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Dunbar graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a BFA in 2004. She graduated cum laude with departmental distinction. *[5] Dunbar was named State Artist of Texas in 2005. She went on to study abroad in France, Italy and Spain. She acquired a post baccalaureate certification at the Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art in 2006. In 2006 she also became the youngest honoree on record and is the only painter to date to be inducted into the Governor's Texas Women's Hall of Fame. She was 23 at the time and honored in the arts category. In 2009 Dunbar was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from Southern Methodist University for Emerging Leadership. Earlier in the year she was awarded the 2009 Americanism Award by the DAR.

At the age of 15, Dunbar made a decision to become an advocate for children's and artist's causes. She 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. She also became an Ambassador to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in 2004. Dunbar has donated to charities including the Grammy's Musicares Foundation. ABC World News profiled the artist in 2007 as a "Person of the Week" when Charles Gibson discovered that she had quietly donated over $1M to various causes. Dunbar frequently speaks to youth, (girls in particular) and artists on a range of topics.

Amanda Dunbar was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. She moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the age of 4 and attended Orleans Wood Elementary School. Dunbar moved with her family to Allen Texas where she attended Ford Middle School and graduated from Allen High School in 2000. *[1] *[2]

Amanda Dunbar (born 1982) is a Texas-based artist who gained notoriety at an early age for her oil painting skills. Amanda Dunbar began painting in an after school art class at the age of 13. Her spontaneous and advanced works acquired significant interest immediately. Amanda is currently listed as a prodigy of the visual arts in the current textbooks for advanced university education entitled "Child Psychology" by John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.