I'm a British-American sculptor based in Central Texas. I work with steel because it fights back. It demands heat, force, precision—and in that resistance, something shifts. What starts rigid becomes moveable.
Small Works
Bosque Art Center, Clifton, TX
January 5 – 31, 2026
60th CAIN National Exhibition
CAIN Gallery
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Juried by Tabitha Whitley
February 13 – April 17, 2026
Andrea La Valleur-Purvis is an award-winning British-American sculptor creating abstract forms that explore resilience, balance, and the architecture of emotion.
La Valleur-Purvis left a two decade freelance design practice to pursue art full-time, a pivotal transition that now shapes her unique perspective in today’s contemporary art landscape.
Her work has been exhibited in the Marfa Invitational and outdoor installations in public spaces in Waco, Georgetown, and Cedar Park, Texas.
She was awarded the Artistic Merit Award from the Luxembourg Art Prize, The Art 100 VAA International Prize and has been featured in Glasstire, NRP Radio, Cohart’s Editorial Magazine among others.
She lives and works in Waco, Texas.
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