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Legacy Awards

Past Award Winners

2019 National

Combined

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Kazenta Morning by Bonnie Mcgee
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by OPA ($75) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)
$99
Bonnie McGee Combined
Kazenta Morning
Before the Rain by Bill Cramer
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Color Set of 12 ($280), Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12”x16” POSH Glass + Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47)
$427
Bill Cramer Combined
Before the Rain
Grafton Cabin by Lynne Fearman
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by OPA ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$126
Lynne Fearman Combined
Grafton Cabin
Roses on Marble by Kelli Folsom OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$126
Kelli Folsom OPA Combined
Roses on Marble
Borrowed Time by Kathie Odom
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by OPA ($50) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)
$74
Kathie Odom Combined
Borrowed Time
Iris in Red by Vicki Walker
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co.
$100
Vicki Walker Combined
Iris in Red
Morning on the Desert Ledge by Alicia Finlayson
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co.
$125
Alicia L. Finlayson Combined
Morning on the Desert Ledge
Desert Path by Greg LaRock
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Artist Oil Colors Set of 20 ($242), Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12”x16” POSH Glass + Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47)
$389
Greg LaRock OPA Combined
Desert Path

Associate Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Gems by Susan Lyon
Gold Medal Award
Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist)
$25,000
Susan Lyon
Gems
August Mums by Katie Liddiard
Silver Medal Award
Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner
$6,200
Katie Liddiard
August Mums
Spring Riches by Mike T. Malm
Bronze Medal Award
Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full-page advertisement
$3,995
Mike T. Malm
Spring Riches
The Bowery by Jim Carson
Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM
$250
Jim Carson
The Bowery
Abundance by Derek W. Penix
Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPA
$1,000
Derek W. Penix
Abundance
Many Long Years Ago by TJ Cunningham
Animal Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$1,000
TJ Cunningham
Many Long Years Ago
Nature's Reverie by Johanna Harmon OPA
Best Signature Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificates funded by Gamblin Artists Colors ($500) and Airfloat Systems ($250)
$1,500
Johanna Harmon OPA
Nature's Reverie
Holding on to a Dream by Robin G. Williamson
John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by RayMar Art
$1,000
Robin G. Williamson
Holding on to a Dream
Creative Mind at Rest by Jenna M. Lineweaver
Most Original Award of Excellence
Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account ($1,250) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)
$1,500
Jenna M. Lineweaver
Creative Mind At Rest
Harshest Critic by Blair Atherholt
Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center
$1,000
Blair Atherholt
Harshest Critic
Atlantic Storm by Karen Blackwood
Seascape Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Artist Oil Colours
$1,000
Karen Blackwood
Atlantic Storm
May Day by Robert Papp
Presidents’ Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt
$1,000
Robert Papp
May Day
Lost Eden Canyon, Lake Powell by Joshua D. Clare
Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Painting Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by the Alden and Mary Bryan Arts Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation
$1,000
Joshua D. Clare
Lost Eden Canyon, Lake Powell
Parisian Bathroom 2 by Mary Sauer
Members’ Choice Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials
$1,000
Mary Sauer
Parisian Bathroom 2
Brevity by David R. Dibble OPA
Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence
Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account ($1,250) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)
$1,500
David R. Dibble OPA
Brevity
Dream Boat Nocturne by Neal J. Hughes
Best Associate Award of Excellence
Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff ($500) and ArtFrames ($250)
$1,500
Neal J. Hughes
Dream Boat Nocturne
Silence by Jim T. McVicker
Still Life Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Maimeri Puro Oils
$1,000
Jim T. McVicker
Silence
Tough Enough to Wear Pink by Steve G. Atkinson OPA
Portraiture Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$1,000
Steve G. Atkinson OPA
Tough Enough to Wear Pink
Grace in the Fall by Jenedy Paige
Realism Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Trekell Art Supply ($500) and an assortment of oil paints by Jack Richeson & Co ($250)
$750
Jenedy Paige
Grace in the Fall
Childhood Brook by Raj Chaudhuri
Figurative Honorable Mention
Oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company ($500), Merchandise certificate funded by Rett Ashby Designs ($250)
$750
Raj Chaudhuri
Childhood Brook
Not in Service by Mike Peterson
Impressionist Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Gamblin Artists Colors ($500) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250)
$750
Mike Peterson
Not in Service
Cheese and Wine by Yelena Snovsky
Still Life Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Rembrandt Oils ($500) and pre-selected panels from SourceTek Art Supply ($250)
$750
Yelena Snovsky
Cheese and Wine
Rocky Cove by Rebecca Leer
Seascape Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250)
$750
Rebecca Leer
Rocky Cove
Sunday Afternoon by Tom L. Nachreiner OPA
Best Signature Honorable Mention
Easel light funded by Revelite ($650) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)
$900
Tom L. Nachreiner OPA
Sunday Afternoon
The Return by Joe J. Ceballos
Animal Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by JFM Enterprises ($500) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250)
$750
Joe J. Ceballos
The Return
Abundance by Derek W. Penix
Members’ Choice Honorable Mention
Grumbacher 10-color Oil Set & Gesso and pre-selected Schmincke & Weber mediums
$557
Derek W. Penix
Abundance
Evening Glow by J. Ken Spencer OPA
Landscape Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil colors ($500) and Rosemary & Company Artists Brushes ($250)
$750
J. Ken Spencer OPA
Evening Glow
Streaming at Dusk by Steven S. Walker
Best Associate Honorable Mention
Easel light funded by Revelite ($650) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)
$900
Steven S. Walker
Streaming at Dusk
Bradford by Kurt L. Anderson OPA
Portraiture Honorable Mention
Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and pre-selected panels from SourceTek Art Supply ($250)
$750
Kurt L. Anderson OPA
Bradford

Master Signature

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Isaiah by Daud Akhriev
Gold Medal Award
Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist)
$7,500
Daud Akhriev OPAM
Isaiah
The Chinese Robe by John Michael Carter
Silver Medal Award
Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner
$6,200
John Michael Carter OPAM
The Chinese Robe
Champion by James Tennison
Bronze Medal Award
Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,995
James Tennison OPAM
Champion
Childhood Dream by Jan Peng Wang
Most Original Award of Excellence
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,380
Jan Peng Wang OPAM
Childhood Dream
Coexistence by Jeff Legg
Realism Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire
$1,000
Jeff Legg OPAM
Coexistence
Lines of Heritage by Cindy Baron
Donors’ Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artist Oil Colours ($500) and Cash donation funded by Friends of OPA ($500)
$1,000
Cindy Baron OPAM
Lines of Heritage
By Mountain Stream High Key by Quang Ho
Impressionist Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($500) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($500)
$1,000
Quang Ho OPAM
By Mountain Stream, High Key
Peaceful Flow by Albert Handell
Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members
Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family
$500
Albert Handell OPAM
Peaceful Flow
The Secret Adversary by Nancy S. Crookston
Members’ Choice Honorable Mentions Award for Master Signature Members
Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors
$500
Nancy S. Crookston OPAM
The Secret Adversary

Studio Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Sage Advice by Nancy S. Crookston
First Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,380
Nancy S. Crookston OPAM Studio
Sage Advice
Blue Green Vase by Jeremy Goodding
Second Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement
$2,300
Jeremy Goodding Studio
Blue Green Vase
Farra in White by Julie Rogers
Third Place
Merchandise certificates funded by Trekell Art Supplies ($500), Maimeri Puro ($500) and Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes ($250) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($250)
$1,500
Julie Rogers Studio
Farra in White

Plein Air Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
St. George by Doug Braithwaite
First Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,380
Doug Braithwaite PleinAir
St. George
Snow Canyon by John P. Lasater IV
Second Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement
$2,300
John P. Lasater IV PleinAir
Snow Canyon
Pots by Kalie Graves
Third Place
Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one quarter-page advertisement ($1,200) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($250)
$1,450
Kalie Graves PleinAir
Pots

Driehaus Award

Settling In by William A. Suys OPA
The Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
$20,000
William A Suys OPA
Settling In

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
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
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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