I’m sharing an exciting and pivotal moment in my sculpture practice. Recently, my work has been curated into the prestigious Marfa Invitational Open | Texas, a contemporary art fair in Marfa, Texas. Earlier this year, I was a top 40 finalist for the International Visual Artists Association Award for 2024/25, and I won 1st prize from the Georgetown Arts & Culture Board for my sculpture Purpose in Chaos. Additionally, I am currently under mentorship by John Nickell, who is accelerating my metal fabrication skills.
To continue developing ambitious and impactful sculptures, I am seeking financial support to cover essential costs such as:
Your support will empower me to pursue significant exhibition opportunities, create new work, and continue innovating as a sculptor. Art patronage has always played a crucial role in advancing contemporary art, and I would be honored to have your support at this exciting stage in my career.
If you feel inspired to contribute, I would be truly grateful. And if you know just one other person who may be interested in supporting a dedicated female sculptor, sharing this letter within your network would be immensely appreciated.
Thank you so much for your consideration. I would love to count you as a friend of the studio if you’re interested.
Warmly,
Andrea
Adventure, 2025
Kinetic, Shaped Steel, Steel Rod, Wire, Swivel, Industrial Paint
35.5 x 6.5 x 9.5″ | 90cm x 16.5cm x 24cm
Joyeux Noel, 2024
Hand cut and shaped steel
144x63" | 366x160cm
Let Your Ideas Fly, 2024
Kinetic, Shaped Steel, Industrial Paint (top), Power Coat (base)
80x54x54 inches | 203x137x137cm
With a formal education in Sculpture, Andrea La Valleur-Purvis holds a BFA in Sculpture from the College of Visual Arts (St. Paul, MN, USA), a post graduate in Innovation and Design Thinking from Emeritus (in collaboration with MIT, Tuck and Columbia Universities) and a number of certificates from IDEO and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
Her studio practice has been inspired by working artists and teachers who have invested their talent and time to building artists of the future, including Karen Wirth (McKnight Fellow, MCAD, CVA), Sculptor Kurt Dyrhaug (Professor and Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow Lamar University) and under current mentorship by John Nickell, Master Metalsmith and architectural metal fabricator among others.
La Valleur-Purvis’ work is deeply informed by her multicultural upbringing in the UK and Germany by British and American parents. In adulthood, she lived in Spain for 5 years after traveling the world solo for one year in 2015.
Before returning to her passion of making contemporary art, La Valleur-Purvis held creative roles for visionary tech brands for nearly two decades. In 2023, La Valleur-Purvis released her first series of public art installations for the City of Waco, Texas.
She works from her studio in Waco, Texas.