British-American sculptor

A long curved form rises from two grounded points — one broad sweep, one tapered spine — narrowing as it climbs to a peak where a red wood sphere rests.

From the front, the red is almost hidden: a glimpse at the base, the sphere at the crown. From the back, the interior opens fully and the color takes over.

This is the maquette. Dance with Possibility is also available as a large outdoor commission. Black painted steel with wood, 17.5 × 10.25 × 7 in.  Signed, titled, certificate of authenticity included.

About the artist
Andrea La Valleur-Purvis is a British-American sculptor working in steel. Her practice investigates the psychological experience of holding irresolvable forces — tension, flexibility, the ongoing negotiation between stability and change. She is a recipient of the Luxembourg Art Prize Artistic Merit Award and the Art 100 VAA International Prize, and has been featured by NPR and Glasstire. She is based in Waco, Texas. 
 
August 7 - September 19, 2026
Center for Contemporary Arts
Abilene, TX

Studio

Dance With Possibility

Co-founder at Cohart- Gallerist

Deep Calm is cut from steel with a plasma cutter and finished by hand. The sweeping red form rises from its base to a crowned point, where two asymmetric discs sit on a slender rod. Touch them and they move, visually unbalanced against each other, yet finding its own way back to rest.

Calm, here, is not stillness. It is what composure looks like under tension, held rather than resolved. The discs carry that state into motion: unsettled, then quietly regathered, the way a mind returns to itself after it's been pushed off center.

The work is unique, signed, and ships ready to display. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Large-scale outdoor commissions of this form are available through the studio.


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