Epiphany Art
Mike Quirke
Mike Quirke is a London-based artist trained at Chelsea School of Art and Goldsmiths College. He has close to forty years of practice in egg tempera, mixed media and printmaking. In every work, he seeks to make present the activity of the Holy Spirit.
Mediums: Egg tempera · Mixed media · Relief printing · Drypoint etching
Themes: The Holy Spirit · Our Lady · The Passion · The parable of the Lost Sheep
Location: London, UK
Available for all types of commissions
About Mike
Mike Quirke studied at Chelsea School of Art and Goldsmiths College, London, and has been working as an artist and art educator for close to forty years. His principal medium for large, commissioned work is egg tempera — a demanding, ancient technique requiring patience and technical mastery, and one well suited to the devotional weight of his subjects.
For smaller private commissions, he works across a full range of mixed media and relief printing processes, including dry point etching. His work spans church commissions, private devotional pieces and more personal work including portraits.
In their own words
"The relationship with my Catholic faith has shaped, and continues to shape, all aspects of my life. Exploring the themes of this relationship in my creative practice is the natural expression of this encounter.
"The work I do ranges from commissions for churches and private clients to more personal expressions, including portraits of family and friends. In each, it is my wish to search for, or make present, the inspirational activity of the Holy Spirit."
Faith and the creative act
Mike Quirke's Catholic faith doesn't sit alongside his work — it shapes all of it. His creative practice is the natural expression of that relationship. Whether a major church commission or an intimate private piece, his intention is the same: to search for, or make present, the inspirational activity of the Holy Spirit.
The great tradition of Christian devotional art — from Byzantine icon to Renaissance altarpiece — informs his visual language, while the subjects he chooses speak directly to the lived experience of faith.
Selected works
