Todd Stuart - Mainartery by Todd Stuart

With more than 25 years of designing, creating and managing commercial sculpture, public art sculpture and individually commissioned sculpture projects, Todd is dedicated to restoring life and meaning to spaces.

Get to know Todd

Todd Stuart is a sculptor, creative agent and project manager. His adaptability means he can meet the sculptural needs of virtually any client who shares a love of this evocative art form.

Across his 25 years in practice, Todd has travelled extensively, immersing himself in rich cultural experiences. Few are better placed to understand, embrace and bring to life your sculptural ambition.

Todd’s personal style is organic and dynamic.
He describes his work as “a timeless expression of investible beauty that moves people, makes them observe, think beyond themselves and their immediate environment”. His sculpture emerges from the head, heart and hands as a composite entity conjoining spirituality and space, fulfilling individual needs.

Artist’s Statement

Sculpture begins where language stops.

Every form I create carries a deliberate intention: to make a space feel like it was always meant to contain something more. Not decoration. Not an object placed to fill a gap. A presence — one that shifts how people move through a room, how they feel arriving at a building, how they remember a place years after they’ve left it.

My practice spans contemporary sculpture forged and cast in stainless steel and silicon bronze, and carved in stone — across contexts that demand durability as much as they demand beauty. Public squares, hotel entrances, private estates, corporate headquarters, and waterfront developments. The material and the environment are inseparable. What works in a polished lobby fails in an exposed coastal site. Getting that relationship right is part of the craft.

The sculptures I am drawn to are ones that do not announce themselves. They earn attention slowly. They reveal something different with each season and shift of light. They become part of the memory of a place rather than a feature added to it.

That quality — the pause a sculpture creates in a person passing by — is what every piece is working towards.

Why Mainartery Exists

Most ambitious sculpture projects fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the art.

They fail in the brief. In the material selection. In the engineering specification. In the gap between what an architect envisioned and what a fabricator actually delivered. In the logistics chain no one mapped in advance.

Mainartery exists because there is a specific and underserved position in the market: a sculptor who can also function as a project manager. Not an art consultancy that removes the artist from the equation, and not a solo sculptor who cannot manage the delivery complexity of a major commission. Something between those two — artist-authored work with technically experienced, end-to-end delivery.

Across 22 years of international project delivery — through public sculpture commissions, major hospitality installations, private collections, and commercial public art — the record stands: zero engineering failures, zero installation overruns, 100% client satisfaction.

The work is produced up to a standard, not down to a price.

If you are developing a property, a public space, or an environment that deserves to be remembered — it is worth a conversation about what sculpture could do for it. It costs nothing and changes everything.

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Biography

Todd Stuart was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1970. Influenced from an early age by his father, a teacher of manual arts, Stuart spent much of his childhood in his father’s workshop. Guided by creativity and experimentation, Stuart soon developed a passion for conceiving, developing, and crafting across mediums.

After completing a Bachelor of Industrial Design at Curtin University in 1992, Stuart took a position as Creative Designer at Artifex Australia, where he created innovative ranges of upholstered commercial furniture, brought to fruition through hands-on involvement; this included the handcrafting of concepts in the workshop and the subsequent fashioning of proto-type proofs in three dimensions.

In 1994 Stuart founded Furniturhaus, a business focusing on the production of bespoke furniture for prominent Australian interior designers and architects. Awards from the Furniture Industry Association Australia for best design innovation crafted for leather upholstery soon followed.

Having been awarded a substantial commission in the Middle East in 2005, Stuart established a branch office in Dubai, where his ability to conceive, craft and deliver custom-designed, large-scale projects to the highest standards saw him steadily gain client confidence in countries across the region and beyond. It was in this context that Todd’s cross-section of creativity, design, and project management were recognised — and he was offered his first commissioning experience in sculpture. From that point on he was committed to a sculpture career. Significant site-specific sculptures by Stuart can be found in the Ministry of Higher Education in Muscat, Oman and in 5-star hotels in both Dubai and Kuwait. He has also collaborated on a major multiple-sculpture project for the Crown Prince Holiday Residence in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and up-scaled three major works for The Red Chamber restaurant in the World Trade Centre, Beijing.

Two of Stuart’s works have been acquired by high-profile Melbourne businessman, philanthropist, and art collector John Gandel AO — one installed in Point Leo Estate Sculpture Park, Mornington Peninsula; another on the grounds of Camberwell Grammar. ‘Corroboree Dance’, a sculpture created collaboratively with First Nations artist Walangari Karntawarra, has been acquired by Metricon Director Ross Palazzesi.

His major public sculpture ‘Summit of Manhattan’ is permanently installed outside the Summit residential apartment complex at 222 E 44th Street, Manhattan. A second monumental edition, ‘Summit of Guangzhou’, is installed as a landmark statement for TIC Developments, Guangdong Province.

Active both internationally and at home, in 2012 Stuart won his first award from the Association of Sculptors Victoria. He has gone on to win 10 awards from the association in total. Stuart also won the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award at the Yarra Valley Arts / Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition 2016, and has been a multiple finalist in notable competitions including the Montalto Prize, Deakin University Art Gallery, and the Contemporary Small Sculpture Award.

Stuart’s practice, informed by industrial design principles, has consistently combined an understanding of aesthetics with an applied mastery of medium. In addition to his arts practice, Stuart works regularly as a public sculpture production manager and curator for Mainartery, an online sculpture gallery, where he has been involved in installing exhibitions in blue-chip properties across Melbourne.

Stuart currently resides in Melbourne, Australia. In his work, beauty and longevity combine to create sculpture that will endure as a legacy for generations.

Curriculum Vitae

Todd Stuart’s career spans more than 30 years of design, fabrication, and large-scale project delivery across Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and North America.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design), Curtin University, Western Australia, 1992

Awards

Dalchem Award, Annual & Awards Exhibition, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Victorian Artists Society, East Melbourne, 2022
Second Prize, Estate Category, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2019
Highly Commended, Sydney Airport Sculpture Award, Bayside Arts Festival Exhibition — Point Cook, Kyeemagh, Sydney, 2018
Second Prize, Fabricated Work, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2018
First Prize, Fabricated Work, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2017
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Sculpture Award, Yarra Valley Arts / Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition, 2016
Tina Wentcher Medallion, Association of Sculptors Victoria, 2016
Second Prize, Cast Work, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2015
Second Prize, Cast Work and Highly Commended, Fabricated Work, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2014
First Prize, Fabricated Work, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition, 2013
Highly Commended, Association of Sculptors Victoria — Annual Exhibition, Yarra Gallery, 2012

Commissions

Monumental 2.5-metre bi-morphic copper sculpture — Ross Palazzesi luxury private residence, Hinterland, Queensland, 2026
Monumental 3.5-metre Monkey Family sculpture, main deck — major international cruise line, Saint-Nazaire, France, 2025
Monumental 3.5-metre Octopus Sculpture — major international cruise line, Saint-Nazaire, France, 2023
Monumental Summit Fung Shui landmarking sculpture — TIC Developments, Guangzhou, 2023
Monumental outdoor entrance sculptures, Sundial and Ellipse — Crown Prince Residence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2020
Monumental landmarking sculpture, 41-storey Summit Residential Tower (Lloyd Goldman) — 222 E 44th Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York, 2019
Praying Mantis sculpture, larger than life-scale — Robert Costa private residence, Geelong, Victoria, 2019
Cluster of three feature sculptures, main ballroom — Manshar Hyatt Regency Hotel, Fahaheel, Kuwait, 2018
Larger than life-scale Aboriginal collaboration entrance sculpture — Ross Palazzesi private residence, Christmas Hills, Victoria, 2018
Full landscape of outdoor sculptures — Crown Prince Holiday Residence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2016
Leo Lion & Mouse sculpture — private gift, Lisa Thurin to John Gandel AO, Melbourne, 2014
Corporate branding sculpture — Keystone International Partners, Sydney, 2014
Three large-scale branding sculptures — Red Chamber Noodle Bar, World Trade Centre, Beijing, 2013
Raging Bull sculpture — Stockbrokers Association commission, Melbourne, 2011
Three-metre high stainless steel central feature — Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2010
Ten-metre and seven-metre high sculptures — Ministry of Higher Education, Muscat, Oman, 2009

Collections

Robert Costa, private collection — Melbourne, Victoria, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2025
Gandel Sculpture Park (John Gandel AO) — Point Leo Estate, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, 2015
Russell Crowe, private collection — Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 2014
Camberwell Grammar — Canterbury, Victoria, 2017
Cosmin Olaroiu, private collection — Snagov Villa, Romania, 2016

Solo Exhibitions

Quiet Perceptions — Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, 2016
Mainartery Studio — 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, 2013

Group Exhibitions

ASV — McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria, 2024
ASV Annual Awards Exhibition — Victorian Artists Society, East Melbourne, 2023
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition — Yarra Valley Arts, 2022
YAVA Interior Sculpture Exhibition — YAVA Gallery, Healesville, 2022
Contemporary Small Sculpture Award — Deakin University Art Gallery, 2021
Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition — Arc Yinnar Gallery, Yinnar, 2019
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition — Yarra Valley Arts, 2018
Tesselaar Sculpture Prize — Yarra Ranges, Victoria, 2018
d’Arenberg Winery & Cube Exhibition — McLaren Vale, South Australia, 2018
Bayside Arts Festival — Point Cook, Kyeemagh, Sydney, 2018
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition — Carlton Gardens, 2018
Montalto Sculpture Prize — Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, 2017
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition — Yarra Valley Arts, 2017
Tesselaar Sculpture Prize — Yarra Ranges, Victoria, 2017
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition — Carlton Gardens, 2017
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition — Yarra Valley Arts, 2016
Association of Sculptors Victoria — Bourke Place, Melbourne, 2016
Tesselaar Sculpture Prize — Yarra Ranges, Victoria, 2015
Artpark Sydney — Darling Park; Wintergarden Foyer, O’Connell Street; 201 Elizabeth Street, 2015
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition — Carlton Gardens, 2014
Artpark Sydney — Woolloomooloo Wharf; AMP Centre; Chifley Tower; Governor Phillip Tower; MLC Centre, 2014
Artpark Melbourne — Bourke Place; Intercontinental Hotel Rialto, Collins Street, 2014
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Exhibition — Carlton Gardens, 2013
Grand Designs Live — Soho Galleries, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 2013
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition — Toorak Road, Victoria, 2013
Herring Island Exhibition — Yarra River, Melbourne, 2013
Gateway, Sculptor’s Society of NSW — Macquarie Place, Sydney, 2013
Artpark Sydney — Woolloomooloo Wharf; AMP Centre; Governor Phillip Tower; Aurora Place; The Bond; MLC Centre; Angel Place, 2013
Artpark Melbourne — 530 Collins Street; Bourke Place; Intercontinental Hotel Rialto, 2013
Toyota Community Spirit Gallery — Port Melbourne, Victoria, 2013
Art Melbourne — Royal Exhibition Centre, Carlton, 2012
Artpark Sydney — Aurora Place; AMP Centre; Angel Place; Chifley Tower; The Bond; NAB House; Darling Park, 2012
Artpark Melbourne — Fracture Gallery, Federation Square; 120 Collins Street; PWC Boulevard, Southbank, 2012
ASV Annual Exhibition — Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 2012
INSITU Exhibition — Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 2011
Art Melbourne — Royal Exhibition Centre, Carlton, 2011
Soho Galleries — Darling Harbour, Sydney, 2011
Artpark Sydney — 321 Kent Street; Gateway Building, Macquarie Place; Grosvenor Place; 400 George Street; AMP Centre, 2011

Employment

Sculptor and Studio Director — Mainartery, Melbourne, 2011–present. Member, Sculptors Society NSW and Association of Sculptors Victoria
Branch Office Director — Furniturhaus Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2005–2011
Founder and Principal — Furniturhaus bespoke furniture design studio, Melbourne, 1994–2005
Creative Designer — Artifex Australia, Melbourne, 1993

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What drives Todd

Beauty lies at the core of every Todd Stuart sculpture. His philosophy is one of blending creativity, mastery and engagement in his limited edition works and private commissions.

Todd believes that great sculpture is an inspired purchase, not a sale, and he has a deep understanding of the creative and production cycles.

Todd is a great listener. As he explains: “One of my main hopes is to create a journey of excitement and anticipation, not anxiety of what is to come.
It all starts with engaging the customer with a glimpse into what a sculpture opportunity may mean for them.”

Where many artists loathe the process of managing a project, for Todd it’s the key to unlocking a richly satisfying customer experience.

A combination of competence and care sets Todd apart. “We create a seamless line between what we plan and present, and what outcome we deliver. That comes from having an inherent depth of knowledge and experience.”