Occupation: Painter Media: Watercolor. Born Brooklyn, New York, Mar 1, 1935.
Education Mt Holyoke Coll, South Hadley, Massachusetts, BA, 56. Art Students League, 66-67. Craft Students League. Parsons Sch Design.
Business and Professional Positions Instr watercolor, YWCA, 74-77, own studio, 78-, Brooklyn, New York & Aquarelle Studio, Shelter Island, New York, 83-88.
Commissioned Works Series of drawings, comn by Union Chapel Grove, Shelter Island, New York, 76-86; Centennial Celebration (painting), comn by Fox River Paper Co, Appleton, Wisconsin, 84; Series of homes on Shelter Island, New York, 2000-04.
Public Works Brooklyn Botanic Garden/Nature Conser, New York; Health & Hospital Corp, New York; Mount Holyoke Coll Mus of Art; Brooklyn Botanic Garden Health & Hosp Corp, New York; Cantor Fitzgerald, New York.
Exhibitions Solo exhibs, Present Day Club, Princeton, New Jersey, 78 & Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, 86, Mayer, Brown & Platt Law Firm, New York, 96, National Arts Club, New York, 2001, 2005, 2007, Cook Pony Farm Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, 2002, Clayton Libertore Gallery, Bridgewhampton, New York, 2002; Monmouth Mus, Lincroft, New Jersey, 90; Adelphi Univ, New York, 90; CW Post Univ, Brookville, New York, 92; Brooklyn Borough Hall, 96; Art Center, Sarasota, Florida, 2000; Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2000.
Bibliography Barbara Dunne (author), Reich exhibts watercolor, Shelter Island Reporter, 84; Dawn Goris (author), From Art of the Bay Ridge/Profile Olive Reich, Here's Brooklyn Mag, 89; Kim Covell (author), Olive Reich, An artist in search of happy homes for her work, Shelter Island Reporter, 2000; An Island Sheltered - Olive Reich, Sally Flynn, Dans Papers, 2001; Featured Artist, N Fork Section, Dan's Papers. 2005; Marion Wohlbergweiss (author) Dan's Papers (featured artist), 2006.
Publications Illusr, God's Summer Cottage, Shelter Island Hist Soc, 80; Chronicle of Shelter Island churches, MIT Graphics, 83; Shelter Island Yacht Club-A History, Mad Printers, 86; Cover, Art Calendar, 92; contributor, Manhattan Arts Int Mag, 96.
Honors and Awards Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Award, 99; Halpern Member Award, Nat Association Women Artists, 99; Four Awards, Nat Association Women Artists, 99-2004; 1st Place, East End Ats Coun, 2005.
Memberships Artists Alliance East Hampton; Audubon Artists; Artists Equity; Contemporary Artist Guild (correspondent secretary, 80-); Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (exec board, 85-88); National Arts Club (exhibiting member).
Areas of Interest Theatre, ballet, decorating, traveling and gardens; Environ preservation.
Dealers Annyx Gallery Sag Harbor New York; Island Home Gallery Shelter Island Heights New York.
