Dot Bunn

"Painting is my addiction, which grows more compelling with each completed work. My whole identity comes from being an artist and all aspects of my life revolve around my time in my studio."
-Dot Bunn

Dot Bunn has lived in Bucks County since she was 10 years old and currently operates out of Red Stone Farm Studio in Plumstead Township. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Bunn creates paintings of representational subject matter, including still lifes, landscapes, and figures. Her favorite theme is the rural scenery of Bucks County.

Bunn received her education in art from the Hicks Art Center at Bucks County Community College and the former Philadelphia College of Textile and Science. Her instructors included Paul F. Keene, among others. Bunn has exhibited her paintings at several locations in the Bucks County and Philadelphia region, and in New York City. She is a member of the Philadelphia/Tri-State Artist Equity.

Education and Training
Hicks Art Center, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 1976
Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984

Influences and Teachers
Paul F. Keene, George Gainsworth, Thomas Eakins, Daniel Garber, Edgar Hopper, James A. Whistler

Connection to Bucks County
Dot Bunn has lived in Bucks County since 1956. Her studio is Red Stone Farm House in Plumstead Township.

Affiliations
Artsbridge, Lambertville, New Jersey
Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity

Major Solo Exhibitions
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2004
Haas-Muth Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 2005

Major Group Exhibitions
Phillips' Mill Juried Art Exhibition, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1998, 2004
Miles of Mules, Michener Art Museum Benefit, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2003
Artsbridge Regional Juried Show, Prallsville Mill, New Jersey, 2004
Artist Equity Show, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 2004
Bread and Roses Art Exhibition, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2004
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, New York, 2004
Chester County Art Association, 20th Annual Juried Art Show, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 2004
Philadelphia/Tri State Artist Equity 55th Anniversary Exhibition, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 2004
Philadelphia/Tri State Artist Equity Annual Fall Exhibition, Phillips' Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2004
Salmagundi Club, Annual Juried Show, New York, New York, 2004
Sedgewick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004

Best Traditional Painting, Phillips' Mill Annual Art Exhibition, 1998
Best of Show, Sedgewick Cultural Center Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004
Best Oil Painting, North Penn Arts Alliance Members' Exhibition, 2004
Emilia Piasecka Award, Adam Styka Juried Art Exhibit, 2004
Patrons Award for Painting, Phillips' Mill Annual Art Exhibition, 2004
Selected for Prallsville Mill Calendar, 2004
Elaine Alber Award, Philadelphia/Tri State Artist Equity 56th Anniversary Exhibition, 2005