Oil Painters of America’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition will be held at the prestigious Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 30 through May 31, 2010. Widely recognized as one of the premiere art organizations in the country, OPA’s primary mission is dedicated to promoting the continued interest in traditional, representational art.
As always, the Gold Medal Award valued at $22,000 draws the attention of North America’s finest artists. With over 2,500 submissions, entries are narrowed down to the top 200 paintings resulting in a exhibition that reflects the exceptional art and beauty being created by today’s finest representational artists.
The success of this year’s exhibition is further bolstered by a strong contingency of OPA Master Signature members including: Thomas S. Buechner, William T. Chambers, Nancy S. Crookston, Dan Gerhartz, Albert Handell, David Hettinger, Doug Higgins, Quang Ho, Ramon Kelley, Steven Lang, David Leffel, Jeff Legg, Ruo Li, Huihan Liu, Calvin Liang, Paul Mullally, Neil Patterson, Joyce Pike, Zhiwei Tu, Jeffrey Watts and William Whitaker. Joining this illustrious group are new Master Signature artists: Kenn Backhaus, Michael Mao and Warren Chang.
