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Announcement: The April Salon Art Prize Winners Are …

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Catherine Saks, of Saks Gallery in Cherry Creek, Colorado, has revealed her selections for the April 2026 Salon Art Prize. Scroll down to see the top three winning paintings, and the Plein Air categories.

The Salon Art Prize Winners Preview:

First Place Overall: “Mysteries at Risk”

The Salon Art Prize - First Place Overall: Jane Jones, “Mysteries at Risk,” oil, 47 x 72 in. — First Place Overall: Jane Jones, “Mysteries at Risk,” oil, 47 x 72 in.

Second Place Overall: “Radiant”

The Salon Art Prize - Second Place Overall: Rick J. Delanty, “Radiant,” oil, 14 x 18 in. — Second Place Overall: Rick J. Delanty, “Radiant,” oil, 14 x 18 in.

Third Place Overall: “Alone in the Park”

The Salon Art Prize - Third Place Overall: Mario Panis (Philippines), “Alone in the Park,” oil, 48 x 96 in. — Third Place Overall: Mario Panis (Philippines), “Alone in the Park,” oil, 48 x 96 in.

Plein Air Category Winners:

Best Plein Air Landscape Deborah Darr, “Moments Before the Storm,” pastel, 18 x 24 in. — Best Plein Air Landscape: Deborah Darr, “Moments Before the Storm,” pastel, 18 x 24 in.

Best Plein Air Acrylic & Gouache: Andrew Busch, “Rising Green and Stone,” acrylic, 11 x 14 in.

Best Plein Air Oil: Melanie Levitt, “Reflections on a Mountain Pond,” 12 x 24 in.

Best Plein Air Pastel: Olga Paleckiene (Lithuania), “Sunny Day,” 12 x 9 in.

Best Plein Air Watercolor: Mo Myra, “Heavy Skies Over Humming Fields,” 18 x 24 in.

Enter The Salon Art Prize Today

All winners in The Salon Art Prize will be entered into the judging for the annual cash prizes, including the Grand Prize of $15,000 and their painting on the cover of PleinAir® or Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Could you be the next winner?

The next round of this art competition has begun. See the rest of this month’s winners and enter your best art at TheSalonArtPrize.com.

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Announcement prepared for the web by Cherie Dawn Haas, Editor of Plein Air Today