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Awardees

2023 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition

Plein Air Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Glimpse of Class
First Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$5,400
Antwan Ramar OPA
Glimpse of Class
Charleston There and Back Again
Second Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,380
Suzie Baker OPA
Charleston There and Back Again
Palms Living with Grace
Third Place
Merchandise certificates funded by MacPherson's Art ($250), and Multimedia Artboard ($100); preselected paint set funded by M. Graham ($410); preselected merchandise funded by Fine Art Tech ($264)
$1,024
Stephen J. Puttrich
Palms Living with Grace

Studio Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Squeeze
First Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$5,400
Richard Alexander OPA
Squeeze
Daniel
Second Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement
$3,380
Ashwini Bharathula
Daniel
Two Pears & a Peony
Third Place
Merchandise certificates funded by MacPherson's Art ($250), General Pencil ($250), Chelsea Classical Studio ($100), and Multimedia Artboard ($100); oil paint set funded by Holbein Artists Materials ($320)
$1,020
Christine Rapa
Two Pears & a Peony

Combined Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Time Travel
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Williamsburg Native Italian Earth Set ($180) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$220
Yun Wei OPA
Time Travel
Morris Island Lighthouse
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Williamsburg Native Italian Earth Set ($180) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$220
Scott Ruthven
Morris Island Lighthouse
Tranquil Marsh
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Williamsburg French Earth Set ($153) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$193
Lea Elizabeth Doise
Tranquil Marsh
Bits and Pieces
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Williamsburg French Earth Set ($153) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$193
Kathie Odom OPA
Bits and Pieces
Loves Sarcasm
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
ML-Direct Plus Art Studio Light funded by Method Lights ($145) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$185
Nancy S. Crookston OPAM
Loves Sarcasm
Folly Beach Morning
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
ML-Direct Plus Art Studio Light funded by Method Lights ($145) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$185
Phil C. Staples
Folly Beach Morning
Cool Girl
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Color Set ($100) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$140
Rainny Zhao
Cool Girl
Morning at Palmetto Island Co. Park
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Color Set ($100) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$140
Julie Davis OPA
Morning at Palmetto Island Co. Park
Safe Harbor
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio ($100) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$140
Poppy Balser OPA
Safe Harbor
Husk
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio ($100) and Big Squeeze Tool ($40)
$140
Christine Lashley OPA
Husk

Awards

2025
2025 Fifth Annual Student Art Competition
2024
2024 OPA Online Showcase Fall
2024 OPA Online Showcase Summer
2024 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2024 Western Regional Exhibition
2024 OPA National Juried Salon
2024 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2024 OPA Online Showcase Spring
Student Art Competition
2024 National Exhibition & Convention
2023
2023 OPA Fall Online Showcase
2023 OPA Summer Online Showcase
2023 OPA Masters Show
2023 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
2023 Western Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2023
2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition
Student Art Competition
2023 National Exhibition & Convention
2022
2022 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
OPA Online Showcase Fall 2022
OPA Online Showcase Summer 2022
2022 Western Regional Exhibition
2022 Eastern Regional Exhibition
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2022
Second Annual Student Art Competition
2022 National Exhibition & Convention
2021
OPA Online Showcase – Fall 2021
2021 National Convention & Wet Paint Competition

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

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Summer

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Fall

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2011
Summer

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Fall

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