2020 National
Master Signature
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) | $7,500 | Jeffrey Watts OPAM | Salt Lamps and Sage |
 | Bronze Medal Winner Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement | $3,380 | Jeff Legg OPAM | Transitory Repose |
 | Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Bella Muse Productions ($500) and Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) | $1,000 | Christopher Zhang OPAM | Summer Job |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur - one half-page advertisement | $2,150 | Louis Escobedo OPAM | Youth |
 | Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours | $1,000 | Daniel Greene OPAM | Percy - 68th Street |
 | Donors’ Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) and Cash donation funded by Friends of OPA ($500) | $1,000 | Nikolo Balkanski OPAM | Sozopol Fishing Boats |
 | Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family | $500 | Huihan Liu OPAM | Evening Light On The Houseboat |
| Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Award for Master Signature Members 1-36” Easel Light funded by Revelite Fine Art Lighting | $650 | Daniel Greene OPAM | Percy - 68th Street |
Associate Signature
| AWARDS AND DONORS | VALUE | WINNER | PAINTING TITLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist) | $25,000 | Bryce C Liston OPA | Farewell Jupiter |
 | Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner | $6,800 | Diane N Eugster | On the Road |
 | Bronze Medal Award Funded by Art of the West Magazine One full-page advertisement | $3,075 | David R Dibble OPA | We Make Do |
 | Members’ Choice Associate Member Award of Excellence Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account ($1,165) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($75) | $1,240 | Mary Sauer | Anna with Dishes |
 | 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 | Kim Vanderhoek | They Made Maps of the Sky |
 | Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Blick Art Materials ($500) and Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) | $1,000 | Marc Anderson | Lady in Waiting |
 | Presidents’ Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Past Presidents Betty Schmidt and Zhiwei Tu OPAM | $1,000 | Karen A Budan OPA | Playing with Black and White |
 | Most Original Award of Excellence Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account | $1,164 | Bryan Cohen | American Window |
 | John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art | $1,000 | Timothy Rees | Madonna |
 | Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Savoir-Faire ($500) and Blick Art Materials ($500) | $1,000 | Elizabeth Robbins OPA | Sunflower Sonata |
 | Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Maimero Puro ($500) and Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) | $1,000 | Diane Frossard OPA | Spring Pasture |
| Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750) and Merchandise certificate funded Jack Richeson & Co. ($250) | $1,000 | Mary Sauer | Anna with Dishes |
 | Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM | $250 | Qiang Huang OPA | Symphonic Water Lilies |
 | Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM | $1,000 | Thomas J Kitts | Cypress Point in Point Lobos |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one-half page advertisement | $2,150 | Pavel Sokov | Sadhu at the Manikarnika Burning Ghat in Varanasi |
 | Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750) and Merchandise certificate funded by SourceTek ($250) | $1,000 | Jennifer A McChristian OPA | Late Night Dim Sum |
 | Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff ($500) and Savoir-Faire ($500) | $1,000 | Casey Childs | Portrait of John Giarrizzo |
 | Members’ Choice Signature Member Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account | $1,250 | Derek W Penix OPA | Sanibel Seagulls |
 | Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center | $1,000 | Joseph Daily | Self Portrait, Preparing for Worship |
 | Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $500 | Bill Farnsworth OPA | Oasis |
 | Members’ Choice Signature Member Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Royal Talens | $500 | Dave A Santillanes OPA | Winter Creek |
 | Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artist Colors ($450) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($50) | $500 | Eric Fei Guan | Teenage Girl |
 | Best Signature Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors | $500 | Brian Slawson OPA | Music City |
 | Members’ Choice Associate Member Honorable Mention Gift package funded by Gamblin Artist Colors ($450) and Cash donation by Friends of OPA ($50) | $500 | Tony T Luo | Butter Milk Tea |
 | Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by AirFloat Systems ($250) and Maimeri Puro ($250) | $500 | John C Moffitt | Colt Special |
| Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours | $500 | Dave A Santillanes OPA | Winter Creek |
 | Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by JFM Enterprises | $500 | Barbara Schilling | Hour of Gold |
| Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes ($250) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250) | $500 | Tony T Luo | Butter Milk Tea |
 | Outstanding Composition and Technique Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Sourcetek ($250) and MasterPak ($250) | $500 | Hongnian Zhang | Tango in the Woods |
 | Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials | $500 | Poppy J Balser | Dawn Over the Wharf |
 | Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire | $500 | Terry L Reimer | Written in the Wind |
 | Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by MasterPak ($250) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250) | $500 | Linda H Dunbar | Mr. Ricco Wright |
 | Best Associate Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors | $500 | Randy Saffle | Because You're Mine |
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, Missouri, Ohio or Wisconsin | $20,000 | Joni Jurek | Bouquet |
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2015
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2014
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Summer
Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
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2013
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2012
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2011
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