Cara Rose Dunne completed her degree in Fine Art Painting and History of Art in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin in 2016. She works mainly in paint and drawing. Cara also runs a design business called Cara Luna Designs, offering eco-friendly greeting cards, prints and personalised illustrations.
Portraiture and feminism have been a constant focus of Cara's work, with ideas surrounding the climate crisis influencing her practice also.
Cara completed a Dublin City Council Artist's Residency in 2022, has exhibited in the RHA and RUA Annual Exhibitions, and twice been shortlisted for The National Gallery of Ireland's Zurich Portrait Competition, winning a Highly Commended award in 2022.
Cara's written pieces have appeared in The Irish Times, The Journal and Hot Press Magazine.
Find her on facebook at 'Cara Sure Look' and instagram @carasurelook.
You can also follow Cara Luna Designs on instagram @caralunadesigns.
Portraiture and feminism have been a constant focus of Cara's work, with ideas surrounding the climate crisis influencing her practice also.
Cara completed a Dublin City Council Artist's Residency in 2022, has exhibited in the RHA and RUA Annual Exhibitions, and twice been shortlisted for The National Gallery of Ireland's Zurich Portrait Competition, winning a Highly Commended award in 2022.
Cara's written pieces have appeared in The Irish Times, The Journal and Hot Press Magazine.
Find her on facebook at 'Cara Sure Look' and instagram @carasurelook.
You can also follow Cara Luna Designs on instagram @caralunadesigns.
'Molly and Ruby', acrylic paint and coloured pencil on hanging canvas scroll, 187 x 193 cm, 2018.
Part of the Zurich Portrait Prize Competition in The National Gallery 2019.
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