Christina Loraine

I've been an artist in Kankakee County Illinois (not far from Chicago), for the past 12 years where I live with my son, husband, and an assortment of animal friends. I enjoy acrylic painting and have exhibited work in numerous festivals and galleries throughout the region. I have a penchant for painting en plein air and for drawing miniatures sized under 1 inch, but I'm best known for my animal portraits in acrylic and for encouraging other artists in my community to follow their passion.
I organize and endorse an annual juried art exhibit for regional high school students that's been running for over 10 years. I'm also a writer; my first book is a sci-fi novel in verse that was published in 2019, and in 2021 I won 3rd place in a playwriting competition.
These passion projects fuel my creative muses and keep me returning to my painting easel with vigor and joy. I love making art and know that my best work is always in front of me.

I'm self-taught and started showing my art in 2007 while living in Atlanta, GA. I grew up in Illinois and studied Philosophy at Western Illinois University.

"Art Inspired By Artists" Juried Group Art Exhibition
February 2022
Fulton Street Collective, Chicago IL

"Very Well, Thank You": The Arts as a Means to Well Being (Juried Group Art Exhibit)
March-May 2021
Northern Illinois University's Art Museum

"Vernal Equinox: Spring Awakens" (Juried Group Art Exhibition)
March 2019
Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher, IL

Live Painting at Riverside Medical Center
February 2019 and 2020
Kankakee, IL

Anniversary Exhibit, Juried Group Exhibition
April 2018 and 2017
FEED Arts and Cultural Center, Kankakee IL

"Tell Me About the Sea {Self Portrait with Dream Animals}" acrylic and mixed media painting
published in February 2017 issue of Art Ascent magazine

"Verse & Vision" (Juried Group Exhibition)
June 2015
FEED Arts and Cultural Center in Kankakee, IL (now-closed)

"Wolves, Feathers & Syncroncities: Artwork by Christina Loraine & Brittany Vance"
September 2014
FEED Arts and Cultural Center Kankakee IL

"SELF" (Juried Group Exhibition)
July 2014
The Gretchen Charlton Gallery in Kankakee IL
awarded a blue ribbon for "Tell Me About the Sea {Self Portrait with Dream Animals}"

"State of the Art" (Juried Group Exhibition)
June 2014
John Barleycorn in Chicago...