CV

  • 1957
  • Born in England
  • 1958-1983
  • Grew up in New Zealand
  • 1976
  • BA from the University of Auckland, NZ
  • 1977
  • Dip. Ed.
  • 1978-1983
  • Worked as a professional sculptor in Auckland
  • 1980-1983
  • Sculpting Tutor at The Auckland Society of Artists
  • 1983
  • On becoming a member of the Orthodox Church he returned to the U.K. and began full-time as an icon carver and painter
  • 1984,5,6
  • Visits Russia to study icons
  • 1987,8
  • Lives in Thessalonika, Greece to study modern Greek at the University of Aristotle and study Byzantine icons
  • 1993,4
  • Lives at Iviron Monastery, Mt Athos Greece with main work as monastery iconographer
  • 2002
  • Became visiting tutor at The Princes School of Traditional Arts, London
  • 2005
  • Began lecturing as a visiting tutor at the Cambridge University International Summer Schools
  • 2009
  • Founded and teaches The Diploma in Icon and Wall Painting in Shropshire, run by The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts