Katie Burns

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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Friday, February 20, 2015
8:00 pm

Katie Burns is a Mineral Point indie singer/songwriter. Born and raised in Nebraska. Known for her angelic vocals and finger style guitar playing. Her band includes Madison’s cellist Eric Miller and other Madison musicians. She works with a number of accomplished indie artists such as Ben Brodin of Connor Oberst/Bright Eyes. Her music is ethereal, poetic and captivating.

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