My art practice is primarily expressed through figurative painting. I work in thematic series that are linked formally and conceptually, making large and small-scale paintings, painting installations, mixed-media works on paper, and artists’ books. My portraits strike a precarious balance between the observable and the implied, while exploring the fugitive nature of identity. My recent paintings represent plush toys that I have twisted and tied together. These strange haunted hybrids express human anxieties.
Lorraine completed undergraduate studies at OCAD and graduate studies at Concordia University. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and in the States in public and private galleries, including: Musée du Québec (Québec), Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Frederiction), Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery (Montreal), Musée de Joliette (Joliette), Tom Thomson Gallery (Owen Sound), Galerie McClure (Montréal), Centre d'exposition Expression (Ste. Hyacinthe), A.R.C. Gallery (Chicago), Stride Gallery (Calgary) Division Gallery (Montreal), Anna Leonowens Gallery (Halifax). Lorraine's work has been featured in magazines such as; Canadian Art, Border Crossings, Parachute, and Le Sabord, and newspapers such as; Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, and Le Devoir. In 2004 her work was featured in a one-hour episode of Shaping Art, a Bravo documentary series focusing on Canadian artists. Lorraine has received numerous grants from the Conseil des arts et des letters and the Canada Council.