Malcolm A. Stewart
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Malcolm Anthony Stewart, 23 March 1939, Essex, England. (M.A. Cantab., Royal Drawing Society Diploma)
Malcolm’s stained glass graces Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist environments … also palaces, pubs and private houses. He has been cartoonist, singer-songwriter, priest, BBC TV producer, Relief Aid Director and UN project coordinator. He produced the London event of the World Symposium on Humanity, and once circled the world directing a film on earth energies. He lectures throughout Europe and UK on symbol systems and is a teaching member of Arica Institute.
His stained glass is in palaces in London, Brunei and Oman, in private houses, pubs, restaurants and leisure centres throughout UK, in Surrey and Yorkshire churches, in a synagogue in Kingston and a mosque in Dubai.
There’s an outdoor mosaic at a conference centre in Sussex; and a custom-landscaped lake and island at a Tudor manor near Oxford.
He illustrated book jackets, posters, CD covers, company and personal logos and liveries, created a children's colouring book for the Esso Tiger campaign… done décor mirrors, tilings and lamps for design exhibitions and wine bars.
From Switzerland to California there are Sufis with a panel of the 99 Names of God adorning the walls of their dens.
The design source for almost all his work has been sacred geometry.
His work in the visual arts has been rounded out by varied careers: musician, priest, publishing editor, BBC and ITV producer, and NGO Refugee and Aid administrator.
He lectures and gives courses in the UK, Europe and North America on the classic liberal arts about which he is completing a book with original illustrations throughout.
[edit] Chronological Biography
Throughout childhood and beyond (aged 7 – 24) spent over 2000 hours in one Pugin’s finest Gothic Revival Churches at St Edmund’s Old Hall. UK’s oldest RC school.
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- 1957 - Diploma of Arts, Royal Drawing Society
- 1963 - Ordained RC priest (6 years: philosophy, theology, scripture, ritual and sacred architecture)
- 1963-66 - Eng. Literature MA – Christ’s College Cambridge
- 1965 - Performed in Footlights
- 1966-67 - Made two EP records of own songs. (Musician/Guitarist since 1957)
- 1967 - Editor at Chapman’s publishers. Designed book jackets, layouts and mazes (artist/designer first Esso Tiger promotions Children’s Game Book
- 1967-77 - Numerous radio and TV broadcasts as singer/songwriter/story-teller
- 1968-71 - Producer/Head of Religious programmes London Weekend TV (2 awards at Montreux and Monte Carlo International TV Festivals)
- 1972 -73 - Travelling/studying in Dharmasala (west Himalayas) and Sri Lanka. Practised Soto and Rinzai Zen, Taoist alchemy. Initiated in Shiva Yoga. Made Sufi connections
- 1973 - Co-producer of 8 rock concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral
- 1973 - Entered Arica School of Knowledge. Began intensive studies of sacred geometry, vedic number, arab design and symbol systems.
- 1973-77 - Producer BBC. Founder producer: Light of Experience, Anno Domini, Everyman
- 1974 - Initiated in Kargu “Black Hat” tradition by Karmapa Lama
- 1975 - Developed film concept on sacred geometry with Keith Critchlow and, same year, on spirituality and humour with Idries Shah – who further educated me on sacred geometry
- 1977 - Was the singer/songwriter subject of 3 programme music series: Songs of Searching BBC2 Director South London
- 1977 - Jubilee Year Arts Festival (27 venues in S. London Boroughs)
- 1978 - Producer of London wing of World Symposium on Humanity: week-long, full day holistic satellite-linked conference at major sites in LA, Toronto and London (Wembley Conference Centre). Director Paths of the Dragon – film on the leylines of the world – filming in UK, Europe, USA, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Iran. First practitioner-practitioner introduction of Feng Shui to the West
- 1978 - Co-Founder/producer of Threshold Foundation
- 1979 - Director UN International Year of the Child UK Education Project: A Chance for Tomorrow
