Bi Dana - SHOW CANCELLED

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, September 1, 2012

Bi Dana (Gaelic: \"Be Naughty\") is a new celtic band in southern Wisconsin formed from elements of The Pints, An Blas & The Brothers Quinn.

Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Galician and Old-Time American songs and tunes are what you\'ll hear.

Fiddle, banjo, bodhran, bouzouki, bagpipes & whistle are the ingredients.