About Jordan Quill

Jordan currently a PhD candidate in the History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, specialising in the architecture and textiles of Northern India during the early modern period (c.1550-1800).

He holds an MPhil in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies at the University of Oxford, where he gained the basic skills needed to speak, read and write in Tibetan, which he has developed and accelerated upon graduating in the Himalayan village of McLeodganj, seat of the Tibetan Government in Exile, and His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

During his BA degree in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, Jordan concentrated on the arts of Timurid Central Asia, the Medieval Mediterranean, and Mughal India, which gave him a firm base of knowledge covering a wide geographical and historical range.

Jordan has also worked for a number of years at the internationally renowned antique Indian textiles gallery Joss Graham in central London.

Alongside publishing on Himalayan arts and continuing to study Tibetan, he is now also learning Persian and Hindi as he completes his PhD thesis.

This website aims to inspire others to learn about the arts, cultures and languages of the Himalayas, India and Tibet. From each page you can get in touch to inquire about working with Jordan, as well as access and purchase a range of hand-painted, personally curated traditional Himalayan thangka paintings.

travel to the Indian subcontinent and beyond from the comfort of your own home

Immerse yourself in the sites and sights of northern India and the Himalayas by getting lost in a world of architecture, textiles and art.

This online experience brings together a selection of photographs taken and personally curated by Jordan Quill. Focussing on details and representing the specific emotional and sensory feelings of each place, these images offer a means of experiencing India and the Himalayas right now.

This photographic library has been amassed over years of travelling, reading and research into the art, architecture, languages and cultures of Tibet, the Himalayas, and northern India.

Click ‘Sites’ at the top of your screen and choose your first place to explore to access this magical world.

All images are ©Jordan Quill, please contact me via email or the form on the website to discuss image use.

SITES

THANGKA

With years of knowledge of travel in the remotest regions of Northern India and Nepal, Jordan is available for online consultations by appointment.

His regions of expertise include much of Tibetan-speaking Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and the Kathmandu Valley, as well as further afield in India, from Delhi, to Rajasthan, Hyderabad and Bengal.

Many of these places can be seen in the ‘sites’ feature of this website, which are a good place to start when planning a potential trip.

Please click to the left or at the top of the page for more details and for the form to get in touch with Jordan for more information on how to access this service.

TRAVEL CONSULTANCY

THANGKA PAINTING

Jordan Quill works exclusively with the Lama family in the painting of contemporary thangkas, actively encouraging the making of high-quality works of Himalayan art. The Lamas are Tamang (རྟ་དམག་/तामाङ), originating in Nepal and speaking a Tibeto-Burman language that shares much of its vocabulary with Tibetan.

A thangka is a traditional painting depicting Buddhist deities, mantras or mandalas. Thangka painting has been practiced for many centuries throughout Tibet and the Himalayas, and is one of, if not the, art form that is most closely associated with Tibetan Buddhism.

Purchasing a thangka here will directly support the artist who painted it.

View a range of thangka available for purchase here.

As well as having a range of thangka paintings readily available to choose from, it is also possible to see if a specific painting is available but not yet listed on the website.

Jordan has access to a vast range of paintings based in Northern India, and it is therefore often possible to locate the perfect work of art, ready and available for shipping.

If the perfect painting is not currently available, it may be possible to commission one of your own.

Painting time depends on the size and quality and this can be discussed by getting in touch via the form on the website page.

Please get in touch by clicking the link to the left or at the top of your screen.

THANGKA COMMISSIONS and requests

Antique Textile consultancy and collections management

With more than seven years working with antique textiles from India and Tibet, to Central and South East Asia, and even longer studying them academically, Jordan is able to offer dating and identification services for most antique Asian textiles and many other works of art you may own and want to know more about.

His contacts in the field mean he can also offer purchasing advice and sourcing consultancy to collectors as well as advice on how to properly display, store and look after your collections.

Bespoke appointments can be made by clicking the link to the left or at the top of your screen, and getting in touch.

Brand collaborations and historical consultancy

Jordan’s knowledge of textiles, antique and new, coupled with his Art Historical training and language abilities, means that he is able to offer historical consultancy to a range of fields, from set and costume design for films based in India, Tibet and beyond, to contemporary textile brands looking to underpin their work with historical research and context.

Please get in touch via the link to the left or at the top of the page to discuss working with Jordan professionally.