What's On

We are four artists working in three different media: painting, printmaking and photography. In this exhibition we hope you will enjoy seeing how our shared interest in the natural world is expressed in a variety of ways.

EIKO YAMASHITA is a printmaker and painter based in Edinburgh. She graduated with MA Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Arts in 2002 and moved to Scotland the following year.

Her recent works are about nature and nature worship, inspired by Hokusai and other 18-19th century Japanese artists who depicted hills, lakes and woods as objects of worship. These ideas are from Japanese Shinto, animism which deeply influenced Japanese culture and philosophy. Another theme is gravity. She has been creating prints and paintings of the human body in air and water, symbolizing the conflicted feelings of restraint & stability, freedom & uncertainty, anxiety & healing.

She is a member of Edinburgh Printmakers and Society of Scottish Artists.

KOMACHI GOTO is an artist whose work blends diverse cultural influences. She studied at City & Guilds Art School, Slade School of Fine Art (BA Hons), and Glasgow School of Art (MFA).

Komachi has exhibited mainly in Edinburgh and London, including The Mall Gallery and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. She has received awards such as Best Drawing & 1st Prize at the East Linton Art Competition and the ING DE Drawing Bursary.

As co-founder of A New Primer collective, she organizes open-call exhibitions in Edinburgh. She has undertaken residencies in Sapporo, Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum, and Thailand, exploring earthen building and natural pigments.

PATRICK POON takes a daily walk with his camera in Edinburgh’s green spaces and coastline. He is sometimes lucky enough to capture the extraordinary amongst the ordinary. He takes pleasure in sharing these serendipitous images.

HARRY MAFUJI lives in Edinburgh and his paintings are inspired by the history, culture and nature that fill the city and its surroundings. He studied at Middlesex University (BA Fine Art), Chelsea Art College (MA), and Edinburgh University (MSc Art History).

While a student in London he established the Mafuji Gallery, a venue for contemporary artists to gain experience in exhibiting their work – and part of his search for the meaning of art. He has been invited to exhibit at the Ishikawa International Salon in Kanazawa City, Japan, March 2026.

As part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, three established artists - IRENE BELL, LINDA GREEN and MARION BARRON - have worked in collaboration to present a creative collection of artworks ranging from ceramics, textiles and painting.

Escape to the peace and tranquillity of the Garden and discover their innovative selection of artworks.

Seed Sisters is an international art collective, first conceived of during the 2020 Covid pandemic. Our themes are based around appreciation of difference, connection to nature, and valuing our natural resources worldwide. Our responses within our art-making consider both materiality and cultural references to our locations in the world.

For this exhibition (part of the Edinburgh Fringe) we have taken inspiration from Dr Neil's Garden. Photographs of the garden were sent to the various countries and reinterpreted in a way unique to that country and artist. The artists comprise:

INGRID BELL (Scotland, UK) showing print-based mixed media.

MAKIKO BERRY (Kyoto, Japan) showing Sumo inks and mineral pigment on Washi paper.

JULIA RYMER BRUCKER (Denver, USA) showing acrylic and mixed media paintings.

ANN STEPHENS (Lot-et-Garonne, France) showing repurposed vintage textile art.

As a collective we continue to flourish, exhibiting over the three continents. 

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‘The Floating Hour’ is an exhibition of recent paintings and handwoven tapestries by Edinburgh-based artists ANUSCHKA and AYESHA BARLAS.

Their work engages with themes of history, memory, place and transience.

JANE FLETCHER graduated from Edinburgh College of Art, after which she spent some time teaching. She enjoys painting and drawing using a variety of mixed media, oils, watercolour, charcoal and inks.

She searches in her work for textures and contrast. This usually begins with rough sketches outdoors which can be developed back in the studio.

Her recent work includes impressions while visiting Spain.