Dr. Guillem Ramos-Poquí BA Hons , MA (RCA), PhD (Fine Art, Painting) FRSA
Link: For studies and full time teaching posts see: Biography
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Research on Techniques of Painting: related courses and commissions
Honorary Member, The Association of Iconographers of Ireland
Patron, The British Association of Iconographers
1. Teaching experience: Short Courses and Lectures related to
Techniques of Painting, Icons and the Sacred Traditon in Art
1974 - Lecture-demonstration on techniques of painting at: Cardiff College of Art (19 March),
and Central Saint Martins London (10 Dec). And on 18 Jan 75 at Bath Academy of Art.
1976 - Twelve workshops on the techniques of painting at The National Gallery, London Department
of Education, (30 June-5 August).
1978-90 - Teaching the Technique of Icon Painting certificated course, at Essendine Art Centre
London W.9,
1978 - Lecture-demonstration at Cardiff College of Art, Wales (31 st Jan)
- Lecture, Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg ,
Austria (11-24 June)
- Lecture at Allen Hall Theological Seminary, London (3 Oct)
- Lecture, Carmelity Priory, Oxford (2 Dec).
1979 - Lecture on Icons International Lutheran Study Centre, London WC1
1980 - Icon painting course at St Anne's Centre, Holm Hurst St Mary,
St. Leonard 's-on-Sea, East Sussex , (7-12 April)
- Reorganization of 20 th century religious art collection, Prochivitate Cristiana,
Assisi , Italy (6-22 July).
- Five lecture-demonstrations on Icons at the Cornerstone Westminster Cathedral
(30 Sept-4 th Nov).
1982 - Icon Summer Course , Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu ,
New Mexico , U.S.A. (14-30 August)
1983 - Icon Easter Course : Cork Municipal Museum , Ireland (5-9 April).
1984 - Icon Summer Course : Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert,
Abiquiu ,
New Mexico , U.S.A. ( 5-27 August)
1985 - Icon Summer Course : Carthusian Monastery of Chartreuse de la Valsainte,
Switzerland (21 July-8 Aug)
1991 - Icon painting Summer Course in Kouvola , Finland (23-20 July)
1992 - Two Icon painting Easter and Summer Courses at Santa Maria College ,
Dublin (20-24 April, and 19-26 July)
92-93 - Icon painting techniques, lecture-demonstration (to coincide with an
exhibition of Bulgarian Icons) at Coventry Municipal Museum (15 Aug 92)
Hull Municipal Museum,
(24 April 93) Bradford Municipal Museum (8 May 93)
1993 - Icon painting Summer Course , Copenhagen , Denmark (15-20 July)
1996 - Three icon demonstrations at Bridgewater House London (19,20,26 March), to coincide
with an exhibition of Greek icons from the Ghikas Foundation.
2006 - Lecture (Talisman Art Lectures) 30th Sept. London:
"The Spiritual Dimension in 20th Century Art"
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2. Icons and Sacred Art in Churches
Public Commissions and private collections:
1976 - The Hand of God , tempera on board, Salesian Centre, rue Leon Frot, Paris .
- The Annunciation , diptych, tempera on board. Private Collection, Montilla , Spain
1977 - Virgin and Child , tempera on board. Private Collection, Montilla , Spain
1978 - Virgin of the Sign , tempera on board. Private collection, Belgium
1979 - Virgin of the Sign , tempera on board (full figure in three sections),
Carmelite Sisters, Knock, CoMayo, Ireland
- The Seven Deacons , tempera on canvas, private commission, London (blessed by
Bishop D. Konstant, in Nov)
- Wood relief : Saint Paul , model for a commission in the Edinburgh church of Saint Paul ,
large scale work executed by Stephen Foster.
- The Risen Christ , tempera on panel, Carmelite House, Loghread, Co. Galway, Ireland
1980 - Christ Healing the Bind Man , tempera on panel. Private Collection, London
- Assisi: a Franciscan Landscape , tempera on panel. Private collection Marianne Salciers,
Santa Fe , New Mexico , USA
- Coronation of the Virgin , watercolour, XX century collection of religious art, Prochivitate
Cristiana, Assisi , Italy
1981 - The Nativity , oil-tempera on panel, Mr & Mrs Jo, Harry and Juliet Webster
Collection, London
- Christ Descending into Limbo , oil-tempera on board, collective, Camden Arts
Centre (11 Feb-1 March)
- Mary Flanked by Two Angels (Madonna del Parto), oil-tempera on canvas, private
Collection Emma-Jane Wittman, London
- The Last Supper , stained glass:, Private collection Mrs J.P. Adams, London .
1982 - Diesis , icon, Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu ,
New Mexico , U.S.A.
- Life of St Therese of Avila , drawings, Carmelite Priory, Boars Hill, Oxford
- The Deposition (pastels and oil-tempera on large-scale watercolour paper),
C.E. Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay , England
1983 - The Holy Trinity , icon, Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay , England
- The Transfiguration , icon, Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu , New Mexico , U.S.A.
1984 - P oems of St John of the Cross , drawings, Lady Christian Hoare sacred art collection, Cranbrook , Kent .
- The Annunciation , ceramic plate (part of a collection of 5): Private collection Pauline Webber, London
1985 - Our Lady of the Passion or Perpetual Succour , icon, commission. The Lady Chapel,
Church of Our Lady and Saint Joseph , Dalston, London N14 (Blessed by H.E. Cardinal Basil Hume on 24 Sept)
1985 - Calvary , icon, Cardinal Basil Hume's office, Westminster Cathedral, London
1987 - The Advent of Time , The Harmony of the Arts , two watercolours, Lady Christina Hoare sacred art
collection, Canbrook, Kent.
1990 - The Annunciation, icon ( reproduced in the cover of book on The Technique of Icon Painting) .
Lady Christian Hoare sacred art collection, Canbrook , Kent .
- The Virgin Hodigitria and Christ Pantocrator , icons, (reproduced on pages 35 and 42 of book on
The Technique of Icon Painting) . Collection of the artist.
- The Tree of Life, large-size watercolour, commissioned by The Leader' Office, Westminster City Council.
1992 - Triptych with the Lamb of God (Carmel, a Pilgrim's Journey ), tempera on cavas, 102 x 206 cm.
Chapel of Carmelite House, the Abbey, Loghread, Co. Galway, Ireland
- Saint Elizabeth Grand Duchess Serge of Russia (1864-1918), icon. Private commission.
Collection of Brian North Lee, London .
1993 - Triptych with The Washing of the Feet and Angels of the Passion , tempera on canvas 102 x 206 cm.
The Refectory, Carmelite Priory, Clarenton Road , Dublin
2002 - Virgin of the Dawn, mural (tiles) 1.50 m x 75 cm, Villa Aurora, Montilla , Spain .
2003 - Our Lady of the Passion of Perpetual Succour , icon, the Lady Chapel, commission, Church of Saint Albans .
Painted jointly with his wife, Lynne Taggart. Blessed by H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor: 27 Sept
2005 - Calvary Altarpiece ( 3m x 2.5 m) Egg Tempera, gilding and wood relief on poplar (in sections).
Sanctuary of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent de Paul, 337 Harrow Road London W9
2007: Icon Exhibition: "Epiphany - Contemporary Iconographers in Britain", Wallspace at All Hallows Church, London Wall, EC2
2009: Icon of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Panel 74cm x 65 cm. Commision by the Discalcet Carmelite Order of England and Wales on the
occassion of the visit of the Relics of the Saint in E & W. Carmelite Priory. Boars Hill, Oxford.
2009 Article: "Painting as Prayer: The Experience of the Sacred in Art", Mount Carmel Magazine (pp 8-13, Vol.57 No.2 April-June 2009)
2010: Calvary Altarpiece. Panel 1.58m x 1.22m, with 6 sets of rays. Sanctuary of the Church of St Joseph, Berkely Road, Dublin, Ireland.
(To be blessed by H.G. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, on 19th of March)
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