Heidi Almosara received her B.F.A. from Texas Christian University and a M.A. and M.F.A. from the University of Dallas in Texas. Since receiving her masters, she has taught at several colleges and universities and has had close to fifteen years of teaching experience. Heidi is a multidisciplinary artist and actively exhibits internationally. She has exhibited in over a hundred exhibitions in the continental US, including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as, but not limited to, Russia, Peru, Japan, New Zealand, Finland, Taiwan, Guatemala, and Germany. As a multidisciplinary artist, Heidi’s artwork has expanded into various forms such as: screenprinting, collagraph, various paint mediums, collage, photography, site-specific works, installation, and botanical sculptures. An influential period of her life was when she lived abroad in Japan. While in Japan, she studied at the Sogetsu Foundation in Tokyo and learned the art of Sogetsu Ikebana – the Japanese art form of flower arranging. She completed the required 5 levels of study to receive a teacher’s certification in this special art form and was awarded the Teacher’s Diploma from the Sogetsu Foundation. Heidi continues to study with her teacher Kimiko Kuno and is a member of the Colorado Sogetsu Group and Ikebana International Chapter 95. In 2025, she opened her first studio located in downtown Colorado Springs called Yanagi Botanic Arts where she teaches ikebana classes and makes ikebana-inspired artwork. The studio name is derived from her Sogetsu teacher's name Yanagi which means Willow. Heidi lives in Colorado Springs with her dashing husband, beautiful daughter, and inquisitive French bulldog.
"Studying at the Sogetsu Foundation in Tokyo, I have discovered a truly meditative mindset that is a catalyst for spontaneous creativity. I am enamored by the technical prowess required to create from the organic and the intrinsic connection that I can have with the natural materials. My artwork sheds light on the physical strength, inner strength, and unique beauty that both plants and humans share; the state of harmony."
