Art in the Garden

The Year of the Healing Garden

2012 Art in the Garden Series

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more. 
- John Burroughs, American naturalist (1837-1921

Throughout history, gardens have been regarded as a source of comfort and healing for mind and body for people in cultures around the world. For almost half a century, the Portland Japanese Garden has served as a place of a refuge for members of this community in times of physical, mental and emotional stress. Working with partners at Legacy Health, National College of Natural Medicine, and Yoga Pearl, the Garden will explore the role of gardens as places of healing through related exhibitions, guest lectures by horticultural therapists and experts from Western and Eastern medical traditions, wellness programs, morning yoga sessions, and other activities.


April 6-29
Meditative Moments:     Tea Ceramics by Richard Milgrim and Paintings by Hiroshi Senju

 June 8-July 1 Hiroshi Saito: Art that Heals

 November 2-25 Bamboo Art: Meditation and Transformation

Art in the Garden:  Past Exhibitions


 

Mottainai

The Fabric of Life:  Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan

Fall 2011


Urban Green

Small Trees for Small Spaces – Bonsai

Summer 2011


Come Back Koi!

Come Back Koi!

Spring 2011


Katsura

The Photographs of Ishimoto Yasuhiro

Winter 2011

PDF format, 827 kb download


Shihoko Fukumoto

Indigo is the Color of My Dreams

Fall 2010

PDF format, 1185 kb download


From Damsels to Demons

The Hidden Art of Netsuke Carving

Summer 2010

PDF format, 935 kb download


Deloss Webber

Small Blessings in Bamboo and Stone

Winter 2010

PDF format, 947 kb download


The Bontei Tray Gardens

of Marc Peter Keane

Fall 2009

PDF format, 931 kb download


Parallel Worlds

Art of the Ainu of Hokkaido and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest

Summer 2009

PDF format, 1662 kb download


Michihiro Kosuge

The Quiet Voice of Metal & Stone

Winter 2008

PDF format, 903 kb download


Dream Weaver

The Bamboo Art of Jiro Yonezawa

Fall 2008

PDF format, 952 kb download


Frozen Music

Glass in the Garden

Summer 2008

PDF format, 975 kb download


Northern Lights

Ceramic Art of Hokkaido

Spring 2008

PDF format, 379 kb download