Hywel Pratley
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Hywel Pratley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972  |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Website | www |
Hywel Brân Pratley (born 1972[1]) is a British sculptor.
Pratley began his working life as an English teacher, at Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School, then studied sculpture at Florence Academy of Art from 2004 to 2007.[2]
His public works include a monument to Joseph Williamson at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, a monument to the tenth century philosopher Al-Farabi in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and a statue of Queen Elizabeth II with corgis, in Oakham, Rutland.[3] The latter is a 7 feet (2.1 m) tall bronze, commissioned by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, Sarah Furness. It was unveiled by Alicia Kearns MP and blessed by Debbie Sellin, the Bishop of Peterborough,[3] on 21 April 2024.[4] A monument to Gilbert Stanley Thomas was unveiled at Cardiff University in March 2025.[2]
Pratley was the featured artist in the fourth episode of the fourth series of Extraordinary Portraits, when he sculpted former paratrooper and round-Britain charity walker Christian Lewis.[5]
He is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors,[6] and of the Society of Portrait Sculptors.[7] He has also worked as a puppet sculptor for Spitting Image.[7]