A Stroke of Genius Portrait Artists - Corporate, Government, Official, Family & Children's Portraits

national & major local portrait competitions

Town House Restaurant, Southwestern, Virginia - Featured in The New York Times

Please note that we have many portrait artists capable of award-winning quality, but not all
artists choose to enter competitions. See legend at bottom for definition of organization abbreviations.

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Paul Wyse Best Portrait PSOC	Ellen Cooper 1st & People's Choice PSOA	Casey Childs First Honor Award PSOA	Alexandra Tyng Cert. of Excellence PSOA

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Ellen Cooper 2nd Place PSOA	Scott Wallace Johnston Members Competition PSOA, Honors	Nanette Fluhr Award of Merit CSOPA

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Garth Herrick Honor Award PSOA	John Ennis Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Bryon Tracy Snyder Third Place PSOATL, Summer	Leah Hopkins Henry Honorable Mention PSOATL, Summer	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist PSOATL, Summer
Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist PSOATL, Summer	Leah Hopkins Henry Honorable Mention PSOATL, Fall	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist PSOATL, Fall	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist PSOATL, Fall	Sonia Hale Finalist PSOATL, Fall

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William Chambers Honor Award PSOA	Karin Wells Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Ellen Cooper 3rd Place, Men Members' Showcase PSOA	Ellen Cooper 4th Place, Women Members' Showcase PSOA	Ellen Cooper Honorable Mention Members' Showcase PSOA
Nancy Mauck Honorable Mention Members' Showcase PSOA	Alexandra Tyng Finalist, Cover American Artist	Alexandra Tyng Finalist, Portraits American Artist	Johanna Spinks Excellence in Painting OPOA	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Summer, PSOATL
Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Summer, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Honorable Mention Fall, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Honorable Mention Fall, PSOATL

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Jamie McMahan Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Alexandra Tyng Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Garth Herrick Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Ellen Cooper Exceptional Merit PSOA	Richard Christian Nelson 2nd Place PSOA, Outdoor
John Ennis Honor Award PSOA, Outdoor	Garth Herrick Honor Award PSOA, Outdoor	Alexandra Tyng Honor Award PSOA, Outdoor	Johanna Spinks 1st Place Fall, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry 3rd Place Fall, PSOATL
Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Charles Walls Honorable Mention Spring, PSOATL	Richard Christian Nelson Finalist, Portraits American Artist	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Spring, PSOATL

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Marvin Mattelson 1st Place PSOA	Jamie McMahan Honor Award & People's Choice PSOA	Alexandra Tyng 2nd Honor Award PSOA	John Ennis Honor Award PSOA	Molly Williams Cert. of Excellence PSOA
Linda Tracey Brandon Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Garth Herrick Cert. of Excellence PSOA	John Ennis Finalist PSOA, Children's	Leila Ashton Finalist PSOA, Children's	Patricia McWilliams Finalist PSOA, Children's
Richard Christian Nelson Honorable Mention PSOA, Self-portraits	Richard Christian Nelson 2nd Place & People's Choice PSOA, Tri-State	Julie Williams Finalist, Tri-State Competition, PSOA	Lisa Gleim Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Johanna Spinks Finalist Spring, PSOATL
Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Spring, PSOATL

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Garth Herrick Honor Award PSOA	Linda Tracey Brandon Exceptional Merit PSOA	Marvin Mattelson Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Chris Saper Cert. of Excellence PSOA	Molly Williams Cert. of Excellence PSOA
Richard Christian Nelson Cert. of Excellence PSOA	John Ennis 1st Place PSOA, Self-portraits	Jamie McMahan 3rd Place PSOA, Self-portraits	Leila Ashton 1st Place Spring, PSOATL	Leila Ashton Honorable Mention Spring, PSOATL
Johanna Spinks Finalist Spring, PSOATL	John Ennis Finalist, Portrait & Figures Artists Magazine

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John Ennis Honor Award PSOA	Ned Bittinger Honor Award PSOA	Simone Bingemer Award of Merit PSOA	Marvin Mattelson Award of Merit PSOA	Connie Erickson Cert. of Recognition PSOA
Jonathan Linton Cert. of Recognition PSOA	Richard Christian Nelson Cert. of Recognition PSOA	Irene Baily Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Irene Baily Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Spring, PSOATL
Johanna Spinks Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Leah Hopkins Henry Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Johanna Spinks Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Leila Ashton Finalist Fall, PSOATL
John Ennis Finalist, Portrait & Figures Artists Magazine	Lisa Gleim Honorable Mention Spring, PSOATL

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Ned Bittinger Honor Award PSOA	John Ennis Certificate of Merit PSOA	Marvin Mattelson Certificate of Merit Summer, CSOPA	Linda Tracey Brandon Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Leila Ashton Finalist Fall, PSOATL
Chris Saper Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Shelley Stansfield Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Linda Tracey Brandon High Honors SOCAL/ASOPA	Johanna Spinks Finalist SOCAL/ASOPA	Susan Strauss Certificate of Merit Winter, CSOPA
Marvin Mattelson Honors, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Jonathan Linton Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine

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Tom Edgerton Honor Award PSOA	Marvin Mattelson Honor Award ASOPA	Raymond Olivere Certfiicate of Merit ASOPA	Mary French Certfiicate of Merit ASOPA	Linda Tracey Brandon Finalist Fall, PSOATL
Johanna Spinks Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Linda Tracey Brandon Honorable Mention Spring, PSOATL	Chris Saper Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Leila Ashton Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Jonathan Linton Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine
Jonathan Linton Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Marvin Mattelson Distinguished Merit NYSOPA	Lisa Gleim Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Lisa Gleim Finalist Fall, PSOATL

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Michael Shane Neal Grand Prize PSOA	Martha Carpenter Cert. of Recognition PSOA	Shari Ford Cert. of Recognition PSOA	Marvin Mattelson 2nd Place ASOPA	Mary Minifie Honors ASOPA
Chris Saper 1st Place WCSPA	Chris Saper Honors WCSPA	Cynthia Harris-Pagano Judges Award WCSPA	Linda Tracey Brandon Judges Award WCSPA	June Blackstock Honors WCSPA
Marvin Mattelson Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Jonathan Linton Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Lisa Gleim Finalist Spring, PSOATL	Lisa Gleim Finalist Fall, PSOATL

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M. Baumgaertner Best of Show PSOA	Michael Shane Neal 1st Place PSOA	Tom Edgerton Special Merit Award PSOA	Linda Vise Cert. of Merit ASOPA	Connie Erickson Cert. of Merit ASOPA
Marvin Mattelson Cert. of Merit ASOPA	Linda Tracey Brandon Finalist Fall, PSOATL	Marvin Mattelson Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Steve Mickle Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Lisa Gleim Honorable Fall, PSOATL

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William T. Chambers Grand Prize & People's Choice PSOA	Karin Wells 1st Place PSOA	Tom Edgerton Finalist PSOA	June Blackstock 1st Place PSOATL	Linda Tracey Brandon Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine
Annette Ellingwood Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Igor Babailov Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine

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Glenda Brown Grand Prize ASOPA	M. Baumgaertner Honors ASOPA	Simmie Knox 2nd Place WSOPA	Chris Saper 2nd Place WSOPA	June Blackstock Honors WSOPA
Margaret H. Sargent Honors WSOPA	Chris Saper 2nd Place WSOPA	Karin Wells Special Recognition WSOPA	Paul W. McCormack 1st Place, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Steven M. Mickle Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine

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Karin Wells 1st Place ASOPA	M. Baumgaertner Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	William T. Chambers Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Steve Mickle Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine

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Joy Thomas 1st Place ASOPA	M. Baumgaertner Finalist NPS	Nanette Fluhr Finalist,Portraits Artists Magazine

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June Blackstock Finalist, Portraits '95 Artist's Magazine	Igor Babailov Grand Prize '94 ASOPA	Nanette Fluhr Top Ten Winner Artists Magazine

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M. Baumgaertner '91 Finalist NPS	June Blackstock '93 Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	M. Baumgaertner '93 Finalist NPS	Steve Mickle '93 Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine	Mark Alan Burnett 2nd Place '91 NPS
Steve Mickle '89 Finalist, Portraits Artist's Magazine

ASOPA = American Society of Portrait Artists
PSOA = Portrait Society of America
PSOC = Portrait Society of Canada
NYSOPA = New York Society of Portrait Artist (ASOPA affiliate - no longer in existence)
SOCAL/ASOPA = Southern California Chapter, ASOPA (ASOPA affiliate - no longer in existence)
CSOPA = Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (ASOPA affiliate)
PSOATL = Portrait Society of Atlanta
TSOPA = Taos Society of Portrait Artists
WCSPA = West Coast Society of Portrait Artists
WSOPA = Washington Society or Portrait Artists (no longer in existence)
NPS = National Portrait Seminar sponsored by the Portrait Institute
OPOA - Oil Painters of America

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