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Legacy Awards

Past Award Winners

2018 WetPaint PleinAir

Plein Air Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
First Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement ($3,380), Cash donation funded by OPA ($1,500)
$4,880
Dave Santillanes OPA
Fish Creek Falls
Second Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement ($2,300), Cash donation funded by OPA ($1,250)
$3,550
Stacey Peterson OPA
Spring Color
Third Place
Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one half-page advertisement ($2,150), Cash donation funded by OPA ($1,000)
$3,150
Greg Scheibel OPA
Morning at the Falls
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Artisan ($150), New Wave Fine Art Products 9” X 12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)
$174
Susiehyer OPA
Entrophy and Evolution
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($100), New Wave Fine Art Products 9” X 12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$126
Mark Shasha
Sun Splash
Award of Excellence
12” X 16” 22k Impressionist Frame by Bryan Smith Frames
$300
Nancy Boren OPA
Lilac on Laurel Street
Award of Excellence
Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Color Set of 12 funded by Holbein Artist Materials
$280
Aimee Erickson OPA
La Rousse
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($150) and Guerrilla Painter ($100)
$250
Lyn Boyer
Young Win
Award of Excellence
Oil Color Set of 20 funded by Holbein Artist Materials
$242
Lynne Fearman
Old Men at the Depot
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Artisan ($150), New Wave Fine Art Products 9” X 12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)
$174
Rich Alexander
Polky
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co.
$125
Joe Gyurcsak
Hwy – 24
Award of Excellence
New Wave Fine Art Products 12” 16” POSH Glass & Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($50), Cash donation funded by OPA ($500)
$550
Nancy Hall
Rabbit Ears Pass
Award of Excellence
16” x 20” frame in 22k sgraffito by Bryan Smith Frames
$370
Shelby Keefe OPA
Rabbit Ears Motel
Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by SourceTek Art Supply ($250), New Wave Fine Art Products 9” X 12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$276
Louis Escobedo OPA
Hillside
Award of Excellence
New Wave Fine Art Products 12” 16” POSH Glass & Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($50), Cash donation funded by OPA ($500)
$550
Kathy Marsh Riedinger
7 O’Clock Shadows

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2012
Spring

View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2011
Summer

View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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