Lee Ghilain is a contemporary abstract artist whose work explores the idea of home as a place of belonging, memory, harbor, and spiritual connection. Influenced by her Cherokee heritage and a life shaped by movement, her paintings evoke spaces of refuge through layered forms, thresholds, and intuitive mark-making.

Her process is guided by instinct, with color, texture, and gesture used to express emotion rather than representation. As her vision has changed, her work has become increasingly free, reflecting a shift toward feeling over precision.

Small deer often appear within her paintings, symbolizing gentleness, watchfulness, and a quiet search for safety and belonging. Her work invites stillness, reflection, and a sense of home within the viewer.

Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Cherokee Nation.

“Each piece is an invitation to feel a sense of home.”