Romania-born, Texas-based artist Adela Andea is known for creating uniquely illuminated and kinetic sculptures. Using industrial electronics, lights, plastics and other mass produced objects, Andea spawns futuristic ecosystems that ebb and flow between organic biological forms and glowing technological structures.Adela Andea received her Master of Fine Art in 2012 from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, becoming the inaugural graduate of the school’s New Media program. Since then, her sculptures and installations have been widely exhibited in such museums and institutions as The Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, NY; Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, TX; Crystal Palace, Bordeaux, France; The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, Dallas, TX; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX; and The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX. Her visionary installations have awarded her invitations to many art fairs, as well as to the Zebra3 Artist Residency in Bordeaux, France, the 2013 Texas Biennial, the 2015 International Kinetic Exhibition and Symposium in Boynton Beach, Florida, and the 18th Annual Texas Sculpture Symposium, held at Texas Tech University in 2015. She has been a visiting artist, speaker and panelist at Texas Tech University during the sculpture symposium along with Judy Pfaff. In 2015, she participated with a large installation in the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium in Boynton Beach, Florida. In 2018, she collaborated with globally renowned designer Steve Madden for the design of his newest factory release in New York, New York. Her work has been featured on PBS, MoMA Talks, in the Houston Chronicle, art ltd. magazine, Modern Dallas, USA Artnews, Colossal Magazine, and can be found in several national and international private and corporate collections. "Primordial Garden," her monumental 15,500 feet installation was acquired by Texas Tech University for their permanent collection. In 2019, Andea installed a permanent public art piece titled The Great Barrier Reef at the Drewery Place Lobby, Caydon USA & Houston Art Association in Houston, TX. Andea installed a 60 feet long and 16 feet high installation titled Chaos Incarnate, at the Center for International Light Art in Unna, Germany. She is currently installing a permanent installation at the Center for International Light Art in Unna, Germany. Most recently, Andea was selected to create a larger-than-life immersive light installation for the nationally renowned artist collective Meow Wolf in Houston, TX.