Randy L Purcell

Randy L. Purcell is a visual artist based in Nashville, TN. He attended Middle Tennessee State University at the age of 37 to study art. Since starting his professional art career in 2010, Randy has exhibited his work at events like ArtFields, ArtPrize, Artclectic, Flying Solo at BNA, Dogwood Arts, and the Harding Art show. He has created murals in Donelson, MTSU’s Veterans Center, and the Environmental Health and Safety Services at MTSU. While Randy’s focus is on his process of transferring ink onto beeswax, his early interest in making furniture has resulted in the creation of pieces of functional artwork as well, including the Metro Arts Nashville “Bee-Cycle” bicycle rack and the ReTune Nashville effort to repurpose damaged musical instruments and equipment. He is a founding member of the Nashville Collage Collective, Four Artist TN, and the Mystery Art League. He has appeared in publications like American Bee Journal, and the Tennessean. He was featured on NPT’s Tennessee Crossroads. He has displayed in various places, including fine art galleries, schools, restaurants, and has private collections across the United States and in Canada.

Randy currently serves on the board of Number, Inc. (a publication on art of the south), Turnip Green Creative Reuse, and L’Evate (leadership organization in the Donelson/Hermitage/Old Hickory area).