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Born in 1941 in Highland Park, IL, United States


1984, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China

Studied with Robert E. Wood, AWS; Dong Kingman, DFAWS, NA; Cheng-Khee Chee, DFAWS; Lu Yanshao; Ed Betts, AWS, NA


Member of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club



"Nancy is an internationally known artist specializing in birds, landscapes, lighthouses, and portraits of unusual people. Nancy finds innovative ways to always bring a new perspective to her work…She brings sensitivity to the watercolor medium…She has a lot of integrity to her work."

Mark Mandernach, Chicago Tribune

  • Selected Exhibitions
  • 1999: San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX

  • 1998:
  • Open Harbor Museum, Amsterdam, Holland, Lighthouse Art

  • The Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL, Art and the Animal

  • 1997: Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY

  • 1996: Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT, Distinguished Women Marine Artists

  • 1995:
  • Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT, Distinguished Women Marine Artists

  • National Zoological Park, Washington DC, ZooArts Festival

  • 1994: Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT, Mystic International

  • 1993: Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX

  • 1990: Elliot Museum, Stuart, FL

  • 1989: Frye Museum of Art, Seattle, WA

  • 1988: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

  • 1987: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

  • 1986: Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX

  • 1985: Ogunquit Museum of Art, Ogunquit, ME

  • Collections
  • Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

  • Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China

  • International Crane Foundation

  • Loon Foundation

  • Eddie Bauer, Inc.

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  • Award of Excellence, Texas Watercolor Society 50th Annual Exhibiton, 1999

  • 2 paintings among finalists, Watercolor Magic Magazine, 1998

  • Grumbacher Award & Medallion, Second International Society of Artists, 1989

  • Award of Distinction, Alaska Audubon Art Exhibit, 1988

  • Winsor and Newton Award, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, 1984

  • Queen’s Silver Jubilee, Top Award, Artists in Watercolor, England, 1977


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    Nancy Fortunato has been featured in articles in the following publications:

  • American Artist Magazine

  • Chicago Tribune

  • Birdwatcher’s Digest

  • North Shore Magazine

  • Milwaukee Journal

  • Chicago Sun Times

  • North Light Magazine

  • Palette Talk

  • Greek Post

  • Focus Magazine