Linda Brunker

Brunker grew up in Glasnevin, Dublin.^[3] Brunker went to Mount Temple Comprehensive School and then attended the National College of Art and Design from 1983 to 1988.^[3][2] Her sister is Amanda Brunker, a journalist, novelist and former Miss Ireland.

After leaving the National College of Art and Design in 1988, Brunker became a full-time sculptor, initially taking commissions from a number of clients.^[4][3] Her art favours figures expressing movement, often in bronze.^[5] Brunker's work has been acquired by private collectors, and commissioned for corporations and public artworks.^[6] Some examples of her public art include the Voyager 1 at Laguna Beach, California, The Wishing Hand at the Department of Education and Youth in Ireland and Gaia's Garden in Suzhou, China.^[7]