Facts: - bgcolour: # 6495ed - training: otis , ba , 1964 , mfa 1967 ; los angeles art college of art & design , 1963 ; california state institute university , long beach,1960-63 of la county , los angeles - field: sculpture , installation art - awards: guggenheim fellowship for sculpture , 1974 - birth date: birth date 1941 - name: barry le va - movement: process art - nationality: american - birth place: long beach , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barry le va .
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barry le va -lrb- born 1941 in long beach , california -rrb- is a contemporary american sculptor and installation artist .trained in his native california , he works and lives in new york city .le va is among the leading figures of post-studio and process art of the late 1960s .his abstract sculptures , installations , drawings , and editioned works are featured in major art collections around the world .