Loralee Grace

An avid nature and cultural enthusiast, Loralee devoted her 20s to embarking on nomadic adventures around the globe in order to expand her worldview and build her visual library. Thrice she sold most of her possessions and vacated her apartment in preparation for a 1-2 year stint abroad. Initially volunteering for room and board, doing informal artist residencies, and housing exchanges with locals, followed by freelancing on “working-holiday” visas for a year in both New Zealand and Australia.

In June 2020, after 27 countries on 5 continents over 7 years, she settled in Metro Detroit for the foreseeable future. She’s passionate about sharing cheap travel tips and inspiring fellow americans that going abroad can be much safer and more accessible than the media would have us believe. Loralee is an award-winning artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan who received her BFA in Fine Art Painting from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2010.