Heather Midori Yamada
Artist and Teacher of Contemplative Arts
Upcoming in Victoria BC
Permanent Showroom Official Opening!
Saturday, April 18, 2026
noon - 4 p.m.
Exclusive Gage Second Story Open House, a rare opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the creative worlds of four distinct local artists. Featuring Heather Midori Yamada, Margo Cooper, Martin Osberg, and Stefan Lehmann.
For Heather this will be a permanent rotating selection of mixed media canvasses, washi banners, watercolours, prints and cards. A percentage of sales supports the Gage Gallery.
Open by appointment/and during special events held by the four artists.
Gage Gallery Arts Collective
2nd floor, 19 Bastien Square, Victoria, BC (map)
Fairfield Artists' Studio Tour
Saturday, May 2 - Saturday, May 3, 2025
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Heather Midori will open up her studios on the lower level of the Annex building of St. Matthais Church building to show watercolours, mixed media canvasses, banners on Japanese washi, cards and prints.
Heather’s Studio
Annex Building of St. Matthais Church, 600 Richmond Ave at Richardson St., Victoria, BC (map)
*payment by e-transfer, cash or cheque
Summer 2026 at Hollyhock
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Contemplative Mind, Spontaneous Brush Workshop
Five-Day Creative Retreat
June 5-10, 2026
ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT!
A five-day creativity retreat at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, BC. inspired by the natural beauty of Cortes Island. Steady the mind and body via silent guided meditation. Explore the endless wonders of Japanese washi papers, inks and colour.
The Language of Flowers Workshop
Four-Day Creative Retreat
Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 2026
Registration open, spots still available!
A four-day retreat at Hollyhock, outdoors amidst the natural autumn wonders of gardens and forests of Cortes Island. Inspired by Ikebana, Japanese floral arrangement from the Sogetsu School, we will work with found and cultivated plants and flowers. Arranging in low vases, suiban and sketching indoors we include tinted Japanese washi papers for simplified line and gesture drawing and collage.
Recent Work
I would like to share a series of new floral banners. March Folly Series (2025) is a mixed-media collection of banners on Washi paper. Each is 39 x 15 inches. The bolder linear quality of Sennelier chalk pastels punctuates the overall meshing, layering and dipping of liquid acrylics including metallics.
ATTENTION!! VAJRA YOGA workshops
coming soon to Victoria!
“My studies and practice of hatha yoga began in the late 1990’s during a particular ‘dry spell’ in my Buddhist Kagyu ngondro period. I felt stuck and sensed that my challenges might reside in my physical body, including my ideas about body/mind. I have had the great fortune of studying under excellent dedicated and well trained teachers. I completed a two year teacher training in Montreal in the early 2000’s. Currently I continue practice and study with yoga and Buddhist teachers. I invite you to join in a space of shared ‘well-being’ where everyone can experience their authentic selves. As in all teachings, you are always the ‘boss’ of you, I will be a guide." - Heather
Stay tuned!