Solo Exhibitions
2020 Idaho State University, Oboler Library. 'Patterns of Change', 14 large acrylic on canvas paintings of birds and animals.
2020 The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. Showcasing floral still life paintings.
2020 Idaho Falls Arts Council, Hall Gallery. Impressions of Idaho Falls through plein air and ink on rice paper paintings.
2019 Gate City Fine Art, Pocatello, ID. Paintings from my Artist Residency in Juneau, Alaska.
2018 Gate City Fine Art, Pocatello, ID. Current works.
1997 Artique Ltd. Gallery, Anchorage, AK.
1996 Alaska Pacific University, Grant Hall.
Awards
2025 Artistic Recognition, Art & Color Magazine, 2025 Still Life/Florals competition.
2025 Honorable Mention, Art & Color 365 Magazine, 2025 Open Art competition.
2019 Honorable Mention. International Society of Acrylic Painters 4th Annual All-Member Exhibition. Juror, Filomena Booth.
2018 M.Graham Award. International Society of Acrylic Painters Master & Signature Member Exhibition. Juror Michael Young.
2018 Two paintings selected for Fav 15%, Boldbrush National Online Painting Competition, (Jury’s favorite 15% of enteries), Fine Art Studio Online, October.
2018 Fav 15%, Boldbrush National Online Painting Competition, (Jury’s favorite 15% of enteries), Fine Art Studio Online, May.
2016 Fav 15%, Boldbrush National Online Painting Competition, (Jury’s favorite 15% of enteries), Fine Art Studio Online, February.
2015 Second Place, 41st Alaksa Watercolor Society Exhibition, Juror Iain Stewart.
2014 Fav 15%, Boldbrush National Online Painting Competition, (Jury’s favorite 15% of enteries), Fine Art Studio Online, December.
2014 Third Place, 40th Alaska Watercolor Society Exhibition. Juror Stephen Quiller.
2013 Honorable Mention, 39th Alaska Watercolor Society Exhibition, Juror Donna Zagota.
2012 First and Second Place, Plein Air Painters of Alaska, Resurrect Art House, Jurors City Council of Seward, AK.
1997 Honorable Mention, Art Calendar Magazine National Cover Competition.
1997 Fourth Place, Alaska Watercolor Society Exhibition, Juror Catherine Chang Liu.
1996 Second Place, Alaska Watercolor Society Exhibition, Juror Christopher Schink.
1996 Honorable Mention, All Alaska Juried Exhibition. Juror Richard West, Director of the Frye Art Museum.
Competitions
2019 10th Annual 6” Squared Exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA.
2019 Art Idaho, 11th Biennial Statewide Juried Exhibition, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.
2018 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Idaho Falls Arts Council.
2017 Art Idaho, 10th Biennial Statewide Juried Exhibition, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.
2016 International Society of Acrylic Painters All Member Online Exhibition.
2016 International Society of Acrylic Painters Signature Member Exibition.
2015 International Society of Acrylic Painters Annual Exhibition. Paso Robles, CA.
2012 38th Alaska Watercolor Society Exhibition.
1997 Watercolor West Annual Exhibition XXVIV, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA.
1997 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden CO.
1997 Mid-West Watercolor Society, West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI.
1997 University of Colorado Annual Invitational, Mariani Gallery, Denver, CO.
1996 Watercolor West Annual Exhibition XXVII, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA.
1996 Northwest Watercolor Society Exhibition, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
Art Residencies
2016 Alaska State Parks Artist in Residence Program. Ernest Gruening State Historical Park, Juneau, AK.
Selected Group Shows
11/2020 - 1/2021, Gallery 12 Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls.
9/2020, Idaho Watercolor Society Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls.
9/2020 - 11/2020, Gallery 12, Willowtree Gallery, Idaho Falls.
7/19/2020 - 7/30/2020, Invitational Plein Air Event, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY.
11/2019 - 12/2019, Willard Art Studio's Holiday Open Studio's. Idaho Falls.
9/2019 - 10/2019, Gallery 12, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls.
9/2019, Idaho Watercolor Society, Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls.
9/2019 - 11/2019, Snake River Plein Air Painters, Hall Gallery, Idaho Falls.
4/2019, Museum Artist's Show, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls.
1/2019 - 3/2019, Gallery 12, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
1/2019, Gallery 12, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls.
12/2018, Holiday Open Studio's, Willard Arts Center, Idaho Falls.
9/2018, Gallery 12, College of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls.
9/2018, Idaho Watercolor Society, Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls.
8/2018, Gallery 12, Sagebrush Art Festival, Pocatello, Idaho.
11/2017, Gallery 12, Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls.
3/2016, Gallery Artists, Artique Ltd., Anchorage, AK.
8/2015, Alaska Watercolor Society, Arctic Rose Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Publications
2016 AcrylicWorks 3: Celebrating Texture, painting and artist biography published by North Light Books, edited by Jamie Markle.
1997 The Best of Watercolor, Second Edition, published by Rockport Publishers.
1996 American Artist Magazine, article ‘When Painting Becomes Crystal Clear’, written by Stanley Marcus.
1995 Flowers in Watercolor, published by Rockport Publishers.
Corporate Commissions
2016 SLR Consulting, ‘First Snow, Seward Harbor’, print for corporate Christmas gifts.
2007 Baileys Furniture, ‘August Reflections’, limited edition print for promotional give away, Anchorage, AK.
2006 KTUU Channel 2 Television, ‘First Snow, Seward Harbor’, limited edition print for corporate gifts, Anchorage, AK.
2004 – 2007 Arctic Slope Telephone, annual phone book covers, Anchorage, AK.
2002 Picture This Art Gallery, ‘Eagle River Valley’, limited edition prints as promotional give away.
1996 KHAR radio, 30th Anniversary Poster, ‘Sleeping Lady’, Anchorage, AK.
Private and Public Collections
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK.
Alaska State Department of Law, Robert Stoller Collection, Anchorage, AK.
Alaska State Parks, Juneau, AK.
Credit Union 1, Anchorage, AK.
Valley Hospital, Palmer, AK.
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Anchorage, AK.
Arctic Slope Telephone, Anchorage, AK.
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID.
Teaching and Demonstrations
2018 - 2020 Weekly watercolor classes and oil painting demonstrations, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.
2016 Painting workshop as community outreach for Alaska State Parks, Blaine’s Art Supply, Anchorage, AK.
2014 Watercolor demonstration, Valley Fine Art Association, Palmer, AK.
2013 Two day watercolor workshop, Blaine’s Art Supply, Anchorage, AK.
2012 Week long watercolor workshop, Fairbanks Watercolor Society.
2003 Week long watercolor workshop, Fairbanks Watercolor Society.
2001 Week long watercolor workshop, Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society, Homer AK.
1999 Week long watercolor workshop, Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society, Homer AK.
1997 – 2008 Weekly watercolor classes, Anchorage Museum.
1987 – 1997 Weekly watercolor classes, Blaines Art Supply, Anchorage, AK.
Contact Information
Instagram - @fortnerstudio
Email – [email protected]
