Brianna Lane

Art in the cafe...

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, May 17, 2008

Brianna grew up in Minnesota so you can blame her sweetness on her roots but this girl has been on the road non-stop for three years so you can hear her experiences in every note she sings. She has a voice and a presence beyond her years. She strums an acoustic guitar with the same sweetness and power in which she sings. Brianna is currently touring nationally with Liz Stahler on the "Boston to Austin Tour" supporting health and wellness and raising money for various charities.

"Lane's songs are beautiful and cathartic, almost telling us that it's OK to feel down, but not to let it get us down at the same time---. Her acoustic guitar gently weeps through almost a dozen indie-rock tunes, wandering through an introspective depression while maintaining a brave face all the same." --- Mish Mash

"...innovative, thought-provoking songs---" --- Back to the Dirt

"Her smartly written lyrics paint a portrait of a woman on the road searching for honesty and love. Her disarming voice lends those lyrics a feeling of innocent sincerity and heart. Fans of Dar Williams, early Suzanne Vega, the Indigo Girls and good songwriting in general will love 'Radiator'". --- Asheville Disclaimer