About
Sara K Dunn
She/Her
I'm currently based in the Burren, Ireland in pursuit of an MFA in Art and Ecology from the Burren College of Art.
I’m a multimedia artist, budding ecologist, and informal historical researcher. My artworks flow from within, taking the viewer on a journey into my subconscious and elaborate inner world bathed in cool greens. I gather inspiration from deep within myself and the world around me through a contemporary and historical lens, resulting in work that is both wistful and aware of our current reality.
My recent focus has been on our infinitely varied ecological world in tandem with my queer, neurodivergent, and feminine identities. In doing various modes of research, I have found parallels between our human selves and our world. My newfound insight combined with previous knowledge results in intricate world-building artworks. These new creations give fresh access to my perception of reality and imagined possibilities through an ever-evolving mix of verdant mediums.
My lush visual language is a way for others to see how wondrous and interconnected our world is to its inhabitants. I create emotionally charged drawings and immersive environments where viewers come away with both the comfort that they are not alone in this world, and with a glimmer of hope in what potential futures can hold.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2023-2025 MFA Candidate in Art and Ecology
at Burren College of Art, Ireland
2019 URI Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
at University of Rhode Island, South Kingston, RI, USA
2013-2017 BFA with Honors in Illustration
at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA
Scholarships & Awards
2016 - Edna Lawrence Scholarship at RISD
Publications
Paddenstolen - In Kunst, Cultuur, and Natuur
by Antoon Kuhlmann and Dominique Clement
Hortus Nijmegen Botanical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Published February 2022
CARGO Comic Anthology
AWE Comics, Providence, RI, USA
Issue No. 2 - 2020
Issue No. 1 -2018
Thin Noon Literary Journal
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Issue No. 3 - 2017
Issue No. 2 -2016
Issue No. 1 -2015
FREAKLORE Zine
Magik Press, New London, CT, USA
FREAKLORE Zine - 2023
RESIDENCIES
2023 - Wedding Cake House Residency: March Cohort
Wedding Cake House, Providence, RI, USA
2012 - Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Residency
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Exhibitions and collections
2023 - Fairy Garden Days: Featured Artist
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cranston, RI, USA
2023 - Springtime Iridescent Pond: Window Display Artist
Campus Fine Wines in Fox Point, Providence, RI, USA
2023 - Demystifying Process: A PVDPrintmakers Exhibition
Waterfire Arts Center, Providence, RI, USA
2023 - My Buddy Dorothy Group Show
Sonny's House, Portland, OR, USA
2021-22 - Imagined Plants: Giving Plastic Packaging Another Life
Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
2022 - Homage: Group Show
On the Fringe, NYC. Tribeca, NY, USA
2021 - Vacant Museum: Lost & Found
Global Online Art Gallery: VacantMuseum.com
2021 - The Queer Art Collective: Petrichor
The QAC, The Armory, Pawtucket, RI, USA
2021 - Bloom Collective: Window Display Artist
Bloom Collective at The West End, Providence, RI, USA
2021 - The Queer Art Collective: Opening Exhibition
The QAC, The Armory, Pawtucket, RI, USA
2020 - Bloom Collective: Vendor and Window Display Artist
Pop-Up Shop, Providence, RI, USA
2020 - Prints for Protest Edition
Philadelphia, PA, USA
2019 - Miami Art Week: Satellite Art Show
Wynwood, Miami, FL, USA
2019 - Prints for Protest Edition
New York City, NY, USA
2019 - Salon De Thé
Studio 1608, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
2019 - The Threshold
Studio 1608, West Palm Beach, FL USA
2018 - Miami Art Week: Satellite Art Show
Satellite Gallery, Miami, FL, USA
2018 - Paris Plus Friends: Week Three
Pop-Up Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
2017 - Time. Space. Place. Global Thoughts & Practices
Woods-Gerry Gallery at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
2017 - Classically Trained, a Senior Show
RISD Illustration Gallery Space, Providence, RI, USA
2017 - Illustration Senior Show
Woods-Gerry Gallery at RISD, Providence, RI, USA
2017 - Investigating Myths and Legends of the Burren The Burren College of Art, The Burren, Ireland
Contact
Currently open to commissions
feel free to inquire about art pieces
For children's book inquires contact:
photo credit: Rena Rong