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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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Friday, January 27, 2006

Emily Kate's razor-sharp lyricism and bluesy voice coupled with her signature folk and rock-inspired guitar styling show her diverse influences (ranging from Neil Young to Billie Holiday, Beck to Nirvana); all of which have shaped Emily Kate into the original rock-soul artist she is today.

Her energetic and captivating live performances have generated talk and turnout across the Southeast. Thought-provoking testaments of hope, heartache, passion, sex and art; the tracks of her much anticipated first release will undoubtedly elevate Emily Kate and her fans to the next level in sonic inspiration.

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