Bronze Sculptor | Hannah Holmes Stewart Sculpture

Award-winning, Sussex-based sculptor, Hannah Stewart produces fine art bronzes for public and private commission; suitable for the office, home and garden.

Situated in the south east of England close to London, Hannah makes figurative sculpture, animal bronzes and portrait busts as public and private commissions. Her beautiful bronze sculptures make exciting and unusual presents, and are often commissioned to celebrate a wedding, birthday, anniversary or an area's heritage.

Clients include:

Tesco

Kier

Marie Stopes International

Miller Construction (UK) Ltd

Horsham District Council

Christ's Hospital

Mr Toy's Flying Wok

The London Oratory School

Cuckfield Parish Council

Mid Sussex District Council

26th Engineer Regiment, British Army

Ku Bar, Soho, London

Queen Mary University of London

St. Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia

Aquinas College, Perth, Australia

Dover College

Welcome

Please contact Hannah using the details above if you would like further information on her work, to discuss a commission or for answers to any other query.

WW1 Centenary commission, Captain Wilfred 'Billie' Nevill

Hannah was commissioned to make a bronze sculpture of Captain Wilfred 'Billie' Nevill for Dover College to commemorate the 177 boys from Dover College who died during WW1. Former pupil Wilfred Nevill was an officer attached to the East Surrey Regiment. He became famous as the officer who kicked a football into No Man's Land at the start to the Battle of the Somme. His Battalion achieved its objective but sadly Billie was shot and killed in front of the German barbed wire.

Mary and Jesus, Mother and Son

Commissioned for St Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia, this is the second version of this life size, bronze sculpture. The original was commissioned for The London Oratory School, see below.

This life-size sculpture depicts Mary and a teenage Jesus. It was commissioned by The London Oratory School in recognition of 150 years of parental support.

"The School community have been absolutely delighted with Hannah's work. She has not disappointed producing a sculpture of great quality that beautifully represented the ideas and themes it was set to encapsulate. Hannah was a pleasure to work with, full of ideas and open to suggestions. I recommend her without hesitation."

David McFadden, Headmaster, The London Oratory School.

Hauling Man sculpture for Tesco

This life size bronze figure of a rope worker pulling on three ropes was commissioned by Kier for the new Tesco store at Hailsham. The sculpture celebrates the history of rope making in the area.

The Southwater Iguanodon

Hannah was commissioned to make a large bronze public sculpture of an Iguanodon dinosaur by Horsham District Council and Miller Construction to celebrate the new village centre in Southwater, West Sussex. The finished dinosaur is just over 3 metres long and including its brick plinth stands 2 metres high.

The Cuckfield Iguanodon

This two metre long bronze resin dinosaur was commissioned jointly by The Cuckfield Society, Cuckfield Parish Council and Mid Sussex District Council for a new play area in Cuckfield, West Sussex.

"Many thanks Hannah, a beautiful job! A work of ART."

Cat

This life size bronze cat was commissioned to remember a well-loved pet.

"My mum thought it was Coco when she walked in!"

Queen Mary University of London

Hannah was commissioned by QMUL to make the two sculptures shown below based on designs by two students: Chierol Lai and Sophia Álvarez Barnes. The students were both winners of a competition run by the University to design a sculpture to raise awareness of mental health issues. Click here for more information.

Elephant in the Room, for Library Square, Queen Mary University of London.

Buy an "Elephant in the Room"

Raise money for mental health support by buying your own sculpture. £200 from the sale of each bronze resin "Elephant in the Room" will be donated to Mind (Registered Charity Number 219830). Email me if you would like to place an order, £750 each.

Mentis, Graduate Centre, Queen Mary University London.

Private Commissions

Hannah is very happy to work with clients in designing a sculpture for a special occasion or location.

This sculpture of 'Harry and Boris' was commissioned as a birthday present from a wife to her husband and shows their son and Boxer dog in a characteristic pose.

"Hannah's passion and dedication were to the fore in creating this wonderful piece. She has managed to capture the essence of our son and boxer dog in such a personal way. It will forever stir our emotions and bring a smile to our faces - truly wonderful! Moreover, her professionalism combined with her amiable personality made the whole process very straightforward and memorable."

This life size bronze sculpture of a Dachshund was commissioned as a surprise birthday present. It was sculpted from photographs and measurements taken from the client's dog.

"...everyone thinks she's perfect!!"

This 2/3rds life size bronze portrait was sculpted from photographs of a much loved family pet.

"Thank you Hannah...you have given us a bit of our family back that will always be loved and cared for."

These two greyhound sculptures were commissioned as a surprise birthday present. They are portraits of the owner's dogs.

Bronze porcupine, commissioned to be similar to one owned by Sigmund Freud.

"Our experience of commissioning Hannah was richly rewarding. An inspirational professional artist who was keen to fulfill our dreams, Hannah did this superbly, even joining our emotional connection with the subject. Thank you Hannah for journeying with us."

This 18inch high bronze sculpture of two penguins was commissioned in celebration of a wedding.

This bronze sculpture was commissioned to remember a favourite pet.

These bronze bears were commissioned to celebrate a wedding anniversary.

Portrait Commissions

As winner of the 'Tiranti prize for young portrait sculptors', she has a strong interest in sculpting portraits. A portrait could be modelled as a bust from photographs and sittings or as a relief from one photograph. No sittings are required for a relief portrait, so it can be completed as a surprise present!

Life size, bronze portrait bust of Len Bates. Commissioned by Christ's Hospital School to celebrate the opening and re-dedication of the restored Cricket Pavilion.

Peni Vunisau Hunt Sila. Life size bronze portrait bust for Sila Central High School, Fiji Islands.

Life Size Portrait Bust of Marie Stopes commissioned by Marie Stopes International (left), Portrait Relief modelled as a surprise present from a photograph (right)

Portrait of Oscar