Resume

Pat Fortunato

ORGANIZATIONS:

Signature member of the Midwest Watercolor Society

Member of the Buffalo Society of Artists

Amherst Society of Artists

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society

Associate member of the American Watercolor Society

Associate member of the National Watercolor Society
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS AND AWARDS:

2010

114th Annual Catalog Exhibition, Buffalo Society of Artists-Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

2009

Buffalo Society of Artists Exhibition-Partners in Art Award for Excellence in Painting.

2006

2006 110th BSA Exhibit-Anderson Gallery,University of Buffalo

2004

2004: "Wet and Fresh" Invitational at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY

2003

2003: "Places and Spaces" two person exhibit at the Jewish Community Center, Getzville, NY

2003 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National-Grumbacher Gold Medal. Juror and judge-Cheng-Kee Chee

2002:

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors-Smith Packing Co. Award. Selected for traveling show

Western New York regional Exhibition-First Place Award. Judge, Douglas Schultz, Director of the Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY

2000:

Buffalo society of Artists Catalog Show-Watercolor Award

Niagara Frontier Watercolor society-Award of Excellence

1999:

Buffalo Society of Artists-Silver Medal

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors-Selected for traveling Exhibition

Batavia National-Eunice Hare Murphy Memorial Award

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Fall Exhibit-First Place

Buffalo Society of Artists Invitational-Castellani Museum-Third Place

1998

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National Exhibition-Da Vinci Paint Co. Award

Buffalo Society of Artists-Watercolor Award

1997

Midwest Watercolor Society National

Adirondack National Exhibition of

American Watercolors-(Travel Exhibit)

Batavia National Exhibition (Holbein award of Excellence)

1996

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National, 96 (NFWS Award)

Allied Artists of America 82nd Exhibition

1995

Adirondack Nat'l Exhibition of American Watercolors,95

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Exhibit-third place

Buffalo Society of Artists-watercolor Award

1994

127th International American Watercolor Society Exhibition (NYC)

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National â¤˜94 (Award of Merit)e

1993

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Exhibition (Best of Show)

1992

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National ,92(Grumbacher Gold Medal)

1991

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors (travel Exhibit)

Allied Artists 78th National Exhibition-National Arts Club (NYC)

Knickerbocker Artists 41st National-Salmagundi Club (NYC)

1990

43rd Western New York Exhibition-Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2.

Allied Artists of America 77th National Exhibition-National Arts Club(NYC)

1989

Art at the Site Exhibit (two awards of Excellence)

Midwest Watercolor Society National (Travel Exhibit)

Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors (Travel Exhibit)

National League of American penwomen NYS Exhibit (Award of Excellence)

Allied Artists of America 76th National Exhibition-National Arts Club (NYC)

1988

National League of American Penwomen National-Washington DC(Merit Award)

Midwest Watercolor Society National

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National

1987

Midwest Watercolor Society National (Award of Excellence)

National League of American Penwomen (New York State Award

1986

Midwest Watercolor Society National

Batavia National Exhibition

Artists Magazine National Floral Competition (semi-finalist)

EXHIBITS:

2010: Industrial Strength Artists, Impact Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2010: Buffalo Society of Artists at Art Park, lewiston, NY

2009: 150 Years of Fine Art-Dana Tillou Fine Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
"What were you thinking?" The Creative Process in Art. Art Park Gallery , Lewiston, NY

2005: Music is Art- University of Buffalo Center for the Arts

2002: Five Artist Exhibition-Art Association of Harrisburg Galleries, Harrisburg, PA

2001: Watercolor invitational- D'Youville College, Buffalo NY

2001: "The Art of Illusion" - Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA

2001: "Nature" Chatauqua Institute Gallery, Chatauqua, NY

1998: ."The Five"-Carnegie Gallery

1995: . Jay Arts Council Invitational-Portland Indiana

"Into Spring" Art Dialogue Gallery

1993 Invitational;"Watercolors by Western New York Artists"-Albright-Knox

1992: 2 person Exhibit-Art Dialogue Gallery

1991 Explorations in Color and Light" -Kenan Gallery

1990 Solo Exhibit-Unique Gallery

1989 "Floral 89'"-Niagara Power Vista Gallery

1988 Solo Exhibit-Art Dialogue

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York

Lawley Services Inc.

Citicorp

Yellow Freight Inc.

Hospice

Val-Kro Inc.

Voice-Powered Technology

Federal Reserve Bank

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Lockport Savings Bank

REPRESENTED BY:

Art Dialogue Ltd.

The Sales Rental Gallery of the Albright-Knox

PUBLICATIONS:

WATERCOLOR - SPRING, 2004-publisher-American Artist

COLLECTED BEST OF WATERCOLOR - Rockport Publishers 2002

BEST OF WATERCOLOR 3-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1999

WATERCOLOR EXPRESSIONS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS,1999

WATERCOLOR-WINTER, 2000-AMERICAN ARTIST PUBLISHER,1999

BEST OF FLOWER PAINTING-NORTH LIGHT PUBLISHERS, 1997

IN WATERCOLOR:TEXTURE-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997

THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR 2-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997

FLORAL INSPIRATIONS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997

IN WATERCOLOR; FLOWERS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1996

THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1995
Artist in Residence-Workshop Instructor-Kent State University-1992

Instructor-Niagara Community College; workshop instructor;demonstrator.

Judge, Allentown Art Festival, Buffalo NY - 2001

1998-Who's Who in the East

1999-Who's Who

2000-Who's Who of American Women

2009-Who's Who of American Women