Tomi La Pierre

Sculpture is the predominant base of my art . I have training in Forensic Facial Reconstruction and tend to split my art into two areas. One reflects the reality of human existence with appropriate emotions . The second is an abstract world of movement and thought. Both, however, are founded in the human form.

Partial Listing of Affiliations, Galleries, Showings:
National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW)
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media (SLMM)
El Paso Art Association
Artforms Artist Association of New Mexico
Insighters

Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (March catalog, p.58)
Main Street Gallery, Las Cruces, NM

AAWA, Wickenburg, AZ (juried); Albuquerque, NM; Sierra Arts International (juried), El Paso, TX; NLAPW, Washington, DC (juried); Mill Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (juried); Sunland Art Gallery, El Paso, TX; Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT (juried); NLAPW, Alexandria, VA (juried); Loveland Sculptural Invitational, Loveland, CO (juried); Corbett Center, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM: Fox Fine Arts, UTEP, El Paso, TX; Verde Canyon, AZ; Kermezaar, El Paso, TX; Galeria Azul, Mesilla, NM; Artforms, FLOAM, Las Cruces, NM. Numerous awards.

Commission Work: Bas Relief and Portrait Busts throughout the USA.

Qualified: Forensic Facial Reconstruction


Portfolio:

World views

Visions of people from throughout the world -

Legacy “Legacy”

This three-piece bronze work portrays the plight of many Africans today. Faced with failure from the three prongs of society: personal, governmental, and religious, this is their "legacy." This socially intense work is mounted on sandstone and has mixed media inclusions. Limited edition: 30. Size 18"x28" . Cast at Shidoni Foundry, Tesuque (Santa Fe), New Mexico. NOTE: Heavy piece must be crated for shipment.

Bracero “Bracero”

Portrait bronze of ranch hand /farm worker of the Southwest. Limited edition:25 Cast at Shidoni Foundry, Tesuque (Santa Fe), New Mexico.

Abstracts

The base of the majority of my abstracts is the human form.

Flora and Fauna (Side) “Flora and Fauna (Side)”

Bronze figure reminiscent of the Egyptian falcon. Limited Edition: 25. Cast at Shidoni Foundry, Tesuque (Santa Fe), New Mexico.