Mad City Story Slam - Burnt

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, November 8, 2024
7:00 pm

Litteral or metaphorical, join us for our November slam to talk about all things 'burnt.' Burnt food, sick burns, burnout, or whatever else you can think of!

PLEASE NOTE: Our November slam will be on the SECOND Friday of the month.

Tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.

Open Mic