Julio Sanchez DeAlba

Julio Sanchez De Alba moved to the United States from his native country Bolivia in 1980. He work as a mechanical engineer in manufacturing. As Division Manager for the South West and Latin America at Clinton Industries, NJ. Julio’s job required frequent international travel. In his spare time, he delighted in touring national parks and photographing animals in their natural habitats. In 1998, Julio discovered his talent for sculpture. In 2000, he left engineering to focus exclusively on capturing nature’s beauty, indifference and strength through his artwork.

Julio’s career change was quickly rewarded with exhibits at the Holland and Holland Gallery in New York City, Epcot Center Galleries in Orlando, FL. and an invitation to the exclusive “Sculptures in the Park” art show in Loveland, Colorado. Other favorite shows he regularly participates in include Safari Club International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada; Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Equestrian and Hunters Show in Abu Dhabi. Julio’s work can be found in private collections across the globe and his clients include President George H.W. Bush. He is the recipient of numerous awards.

Julio particularly enjoys the challenge of creating large-scale monuments.  Among his favorite public commissions are “The Men of Company E,” a fourteen-foot bas-relief, “El Paso Vietnam Memorial” a 42ft long 8ft tall granite pyramid, “Rising Stronger,” a ten-

foot sculpture that commemorates the heroism of fireman during the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9-11, and a twelve-foot tall sculpture of “Nestora Piarote” a matriarch for the Tigua Indians. His latest project is a 14 Ft Tall angel picking up a fallen soldier from the battle field, an Irak war memorial to be unveiled on May 2018.

Julio’s heroic size animal bronze sculptures include “Strength,” an eighteen-foot, three-ton black rhinoceros; “Stealthy Approach,” a nine-foot long mountain lion; “Great Blues,” five-foot tall great blue herons; “Husky” a six foot tall dog, Chapin High  mascot; “Dragonfly”, which has a wingspan of 17 feet; “Harvest Ants” that are nine-feet long; and “Thunderbull,” a twelve-foot long Bison.

An outdoors-man, world traveler, free spirit, observer, private pilot, photographer, and avid plane model collector, when Julio is not sculpting, he can be found manufacturing and flying his own RC airplanes.