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Realism" is a term Dunlap coined to describe his work in both the visual arts and fiction - "the places and things I paint and describe are not real, but they could be." Dunlap is an avid and accomplished printmaker as well as painter, sculptor and photographer. His work is included in collections such as the New York's
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Dunlap classifies his artistic style as hypothetical realism. He has co-curated several exhibitions at the
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from 1979 to 1980. He has lectured on art related subjects at colleges, universities, institutions and professional conferences. He serves as arts commentator on WETA-TV's cultural round table show, "Around Town." He currently maintains studios in
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DUNLAP, the comprehensive monograph on the artist's 40 plus year career, published by the
University Press of Mississippi, 2006 with foreword by Julia Reed, essay by J. Richard Gruber and statement by the artist.
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