Portrait of artist, writer, and activist Rayne Lopez-Gamboa
Artist · Writer · ActivistGreat Lakes Basin

Friends of the Lakes Club Artist

Rayne Lopez-Gamboa

Full-Time Artist, Writer & Activist

Art rooted in resistance, identity, compassion, and the belief that creativity can help move people toward change.

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Art as
Resistance

Rayne Lopez-Gamboa is a full-time artist, writer, and activist who feels passionately about preserving the Great Lakes for future generations.

She is fervently anti-AI and anti-data center, anti-fascist, and opposed to rolling back protections on sacred land and endangered species. Rayne is Mexican-American and part of the LGBTQ+ community.

She spends most of her free time creating art in various forms, whether painting or writing. She has published four poetry books, all available on Amazon, and works across a wide range of artistic mediums.

Her artwork has been featured in Central Michigan University’s 2016 Artist Showcase, the Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute 10th Anniversary Banquet, and Zehnder’s Snowfest in Frankenmuth.

“Rayne’s biggest hope is that her art and writing inspire others to help create meaningful change in the world.”

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Creative work with a point of view

Making beauty.
Naming what matters.

Rayne’s visual art and writing are inseparable from the causes she defends. Her work centers identity, endangered life, sacred places, and the refusal to stay quiet while those things are threatened.

Owl artwork by Rayne Lopez-Gamboa
Featured WorkOwl

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Creative Practice

A body of work spanning visual art, poetry, public exhibition, and cultural advocacy.

01Writing

Four Published Poetry Books

Rayne has published four poetry collections, expanding her creative practice beyond visual art and into the written word.

02Exhibition

CMU Artist Showcase

Her work was featured in Central Michigan University’s 2016 Artist Showcase.

03Community

Hispanic Leadership Institute

Her art appeared at the Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute 10th Anniversary Banquet.

04Public Art

Zehnder’s Snowfest

Rayne’s work has also been featured at Zehnder’s Snowfest in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

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Find Rayne Online

Browse original work, follow new projects, and keep up with both her art and writing.