We’re introducing the Winter 2026 cohort of the CATAPULT Arts Accelerator!
Classes began January 13th, and run until Launch Day on March 13th. Stay tuned for more details!
Join us in saying congratulations to the new cohort as they begin their studies!
The Artists
Sophia Angbao is an American-born mixed media visual artist currently residing in Canada. Pairing her background in ceramics and her studies in textiles Sophia creates one of a kind whimsical sculptures, ceramics, and polymer clay creatures.
Andrea deBruijn is an artist and printmaker based in Sackville, NB. She works primarily with screenprint, photoetching, letterpress, and relief printing.
Ellie Desire is an artist, graphic designer, and art educator whose practice blends surreal storytelling with a commitment to creative accessibility. Working primarily in acrylics and ink, she explores the meeting point between the eerie and the beautiful through restrained color and narrative imagery. Alongside her studio practice, she teaches art fundamentals, creative process, and career development through YouTube, with a focus on helping artists build sustainable creative lives regardless of resources.
Shane Drever is a Fredericton-based visual artist whose work encompasses oil painting, public murals, and figurative practice. His work examines adversity and beauty as inseparable forces within the human condition. He is interested in how art can exist both intimately and publicly.
Rob Johns is an oil painter and science illustrator based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, with a parallel career as a professional ecologist. Grounded in observation and natural history, my work examines Canadian wildlife and landscapes through a scientific lens. I am especially interested in the shared ground between art and science, where observation, analysis, and pattern recognition reveal the quiet rhythms of the natural world.
Lisa Killam is a painter from Moncton, New Brunswick, having returned in 2018 after a design career in Toronto. She holds a Fine Arts degree from Queen’s University and a Diploma in Graphic Design from George Brown College in Toronto. Lisa has participated in various group exhibitions and is represented by Art Artiste Gallery in Dieppe.
Patrick LeBlanc is a New Brunswick-based multidisciplinary artist who developed his foundation in painting and fine art at NSCAD before earning a BFA in Film Studies from Concordia University. His current practice explores the relationship between interpretations of reality through photographs and paintings, translating the atmosphere of the southeastern region of New Brunswick onto canvas. An aspiring entrepreneur, he is dedicated to transitioning into a full-time artistic vocation while supporting his local creative community.
Bianca Prǎjescu is a STU 2025 graduate, an emerging artist in New Brunswick who has presented at several galleries in the past, including most recently at the Governor’s House hosted by MCAF. A lot of Bianca’s art focuses on identity, body positivity and femininity.”
