HOLLY DUNN
HOLLY DUNN IS
NOTHING IF NOT VERSATILE. THIS NATIVE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BURST ONTO THE
COUNTRY MUSIC SCENE IN THE MID 1980’S, WITH A SELF-PENNED TRIBUTE TO HER
PREACHER FATHER CALLED “DADDY’S HANDS.” THE SONG EARNED HOLLY’S FIRST TWO
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND SET HER OFF ON A WHIRLWIND CAREER. OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT 20+ YEARS, HOLLY RACKED UP THREE GRAMMY AWARD NODS, THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S “NEW FEMALE VOCALIST”
AWARD (1986) AND THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION’S “HORIZON AWARD.” (1987) IN
1989 HOLLY WAS INDUCTED INTO THE FAMED GRAND OLE OPRY CAST AND ALSO AWARDED
“SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR” BY BMI.
ALONG THE WAY, HOLLY
HOSTED HER OWN RADIO SHOW ON WWWW IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN (1997), AND FOR TWO YEARS (2001-01) WAS HOST OF TNN’S “OPRY
BACKSTAGE” WEEKLY TELEVISION SHOW.
HOLLY HAS TOURED THE
WORLD EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. SHE HAS RECORDED 10 ALBUMS, AND ACHIEVED AT LEAST TOP TEN
STATUS FOR 14 OF HER SINGLES, REACHING THE COVETED NUMBER ONE SPOT FOUR TIMES.
“MILESTONES,” HER GREATEST HITS PACKAGE, WAS CERTIFIED GOLD SHORTLY AFTER
RELEASE IN 1991. FOR A FULL LIST OF HOLLY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SEE HER DISCOGRAPHY.
BUT… HOLLY’S TALENTS
DON’T BEGIN AND END WITH MUSIC. BECAUSE HER MOTHER IS A TALENTED OIL PAINTER,
HOLLY GREW UP WITH A NATURAL LOVE AND TALENT FOR MAKING FINE ART AS WELL. TO
THAT END, IN 2003 HOLLY KEPT A LONG STANDING PROMISE TO HERSELF AND WALKED AWAY
FROM THE MUSIC BUSINESS TO PURSUE HER PASSION FOR ART.
SHE HAS JOKED IN
INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THAT SHE ONLY MADE MUSIC TO PAY FOR HER ART
SUPPLIES. SO, TO NOW BE ABLE TO PURSUE HER CRAFT FULL TIME IS A GIFT THAT HOLLY
DOESN’T TAKE LIGHTLY. WITH THE SAME COMBINATION OF HARD WORK AND GOD GIVEN
TALENT, HOLLY IS ONCE AGAIN TURNING HER PASSION INTO SUCCESS.
WORKING PRIMARILY IN
PASTEL AND SOME MIXED MEDIA, HOLLY’S FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE THE ICONS AND
ARCHITECHTURE OF AMERICA’S
GREAT SOUTHWEST. HER WORK BORDERS ON PHOTOGRAPHIC WITH A WARM, ALMOST SPIRITUAL
LIGHT THAT RADIATES THROUGHOUT.
CURRENTLY, HER WORK
IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PENA GALLERY IN SANTA FE,
NEW MEXICO AND MILLER FINE ART IN SALADO, TEXAS.
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