Art as Therapy and Benign Vengeance: Elizabeth Haidle, Catapult Artist for January 2019
“I’ve wrapped my business model around my kiddo and his schedule and changing needs. That has been a decision I’ve never regretted.”
As part of our Catapult Artist program, Nicole Caputo, Catapult’s art director, sits with December’s #CatapultArtist for a conversation on art, creativity, and the artist’s life.



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The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers as Kids.
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Nicole is the Creative Director of Catapult and Counterpoint Press and the co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design. She was formerly VP, Creative Director at Hachette Book Group.
Awards include a Silver Cube from the Art Director's Club/The One Show for Creativity, Communication Arts, Type Director's Club, AIGA/NY, HOW International Design, PRINT Regional Design, the New York Book Show, the National Gold Ink Awards, London International Creative Competition, STEP Design Magazine, and the Publishing Professionals Network.
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“Craft your style carefully to own it!”: Shanee Benjamin, Catapult Artist for February 2020
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“It’s important for artists to evolve, to try new things”: Christina Chung, Catapult Artist for March 2020
“At art school, finding ‘A Style’ was the constant and collective struggle of all of us students—trying to find a way to define ourselves and stand out.”