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2025 17th National Juried Members Show

July 12 - Aug 8

Last day to submit work: April 3!

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Legends of the West Santa Fe

2025 Winter Wonderland Contest

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

1st Place Lisa Flynn for "Winter Friends"

2nd Place Carole Belliveau for "Windy Day"

3rd Place Bill Meuser for "In The Shadows"

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Follow in the Footsteps of the Masters Abiquiu Painting Retreat

April 24-26 Abiquiu

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2025 Signs of Spring

Online Contest

Painting Period: March 1 - June 10, 2025

Voting Period : June 11 - June 20, 2025

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Paul Murray BEST OF SHOW and other awarded artists NM Masterworks

23 Mar 2025 3:27 PM

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OPA National Exhibit Juried PAPNM Artists

23 Mar 2025 1:00 PM

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Jane Hunt: Master PAPNM Artist Joins the Booth Museum's Permanent Collection!!

26 Feb 2025 11:21 AM

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Arts Thrive Albuquerque Museum PAPNM Participants

16 Feb 2025 5:36 PM

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Cynthia Inson: Outdoor Painter Spotlight

16 Feb 2025 4:51 PM

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Jay Parks Award: AIS 9th Annual Small Works Showcase - Just Announced

16 Feb 2025 11:30 AM

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2025 Placitas Studio Tour May 9-11. Preview Feb 22

15 Feb 2025 1:12 PM

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Member Workshops

Michele Byrne: Plein Air Painting in Santa Fe: Sept 18-21

18 Sep 2025 9:00 AM

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Natasha Isenhour Bluebird Sept 17-20 Workshop

17 Sep 2025 9:00 AM

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Halbert Handell Unraveling the Code of Trees Bluebird Popups Aug 23, 24

23 Aug 2025 9:00 AM

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West and Ahlm: Unlock Egypt's Winged Scarab in Metallic Paints June 14

14 Jun 2025 12:00 PM

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Landscape Painting in Italy - Workshop - Bill Gallen

04 May 2025 9:00 AM

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Michele Byrne: Adding Figures to Your Work in a Natural Way: April 23-24

23 Apr 2025 9:00 AM

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Bluebird Studios Santa Fe: 2025 Workshops

22 Apr 2025 8:03 AM

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West and Ahlm: April 12, Make It, Take It: Craft Your Own Art Journal Masterpiede!

12 Apr 2025 12:00 PM

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2025 Albert Handell Workshops

27 Mar 2025 9:00 AM

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Michelle Christian: Painting Los Poblanos Mar 25-28

25 Mar 2025 10:00 AM

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Intermediate Watercolor with Stephanie West & Wendy Ahlm

22 Mar 2025 12:00 PM

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Past Year Awards

Beginning with 2024, all event awards are part of the slide show.

16th Nat'l LEGENDS OF THE WEST GALLERY AWARD Peter Grab Galisteo Basin Oil 11" x 14" x 2" $900

16th Nat'l BEST OF SHOW John Meister La Cueva Greens Oil on Linen Panel 10" x 8" x 0" $1,100

16th Nat'l BEST OF SIGNATURE MEMBERS, Dick Wimberly Warm Winters Day Oil 12" x 16" x 0" $1,200

16th Nat'l BEST OF ARTIST MEMBERS Nancy Miller Down by the River oil on linen 8" x 8" x .16" $625

16th Nat'l ARTIST MEMBER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Lewis Williams Cloud Rest Pool Oil 16" x 12" x 1" $950

16th Nat'l ARTIST MEMBERS HONORABLE MENTION Carolyn Lindsey Days End oil 12" x 12" x 1" $850

16th Nat'l PAPNM FOUNDERS AWARD Donna Barnhill Peaceful Pond at The Wildlife Refuge Oil 11" x 14" x .25" $950

16th Nat'l LOUISA MCELLWAIN MEMORIAL AWARD Kathleen Reilly April Sky Oil on cradled panel 8" x 8" x .5" $525

16th Nat'l JEFFREY POTTER MEMORIAL AWARD Ed Zorensky Last Light in Early May Gouache on paper 6.75" x 9.00" x .0625" $1,050

16th Nat'l JOE ANNA ARNETT MEMORIAL AWARD Barbara Coleman The Walking Path oil 9" x 12" x .25" $1,400

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION Madina Croce, “View Toward Black Mesa”, oil on linen, 16"x20", $2000

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST OF TINY TREASURES Colleen Z. Gregoire, "Shadow's Edge", oil on tiny canvas, 2" x 3", White Rock Overlook, $60

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION Gwen Ethelbah, East Jemez Rd. #2, 12" x 12", oil, $775

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - SECOND PLACE OVERALL Jennifer Leon, Deer Trap Mesa, Oil on board, 12”x18”. Painted on the east end of the northwest lobe of Deer Trap Mesa. $775.

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - THIRD PLACE OVERALL Wendy Ahlm, "Midsummer's Day" - Gouache, 10" x 8", painted off the trail behind the Camp May picnic area in Los Alamos, $485

2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST IN SHOW Rachel Pearson, "Into the Woods", 20"x16", pastel

Paint NM! BEST OF SHOW Ellen Buselli, Patterns at Acequia Madre House, 10x12, oil, $1,600

Paint NM! ARTISTS CHOICE AWARD. Rachel Pearson, Sun Salutation, 12x12, oil, $375

Paint NM! MAGDALENA AWARD OF DISTINCTION. Deborah Paisner, Josie's Abode, 11 x 14, oil, $1,475

Paint NM! AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. Arlene Tugel, Behind First Street - Magdalena NM, 9x13, watercolor, $500

Paint NM! SPECIAL JUDGE'S RECOGNITION Karen Halbert, Ghost Ranch Cabin, 9x12, oil, $500

Paint NM! THIRD PLACE Kat Hansen, Monestary Road Turn Off, 11.75 x 15.6875, pastel, $750

Paint NM! SECOND PLACE Jane Frederick, Santa Fe River 2, 11x14, oil on panel

BEST OF SHOW Winter Light 2024 Carolyn Lindsey 22 Line Shack Oil 8"x10" $700

2nd Place Winter Light 2024 Damien Gonzales 14 Truchas Peaks from the Badlands Oil 10"x16" $1,200

3rd Place Winter Light 2024 Roger Gathman 13 Shadows on Snow Oil 12"x9" $600

Honorable Mention Winter Light 2024 Douglas Helmer 19 Dreaming of Spring Oil 8"x10" $575

Artist Member Honorable Mention Winter Light 2024 Wendy Ahlm 2 Summer Ride Gouache 9"x12" $500.

President's Award Winter Light 2024 Lewis Williams 32 Reason to Walk Away Oil 12" x 6" $1200

Legends of the West Gallery Award Winter Light 2024 Stephanie West 31Oldest Church Santa Fe Oil on Panel 12" x 9" $860

Lisa Flynn FIRST PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - . "Winter Friends", 11"x14" Oil, Santa Fe Preserve

Bill Moyer THIRD PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - "In the Shadows", Oil, 16x12, Eldorado at Santa Fe, $800

Carole Belliveau. SECOND PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - Windy Day, Oil, 8x10, Arroyo at Museum Hill

40. FIRST PLACE 2024 Spring Contest- Michele Byrne, Gardening on San Pasqual , Oil, 11"x14", Santa Fe, $1,500

TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest. Kathleen Reilly - The Old Corral, 9 x 12, Oil, $600, Heil Ranch

1st Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 21. Tobi Clement, Shine on Me, Pastel, 11x14, Abiquiu, $800

2nd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 31. Kelly Pennington, “Air Philosophy” oil on linen, 6x8” oil on linen, North of Taos en plein air, $300

3rd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 7. CS Tully, El Prado Sky, Oil. 9" x 12"., Painted at El Prado, NM, NFS

FIRST PLACE - 2024 Fall Contest. John Meister, Bejeweled, Oil, 12"x9", (Painted in the La Cueva area on Sandia Mountain, Albuquerque)

SECOND PLACE 2024 Spring Contest - Michael Meyer, Arroyo Vista, 9x12, Oil on panel, Elena Gallegos

TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest. Peter Grab, Late in the Day , 10x 17 oil, La Cienega

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Dec 2023 - Mar 2024

2024 Annual Members Meeting and Election of 2025 Officers

Saturday, Nov 23, 12-3 pm

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Mission

The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) is a professional association of artists dedicated to the business of preserving and promoting painting "en plein air" - in the open air or outdoors.

PAPNM provides regular opportunities for members to paint together during frequent "paint outs" and hosts juried and open exhibitions of members' work.