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What is Oil Painters of America?
Oil Painters of America is a not-for profit organization founded in 1991 whose primary mission is to promote and advance the cause of representational art through exhibitions and educational events.
OPA was founded by a Shirl Smithson, who lived in a suburb of Chicago. At that time, she was extremely disappointed (to put it mildly) that the curriculum being taught in the art departments around the country had moved away from teaching what she felt was so important she took it upon herself to start up the organization reaching out to the best artists across the country and Canada to join her.
While Shirl Smithson passed away in the late 90’s, her successors took up the cause and now Oil Painters of America has become one of the leading art organizations in North America (US, Canada, and Mexico).
OPA now stands at approximately 3,600 members – most of whom are professional artists who have spent years of training and honing their painting skills. Many have attended rigorous art programs at some of the finest art institutions across the country whether it be a university, art school, or atelier. Others might have taken a more unconventional approach and learned how to paint by attending workshops taught by some of the best painters in the country.
The organization has approximately 3 to 5 exhibitions annually across the country.
Details of Membership in OPA
The organization is comprised of 3 different levels of membership. Artists who join become Associate members of the organization. Most of our members are in this category. After competing in a number of exhibitions artists are eligible to become Signature members based on the quality of their work and number of shows into which they have been accepted. Finally the 3rd membership category is the Master Signature category. This category is reserved for a select group of artists who have achieved a certain level of excellence in all subject matter. We have approximately 55 members in this category.
How are the Artists Selected to Exhibit?
Oil Painters of America is one today’s leading art organizations in North America representing over 3,600 artist members living in the United States and Canada. Being accepted into the Western Regional Exhibition is extremely difficult, and artists selected to exhibit will vie for approximately $11,500 in awards including a top prize of $4,000.
To enter, artists are asked to submit entries for consideration. A jurying committee comprised of 5 artists – 2 Master Signature members and 3 Signature members are charged with selecting the show based on a ranking system. This year there were approximately 750 for the National Exhibition, of which only 145 were accepted (not including Masters).
Master Signature members do not need to apply to compete in OPA exhibitions. The organization believes it benefits everyone to have these well-known artists participate as much as possible and so we look forward to including them whenever possible. We are very pleased to note that there will be 19 Master Signature artists participating in this year’s Western Regional Exhibition.
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Daud Akhriev OPAM – After the Catch – 15×18, Oil on panel
SILVER MEDAL $5,100.00 -
SOLD
Nikolo Balkanski OPAM – Sunset Trees – 18×24, Oil on linen
GOLD MEDAL $4,200.00 -
Roger Dale Brown OPAM – A Walk Through the Woods – 30×40, Oil
$10,000.00 -
SOLD
John Michael Carter OPAM – Summer Reading – 24×18, Oil
$5,500.00 -
Louis Escobedo OPAM – Snow Melt – 20×24, Oil on linen
$6,500.00 -
Albert Handell OPAM – Swirling Eddy – 20X24, Oil
$10,500.00 -
Marc Hanson OPAM – In Motion – 30×40, Oil on canvas
$9,600.00 -
Nancy Howe OPAM- Sacred and Slow – 20×30, Oil on linen
$15,000.00 -
Steven Lang OPAM – Eternal Warrior -12×9, Oil
$1,500.00 -
Michael Situ OPAM – Afternoon Light 16×20, Oil on Canvas Panel
$4,300.00 -
Ned Mueller OPAM- Morning Market – Rajisthan, India – 12×16, Oil on linen
$2,700.00 -
William Schneider OPAM – California Girl – 12×9, Oil
$1,825.00 -
James Tennison OPAM – Langley Driftwood 4 – 24×36 , Oil
$8,500.00 -
Jan Peng Wang OPAM – Road of Hope – 24×30, Oil on linen
$7,200.00 -
Christopher Zhang OPAM – Fishman – Evening Light – 36X24, Oil on canvas
$12,000.00 -
SOLD
Craig Tennant OPAM – Dreamer – 24″x36″, Oil on Linen
$22,000.00 -
Calvin Laing OPAM – Navajo Life – 18 x 24, Oil
BRONZE MEDAL $4,200.00 -
Kathy Anderson OPAM – Summer Wildflowers – 10×14, Oil
$2,200.00 -
Nancy Seamons Crookston OPAM- A Book and a Secret Nook – 36×24, Oil
$6,090.00
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Susan Abma – Mariner’s Diary – 11 x 14 x 1, Oil
$1,185.00 -
SOLD
Rob N Adamson OPA – Main Street – 24 x 24, Oil
$2,500.00 -
Deborah L Allison – A Daisy for Papa Wayne – 20 x 10, Oil
$3,250.00 -
Brian K Astle – Madelyn – 20 x 12, Oil
IMPRESSIONIST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $1,600.00 -
Anna R Bain OPA – Constance Reaching – 35 x 16, Oil
$4,500.00 -
Laura S Barrow – Above the Tundra – 12 x 24 x 1, Oil
$950.00 -
Mike J Beeman – Purple Plums – 8 x 10, Oil
$850.00 -
Brian Belfield – A Morning at Rocky Point – 24 x 30, Oil
$2,100.00 -
Victor Blakey – Noon Day Sun – 24 x 18, Oil
$2,900.00 -
Lyn Boyer OPA – Coffee…black. – 24 x 18, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $5,650.00 -
SOLD
Pamela Blaies – Sunkissed – 10 x 8, Oil
$650.00 -
Richard Boyer – Bike Ride Home – 30 x 30, Oil
$6,500.00 -
Jared Brady – Rusted Memories – 10 x 7.50, Oil
$725.00 -
Allen Brockbank – Peaking Through the Clouds – 20 x 40 x 1.50, Oil
LANDSCAPE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $3,450.00 -
Victoria Brooks – Graceful Reflections – 36 x 24 x 1, Oil
$3,600.00 -
Karen M Cahill – When Life Hands Your Lemons – 30 x 24 x 2, Oil
$5,000.00 -
Donald A Carter – Monument Valley – 14.50 x 24 x 0.20, Oil
$1,900.00 -
Mitch E Caster OPA – Cowgirl Respite – 20 x 10, Oil
$1,650.00 -
Joe J Ceballos – Also Me – 16 x 12 x 0.13, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Robin Cheers – Gallery Walk on Royal St. – 20 x 16, Oil
$1,500.00 -
Mary Ann Cherry – Young Blackfoot Dancer – 24 x 18, Oil
$2,500.00 -
Larry J Clingman OPA – The Baron’s Ochre Jug – 12 x 9, Oil
$2,650.00 -
Robin Cole – Desire Guides Imagination – 24 x 30, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $6,900.00 -
Jane Coleman – High Country Lake – 12 x 16, Oil
$1,500.00 -
Christine M Columbo – Wind Mountain Taos County NM – 36 x 30, Oil
$7,500.00 -
SOLD
Bill Cramer OPA – Sunset Echo – 12 x 24, Oil
$2,300.00 -
Barbara M Coleman – A Thousand Faces – 16 x 20 x 0.25, Oil
$4,000.00 -
Judy A Crowe – Life Amid the Roses – 15 x 18 x 2, Oil
$1,295.00 -
Christine L Crozier – So Shy – 12 x 12, Oil
$1,050.00 -
Julie H Davis – Transitions – 11 x 14 x 0.25, Oil
$1,150.00 -
Larry D Degraff – Ute Trail Vista – 20 x 16, Oil
$1,700.00 -
Rick J Delanty – Sunset Over Home – 18 x 24 x 1, Oil
$4,000.00 -
SOLD
Jan M DeLipsey – Skyscraper – 24 x 30, Oil
$5,000.00 -
Joan L Drennan – Yes We Have Some Bananas – 24 x 36 x 1.50, Oil
$1,200.00 -
Andy Eccleshall – Noon – 18 x 36 x 2, Oil
$2,950.00 -
Barbara Summers Edwards OPA – She Wore Blue Velvet – 18 x 24, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Diane N Eugster – Season of Hope – 20 x 20, Oil
GOLD MEDAL $3,600.00 -
Mark J Farina OPA – Carmel Dunes – 30 x 36, Oil
$8,500.00 -
Catherine G Fasciato – Sunlit – 12 x 24 x 1, Oil
$2,000.00 -
McGarren Flack – Window Light 2 – 2 x 3, Oil
$3,100.00 -
Tatyana Fogarty – Around the River Bend – 20 x 16 x 0.12, Oil
$1,900.00 -
Kelli M Folsom OPA – In the Fullness of Beauty – 12 x 12 x 0.50, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Lisa Fricker OPA – This Changes Everything – 24 x 24 x 1, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $2,800.00 -
Berry S Fritz – Polly Put The Kettle On – 16 x 12, Oil
$2,000.00 -
Diane Frossard OPA – Greener Pastures – 12 x 12, Oil
$1,900.00 -
Philippe Gandiol – Bistro 64 – 16 x 20, Oil
$2,300.00 -
Teresa A Garland Warner – Bryce Canyon Overlook – 24 x 36 x 1.50, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Ilene Gienger-Stanfield – Lost Key? – 24 x 18, Oil
$2,700.00 -
David J Goatley – Devotion – 24 x 20, Oil
$2,950.00 -
Valerie B Gobeil – Fire Roasted – 20 x 16 x 0.25, Oil
$2,300.00 -
Jeremy Goodding OPA – Spanish Memories – 28 x 22, Oil
STILL LIFE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $7,400.00 -
Eric FEI Guan – Young Girl – 24 x 20, Oil
PORTRAITURE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $5,800.00 -
Cynthia Hamiltion – Cocktail Hour – 18 x 24, Oil
$2,500.00 -
Liz Harris – Elegance – 20 x 16, Oil
$1,200.00 -
Frank S Haseloff – Kitchen Craft – 22 x 28 x 0.75, Oil
$2,500.00 -
Doyle R Hostetler – Eyes Closed – 18 x 36, Oil
$4,200.00 -
Joel W Heger – Intensity – 12 x 9, Oil
$1,200.00 -
Connie Herberg – Sage hill Spring – 24 x 30 x 0.12, Oil
$2,950.00 -
Brenda Howell – Heart of the Canyon – 16 x 20 x 1, Oil
$3,600.00 -
SOLD
Jane Hunt OPA – Evening’s Promise – 30 x 24, Oil
$4,950.00 -
SOLD
Susie Hyer OPA – Sacrifice and Solitude – 12 x 24, Oil
$2,250.00 -
Joseph V Iantorno OPA – Sweet Lemons – 14 x 8, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Joan Iatesta Smith – Tea Time – 16 x 12 x 0.25, Oil
$1,300.00 -
Jeri J Ireland – The Waiters’ Conversation – 16 x 20 x 0.75, Oil
$1,200.00 -
Stacy R Kamin – Florence Afternoon – 18 x 14, Oil
$4,200.00 -
Jacqueline D Kamin OPA – Pink Roses in Glass – 40 x 30, Oil
$11,000.00 -
Laurie Kersey OPA – Running Eagle Falls – 14 x 11, Oil
$1,900.00 -
Sheryl L Knight – Overlooking the Pacific – 16 x 20, Oil
$2,200.00 -
SOLD
Laura L Kratz – A Grand Design – 16 x 36, Oil
$2,000.00 -
Shanna L Kunz – Graceful Stewards – 30 x 40 x 2, Oil
$7,200.00 -
Clement Kwan OPA – Lady with A Cello – 16 x 12, Oil
$1,850.00 -
Tom LaRock OPA – Pike’s Peak in the morning sun – 8 x 12, Oil
$900.00 -
Karen Leoni – Dreaming of Rome – 12 x 12 x 0.50, Oil
$1,400.00 -
Deanne L Lemley – Wisdom of the Sage – 16 x 20, Oil
$3,500.00 -
Katie Liddiard – Autumn Remnants – 18 x 28, Oil
$3,750.00 -
Carolyn J Lindsey – Bakery – 14 x 18 x 1, Oil
$1,275.00 -
John T Lintott – Colors of Time – 24 x 18, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Hui Lu – Bronwyn as Lantern Fairy – 24 x 18 x 1, Oil
$5,000.00 -
Howard V Lyon – Cassandra’s Lament – 36 x 36, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $9,600.00 -
SOLD
Lee Macleod – Navajo Country – 20 x 16, Oil
$1,600.00 -
SOLD
Robert A MacPherson – Oh-The Humanity! – 20 x 30 x 1, Oil
$2,800.00 -
Joshua A Martin OPA – Titmouse in Spring – 10 x 8 x 0.50, Oil
$2,000.00 -
Katherine Martinez – Tio Agustito – 14 x 11, Oil
$1,125.00 -
Dianne L Massey Dunbar OPA – Rain on Windshield: Red Light” – 30 x 30, Oil
CITYSCAPE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $8,250.00 -
Jennifer A Mcchristian OPA – Sunny Sanctuary – 9 x 12, Oil
$2,000.00 -
Nancy V Mctigue – Mika – 12 x 10, Oil
$800.00 -
Jim T McVicker – Begonias and Sunlight – 40 x 30, Oil
$15,000.00 -
Patrick M Meehan OPA – Kevin – 20 x 16, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Farshid F Namei OPA – The Legend – 16 x 20, Oil
$3,800.00 -
Anton Nowels – Red Rock Country – 24 x 30 x 0.12, Oil
$3,500.00 -
Rachele L Nyssen – French Confit & Autumn Offerings – 20 x 16, Oil
$3,520.00 -
Terumi Paganini – Harley Goat Farm in Pescadero – 16 x 20 x 0.50, Oil
$1,000.00 -
SOLD
Jay M Parks – Williams Lake – 12 x 16, Oil
$450.00 -
Mike Peterson – The Artist Studio – 19.25 x 15.5, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Rachele Pettit OPA – The Cimarron – 24 x 24, Oil
$3,400.00 -
John M Pototschnik OPA – Malabar Farm – 18 x 24 x 2, Oil
$5,500.00 -
Richard M Prather OPA – Rio Grande Gorge – 24 x 36 x 1, Oil
$5,200.00 -
Susan Pritchard – Pastor Johnny – 10 x 10, Oil
$1,200.00 -
Aruna Rao – Framed by Light – 18 x 36, Oil
$2,050.00 -
Russell W Recchion – Morning Coffee – 30 x 40, Oil
$9,500.00 -
Daryl R Reimer – The Search for Truth – 20 x 16, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Rob Rey OPA – Cassini Spacecraft – 18 x 24, Oil
MOST ORIGINAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $2,500.00 -
Johne P Richardson OPA – Hayloft – 30 x 40, Oil
SILVER MEDAL $3,650.00 -
David B Riedel – White Vase – 26 x 19 x 1, Oil
$5,800.00 -
SOLD
Kathy Marsh Riedinger – Aspen Glory – 20 x 16 x 0.25, Oil
$1,750.00 -
SOLD
Elizabeth Robbins OPA – Remnants – 22 x 19, Oil
$4,500.00 -
Rita L Roberts OPA – Making Waves – 12 x 16, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Pauline Roche OPA – Thoughts in Pink – 16 x 12 x 1, Oil
$2,950.00 -
Julie Rogers – A Chicken Girl – 24 x 20, Oil
$4,500.00 -
Stan Rogers – Solitary Range – 22 x 34 x 0.75, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Bob Rohm OPA – Summer Aspen – 30 x 24, Oil
$5,000.00 -
Lee Rue – Girl and Horse – 28 x 22 x 0.77, Oil
$3,000.00 -
Barbara Samora – Treasure Falls – 20 x 16 x 0.62, Oil
$900.00 -
Mary Sauer – Scarlett with dishes – 36 x 24, Oil
BRONZE MEDAL $12,000.00 -
Naomi Shachar OPA – Water Lilies – 32 x 30, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $6,500.00 -
Sandhyaa S Shetty – Warm Brunch – 16 x 20 x 1, Oil
$2,200.00 -
Margaret E Short OPA – Seville en Jueves – 39 x 26 x 1, Oil
$15,750.00 -
SOLD
Dale Snider – Winter South Peak – 16 x 20 x 0.50, Oil
$1,500.00 -
J. Ken Spencer OPA – Hilltop Pasture – 30 x 30, Oil
$7,000.00 -
Cheryl L ST. John – Autumn Magic – 18 x 22, Oil
$3,250.00 -
Susan Temple Neumann – Wandering – 18 x 24 x 1, Oil
$2,500.00 -
Thalia 0 Stratton – Homage to Sargent The Beaders – 24 x 18, Oil
$5,500.00 -
Melanie Thompson – Shadow Of The Earth – 14 x 18, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $1,400.00 -
Deborah Tilby OPA – Tree Reflected – 24 x 24, Oil
$3,400.00 -
Cecy Turner – Hill Country Sunset – 16 x 20, Oil
$1,650.00 -
Albin Veselka OPA – Team Pull – 16 x 20, Oil
ANIMAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $4,500.00 -
Teresa Vito OPA – Cart For Hire – 18 x 24, Oil
$4,600.00 -
Linghui Wang – The sound – 24 x 20, Oil
$1,850.00 -
Kun Wang – A Girl with Wild Chrysanthemum – 24 x 18, Oil
$4,000.00 -
Durre Waseem – Afternoon Delivery – 24 x 40, Oil
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $4,000.00 -
Mary K Watkins – Growth – 40 x 30, Oil
REALISM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $6,500.00 -
Yun Wei – Ocean Lover – 11 x 14, Oil
$1,600.00 -
Nancy A Whitaker – A Cup of Tea – 11 x 14, Oil
$1,600.00 -
John G White – Just Another Morning in Florence – 24 x 12, Oil
$1,650.00 -
David Wicks – Blue Boat – 12 x 12, Oil
$900.00 -
Cindy K Wilbur – Almost Home – 11 x 14, Oil
$1,200.00 -
SOLD
Larry C Winborg – Homestead – 30 x 40, Oil
$12,000.00 -
Robin G Williamson – The Audition – 18 x 14, Oil
FIGURATIVE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE $2,000.00 -
Jim P Wodark – Monument Rising – 34 x 34 x 1, Oil
$12,000.00 -
Ran Wu – Village Woman – 14 x 11, Oil
$1,800.00 -
Romona L Youngquist OPA – Autumn – 28 x 36, Oil
$6,000.00 -
Allie Zeyer – Evening On The Marsh – 36 x 30, Oil
$4,200.00 -
Jing Zhao – Alicia in armchair – 20 x 16, Oil
$4,800.00 -
Zhou Xiaolong OPAM – Blue river – 22 x 28, Oil
$2,500.00 -
SOLD
Ni Zhu – The Girl with Pink Headband – 10 x 8 x 0.25, Oil
$950.00
