Amanda Dunbar was born on 1982 and is a Texas-based artist who gained acclaim at an early age for her oil painting skills.
19 Facts About Amanda Dunbar
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Amanda Dunbar began painting in an after school art class at the age of 13.
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Amanda Dunbar moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 4 and attended Orleans Wood Elementary School.
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Amanda Dunbar picked up a brush and created Mother's Touch, a portrait in the French impressionist style of a woman in a blue dress drying her small daughter after her bath.
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Amanda Dunbar never knew what she wanted to as she grew up.
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Amanda Dunbar thought she could be a nurse like her mother.
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Amanda Dunbar graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a BFA in 2004.
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Amanda Dunbar went on to study abroad in France, Italy and Spain.
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Amanda Dunbar acquired a post baccalaureate certification at the Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art in 2006.
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Amanda Dunbar was 23 at the time and honored in the arts category.
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In 2009 Amanda Dunbar was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from Southern Methodist University for Emerging Leadership.
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Amanda Dunbar began painting at the age of 13 and had a solo exhibition in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 16.
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Amanda Dunbar has appeared on TV shows including Oprah.
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At the age of 15, Amanda Dunbar made a decision to become an advocate for children's and artist's causes.
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Amanda Dunbar took part in a documentary entitled The Artist in Me that became a special feature on Mattel's Barbie as Rapunzel DVD, released in 2002 to inspire creativity among children.
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Amanda Dunbar has donated to charities including the Grammy's MusiCares Foundation.
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Amanda Dunbar frequently speaks to youth, and artists on a range of topics.
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Amanda Dunbar is the founder and CEO of Amanda Dunbar Studios in Dallas.
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Amanda Dunbar is the lead designer for the Precious Rebels line of art guitars.