Andrea La Valleur-Purvis is an award-winning British-American sculptor who creates abstract metal sculptures that study tension, balance, and negative space. Her work ranges from pedestal-scale pieces to large outdoor installations for galleries, public spaces, and corporate collections. La Valleur-Purvis left a two decade 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 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.