Lori Jae Reich,
email: lorijae@hotmail.com

BIOGRAPHY OF LORI JAE REICH

Lori Jae Reich was born March 23, 1946 in Chicago Illinois, and has two adult children.  One of Lori’s earliest memories is one of waiting to paint in kindergarten class.  However, that was her only endeavour in art until her pursuit of the creative side of hair design as a professional stylist.

 In the spring of 1979 Lori won an award for hair design in an Illinois statewide competition.  In December 1979, her world was turned upside down when the small airplane she was in crashed in poor weather on arrival into Green Bay , Wisconsin . Two people died and Lori was in intensive care for almost two weeks.

 Besides physical ailments such as chronic pain and Fibromyalgia, Lori primarily suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder complicated by Agoraphobia (fear of leaving home or a safe place), Severe Panic and Anxiety Disorder, and Depression.

 In 1991, Lori felt it was time to pursue something that she remembered as a child in kindergarten.  She really enjoyed art, and inwardly felt it would be the therapy she needed. So she checked out art books on acrylic from the public library and painted with enthusiasm. Then Lori met an artist who helped her by giving her the basics of his very own personally developed glazing technique. The Norbert H. Kox Glazing Technique allowed her to now begin to build color and the strange creatures which she has used to help accentuate the many messages within her work. 

 Because of her volunteer work in mental health advocacy and human service issues, she is placing her feelings, personal societal views and attitudes on canvas.  In 1998 she started to practice yoga and in 2000 became a student of Zen Buddhism studying at the Green Tara Sangha in Green Bay , WI .  Currently, Lori Jae has chosen to bring out her Spiritual Arts background by doing Intuitive Readings, teaching Spiritual Channeling, Past Life Discovery, Dream Interpretation, Energy Balancing and more.

 She has been exhibiting her paintings since 1992.  Her work has progressed from abstract to “message art” since mid-1995 and is now moving into a more spiritual abstract.  She has exhibited around the U.S. and Australia , including an invitation to show at the American Visionary Art Museum , Baltimore , MD. She has had the honor of having her work chosen to receive awards and purchase awards.  Her biography and paintings are featured in the book, “Journey Within”, released by the Very Special Arts Wisconsin Adult and Children Permanent Art Collections and is a featured artist in the book, “Miracle of the Spirit, Folk, Art and Stories From Wisconsin” by Ann Perry Parker and Don Krug, 2005.  Lori Jae considers herself, “the perfect imperfect piece of a perfect puzzle”.