Lorraine Rilling is a contemporary artist who lives in Long Island, New York and teaches in Long Beach, New York. She has shown work in Brooklyn, Long Beach, and Long Island, NY. Lorraine received a Masters degree in Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute and uses teaching experiences to inform her art making practice. Her teaching philosophy lies in helping others to develop social and emotional skills through creation while learning to thoughtfully problem solve and carefully observe the world with an open mind and heart. 

Lorraine uses line, balance, and space to create two dimensional work that explores concepts of movement within self built structures. Her abstract paintings reflect experiences with mental health and self help, aiming to act as a healing tool. As a result of her own efforts to focus on and see the beauty in life, Lorraine’s current paintings are based on interpretations of surfaces found near and under water. Based on her own experiences with spirituality, Lorraine works to create interpretations of nature that may act as a means for viewers to participate in the sacrality of feeling and thinking.