Tom Nachreiner

Tom graduated from Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and received a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree with Honors.Tom has been a self employed artist since 1978 as a nationally known illustrator and since 2000 as a fine artist. Tom conducts year-round Plein Air & Studio Workshops. He has won many Plein Air “Best of Show” awards in Wisconsin, and recently won “SECOND PLACE“ at the Door County Plein Air Festival in 2019 to add to many other awards at that event.. He is a Signature Member of Oil Painter’s of America and a Signature Member of American Impressionist Society. Tom was accepted into AIS National Shows in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019. Tom was accepted into the Oil Painters of America Annual National Juried Exhibitions 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 & 2019. He was accepted into OPA Eastern Regional Exhibitions in 2010, 2013. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. Tom received “THE DOROTHY DRIEHAUS MELLIN FOUNDATION AWARD at the Oil Painter’s of America Exhibition. Tom  received an AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for the 2016 OPA Salon Show, and a “BEST OF SIGNATURE DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION” 2 years in a row, in 2018 & 2019 at the OPA National Show. Tom received the ”IMPRESSIONIST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE” at the 2019 OPA Regional  Exhibition. In 2017 Tom had 4 large paintings unveiled into the GREEN BAY PACKER PERMANENT ART COLLECTION at Lambeau Field. Tom is represented by Edgewood Orchard Galleries in Fish Creek, WI and on line at www.tomnachreiner.com