Jai Henry

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Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Jai Henry is a song writer currently residing in Chicago. Jai's style falls somewhere between an aggressive Leonard Cohen and a laid-back At the Drive-In.

Jai's debut album, Shipwrecked on the Shores of Persephone highlights his unique guitar style and haunting lyrics.

Jai Henry is a singer/song writer attempting to change the world with his message of love and understanding; it comes in the form of bright and catchy pop rock songs.

He has been building a following in the Midwest for the last five years playing with "The Rhyme and Museum" and "The Jai Henry Band."

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