Lianne Harris Racioppo

Lianne Harris Racioppo B.A., B.F.A. Business Owner, Author, Teacher, Artist, Designer, Public Speaker, Historian

article & photo-by: 
Trina Astor-Stewart

Lianne Harris Racioppo has a fascinating tale to tell. A graduate of York University, Lianne studied Fine Arts, History and Latin.

So what do you do when you have an appreciation of History, Latin and the Fine Arts? Well, one of the many things Lianne has chosen to do is teach. As a resource specialist in education, she has taught over 50,000 students in the Toronto area bringing history alive in fun and interesting ways. Lianne is often asked to speak at professional, academic and organization events.

Lianne's passion for history and the arts has led her in several paths from creating her own line of art cards entitled Great Women in History to writing historical novels which have been used in US gifted programs.

Lianne hand painted the original Great Women in History card collection to represent some of the great women in history, Catherine of Siena; Hatshepsut, one of the most successful pharaohs by Egyptologists; Catherine II, Empress of Russia; Joan of Arc; and Anne Boleyn to name a few. She designed a special line of jewelry portraying each great woman in history's life. Lianne has also been exhibiting artist at the Royal Ontario Museum, Roy Thomson Hall, The I.D.A. Gallery, and The Shaw Festival.

As a business person, Lianne co-owns Natural Stuff Inc. with her husband Sil promoting health care alternatives, as well as carrying the Ceragem far-infrared massage bed system and products.

A busy career woman, Lianne is also focused on her family and has three sons. She balances home and career and is the epitome of today’s ‘super-woman’ managing and having it all. As a good corporate citizen Lianne is also a member of Power of Women Exchange and Benefits for Women organizations.

See photos of the Book Launch taken by Astoria Magazine at Flickr.

Lianne is one of the 22 authors who contributed their experiences to a book entitled Power of Women United. An inspirational book about the trials and successes of these amazing women.

When I asked Lianne what she plans to do next, her answer was, “Get more involved with business online, it is the wave of the future and I feel that by focusing our business online it will allow me to both serve a wider client base as well as allow me to be more involved with my young family.”

Stay tuned, Lianne is about to do more new and wonderfully creative things.