1980
Ms. Fortunato authors “So You Want to be an Artist.”
1982
Ms. Fortunato authors “Watercolor Tips.”
1984
Ms. Fortunato studies at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art in China.
1999
Ms. Fortunato receives the Excellence Award from the Texas Watercolor Society.
2002
Ms. Fortunato is appointed president of the International Society of Marine Painters.
2004
Ms. Fortunato becomes President Emeritus of the International Society of Marine Painters.
2013
Ms. Fortunato receives a medal from the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society.