About the Artist

Imelda Almqvist is a shamanic painter, practitioner, and teacher based in London, UK. Her work combines shamanic practice with painting, drawing inspiration from dreams, spiritual journeys, and the mythologies of cultures around the world.

Her paintings are held in private collections internationally. Themes range from the Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime and the Rainbow Serpent to mathematical concepts such as imaginary numbers, infinity, and Fibonacci sequences — as well as explorations of language, from Yoruba to German to Dutch.

Sacred Art Training

Imelda offers a programme of sacred art courses:

  • 2-day introduction courses
  • 2-year training in London, UK
  • 2-year professional training in Pennsylvania, USA

For enquiries, call 0207 6357125 or 07815 803558, or visit the contact page.

Gallery Themes & Collections

The gallery spans a wide range of thematic series, each exploring a different facet of inner and outer worlds:

  • Dreamtime — Works inspired by Australian Aboriginal stories, including Communicating (£599), The Rainbow Serpent (£599), and Shapeshifting (£525).
  • Mathematics — Paintings exploring concepts from imaginary numbers to Zeno's paradox, including Where Newton Meets Blake (£125) and The Expansion of e (£199).
  • Language — Artworks featuring words and concepts from German, Yoruba, Bengali, Dutch, and more, such as Weltschmerz (£145) and Abeni (£145).
  • Poems About Loss — A collection of poems begun in May 2009 in the Netherlands, reflecting on grief, energy, and the spiritual journey of death.

Additional Series

Other collections include Angels, Cosmos, Creation Stories, Gods & Goddesses, Inuit, Labyrinths, Masks, Medieval, Mesoamerican, Motherhood, Myth Beasts, Native American, Rock Art, Sacred Trees, Siberia, Shamanism, Tagore, Twins, and more.

Browse the full gallery to see available works and pricing.

Imelda Almqvist's paintings are invitations to step beyond the ordinary and into the realm of sacred imagination. Her work draws deeply from shamanic practice, weaving together threads of dream, myth, and spiritual encounter. Each piece emerges from journeys into inner worlds and other worlds, where the boundaries between the personal and the archetypal dissolve. The imagery she creates is not merely decorative but functions as a bridge — a visual language that speaks to the soul and opens doorways to realms beyond everyday perception.

The themes that appear in her art span an extraordinary range of human and cosmic experience. Ancient stories from the Australian Dreamtime find their place alongside meditations on mathematics, where concepts like infinity and the Fibonacci sequence take on visual form. Mythological beings, goddesses, and spirit animals inhabit her canvases, while explorations of language — from Yoruba to Old Norse — remind us that words themselves carry sacred power. This rich tapestry of influences reflects a lifetime of study and a deep respect for the wisdom traditions of many cultures.

Beyond the studio, Imelda's work as a shamanic teacher and practitioner informs every brushstroke. She offers sacred art training that guides others to discover their own creative connection to the spirit world. Her paintings, held in private collections across the globe, carry the energy of ceremony and the quiet authority of someone who walks between worlds. Whether depicting the Raven and Killer Whale of the Pacific Northwest or the luminous presence of angels, her art remains rooted in a profound commitment to healing, transformation, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.