence
Funded by OPA
$500
Kathleen B. Hudson
When My Son Beheld the Sea

Master Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Early Autumn by Xiao S. Jiang
Gold Medal
Funded by OPA
$3,500
Xiao S. Jiang OPAM
Early Autumn
Hidden Treasures by Craig Tennant
Silver Medal
Funded by OPA
$500
Craig Tennant OPAM
Hidden Treasures
Festival by Jan Peng Wang
Bronze Medal
Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$500
Jan Peng Wang OPAM
Festival
Tender Loving Care by Howard Friedland
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company
$125
Howard Friedland OPAM
Tender Loving Care
Acadia Maine Afternoon by Robert Johnson
Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company
$150
Robert Johnson OPAM
Acadia Maine Afternoon

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
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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
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Louis Escobedo OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Aimee Erickson
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2016
Spring

Juror of awards:
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Frank LaLumia
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Anne Blair Brown OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2015
Spring

Juror of awards: Elizabeth Pollie OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Kathy Anderson OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Kevin Beilfuss OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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
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2012
Spring

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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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