Opening Reception - Artemis Sidikman

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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Ruth Comfort


"The Metaphysical Affect"


January 2026



A diverse collection of mixed mediums, extensively encapsulating my heart and soul concerning the dreams of the human condition. ARTISAN RUTH COMFORT My given name is Ruth Comfort. Named after the amazing artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. I hail from a very long line of artisans and musicians. Even dating back to the great German philosopher...
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Friday, May 4, 2018
7:00 pm

Come meet May's featured artist

7 - 9 pm

As well as art, Artemis Sidikman has also passionately studied music throughout high school. Basing themselves in piano, they added french horn and eventually voice into their repertoire. To close out this phase of their musical career, soprano Artemis will be performing jazz standards accompanied by pianist Patrick Kenney. The performance will begin at 7:30.

Free and open to the public

Modulation And Introspection
Art Reception