Lorraine Beattie was born in Wellington and now lives in Auckland, NZ.

She is a self-taught photographic artist who has been working with photography for many years. She works with both film and digital cameras, and her images are untouched Limited Editions.
She has participated in twenty three group exhibitions, both internationally (Italy, New York and Miami) and nationally around New Zealand. Lorraine has also presented three solo exhibitions in New Zealand and one in Florida.

She has contributed to World Wide Art Books Juried International Contemporary Masters volume 6 and Masters of Photography inaugural edition. Her works are in Galleries around New Zealand, Italy, New York and Fort Lauderdale.