Artist Jared Dunten
An Opt for Optimism Film
Jared Dunten was paralyzed from the neck down after a diving accident in the Rio Grande. With relentless hope and optimism, he’s on a mission to “paint himself out of the wheelchair” by advocating research for paralysis from spinal cord injury.
The Lone Star Paralysis Foundation raises money for paralysis research to support therapy for hundreds of patients in Austin and beyond. We are proud to support their efforts and hope you will consider supporting them too.
Explore Jared’s paintings created in his studio just outside of Austin.
“Even as difficult and as hard as this is, I’m still going to work to
make something beautiful or meaningful.”— Jared Dunten
#OPTFOROPTIMISM
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