Hywel Pratley

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Hywel Brân Pratley (born 1972{{cite web |title=Hywel Pratley |url=https://www.artnet.com/artists/hywel-pratley/ |website=ArtNet |access-date=2 March 2025}}) is a British sculptor.

He 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.hywelpratley.com/ |title=Hywel Pratley Sculpture |publisher=Hywel Pratley |access-date=2 March 2025}}

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.{{cite magazine |last=Jureidini |first=Ben |title=Tatler meets Hywel Pratley, the artist of the moment who just unveiled the first permanent memorial statue of Queen Elizabeth II – as he reveals the hidden meaning behind the sculpture |magazine=Tatler |date=23 April 2024 |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/hywel-pratley-statue-of-queen-elizabeth |access-date=2 March 2025}} The latter is a {{convert|7|ft|m}} tall bronze, that was 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. It was unveiled on 21 April 2024.{{cite news |title=Sculptor explains the inspiration behind Rutland Elizabeth II statue |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68877469 |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=BBC News |date=24 April 2024}} A monument to Gilbert Stanley Thomas was unveiled at Cardiff University in March 2025.

He 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.{{cite web |title=BBC One - Extraordinary Portraits, Series 4, Christian and Hywel |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00284wr |publisher=BBC |access-date=2 March 2025}}

He is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors,{{cite web |title=Hywel Pratley MRSS |url=https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/hywel-pratley |publisher=Royal Society of Sculptors |access-date=2 March 2025 }} and of the Society of Portrait Sculptors.{{cite news |title=Hywel Pratley |url=https://stamfordandrutlandliving.co.uk/articles/hywel-pratley/ |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=Stamford & Rutland Living |date=22 September 2023}} He has also worked as a puppet sculptor for Spitting Image.