Lisa Nelson Raabe

Lisa Nelson Raabe has worked as an art teacher, art therapist and yoga therapist, delving into the relationships between our bodies, stored emotion, thoughts and memories. A long time weaver, Lisa has received a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago, MS Illinois State University and MFA in painting from Bradley University. Lisa has shown nationally and internationally in invitational and juried shows. She has traveled to Latvia for an artists exchange and extensively in India whose culture and vibrancy inform her work as well as a holistic cosmic view. Besides her numerous one person shows, Lisa has participated in residencies at the Prairie Center of the Arts and Lakeside Studios in the midwest. Lisa lives with her husband, poet and writer Burton Raabe and their cat Zorba.

Lisa is based out of Peoria County.