Location: 41 Bridge St. W. Tillsonburg ON N4G 5P2
Phone: 519.842.6151
Hours: Monday - Saturday | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM​
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Recipients of The Tillsonburg BIA’s Dedicated Downtown Partner Award
Our Instructors
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Artist and Creative Director
Stella Jurgen
​Stella attended Fine Arts in Lisbon, Portugal. Graduated in Commercial Arts from George Brown College. Studied Flash Animation at Humber College; Studied Photography and Make-up Artistry at Sheridan College.
She taught art classes for children for the City of Mississauga in 1989. . Private art lessons for adults in 2014. Art-related workshops for children and adults started in 2023.
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Stella currently resides in Tillsonburg Ontario. She loves singing jazz and a fun fact about her is her first pet was a turtle that she named Margarita.
Not to mention she's obsessed with evening party gowns, so many that she doesn't even get to wear them all!
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You can check out more about Stella here!
Cartoonist/Comic Book Artist
Eric Olcsvary
Eric attended H.B Beal Art Specialization Graduate (Painting, Art History, Moving Image & Drawing), but mostly is a self taught artist, with a lot of trial and error and mentorship from his peers in comics.
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Eric has been working professionally in the comic book industry for 5 years and has self published 12 comic books such as Monster of the Abyss and The Flooded plant, Overflow. 4 of these comics are anthologies that he has hosted annually for local creators to learn about comic creation and self-publishing. Alongside comic writing and illustration, Eric has also worked on comic book covers, comic strips, and have hosted classes, talks as well as comic workshops.
Eric has worked closely with comic stores and printers such as L.A Mood and StudioComix Press in London and Kitchener Ontario, respectively. He has extensive knowledge of printing and book design both from his own experience in the industry, as well as around 7 years of freelance graphic design experience.
Aside from his own comic creation, Eric has worked closely with others in the comic space such as writers like Scott Wojcik, letterer Andrew Thomas, and artists such as Payton Atkinson, Kylah Heykoop, Shiro Gauthier and Jeff McClinchey. Eric has learned a lot of what he knows from these people as well as Derek Laufman, Scott Brian Woods and Mike Rooth to name a few friends. An honourable mention is the month long solo-exhibition Eric had at the Station Arts in May of 2025, mainly focusing on large scale acrylic painting and comic book inking.
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Eric is a metal head that enjoys lore rich and difficult video games like Dark Souls and Hollow Knight. He has a Hungarian background and is currently learning the language. He currently resides in Tillsonburg, Ontario.
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Visual Artist
Mercedes Victoria
Mercedes has been interested in art since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She has an Art History and Visual Art Major in University. Mercedes continues to learn through other artists and self taught exploration after school.
Mercedes has exhibited her work professionally across Oxford County and beyond and has completed commissioned pieces for 13+ years
Her passion for art translates through her teaching, which she has taught many different classes for over a decade through various galleries and organizations including the Woodstock Art Gallery, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre and workshops for art groups. As well as being the Education Coordinator at Glenhyrst Art Gallery for three years.
Expanding beyond galleries and organizations, Mercedes also teaches private lessons in her home studio in Beachville, ON for the past 9 years.
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Mercedes loves listening to music in the studio and when a piece she's working on starts coming together, she get so excited she has to dance while she works!
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Painter and Art Instructor
Lindsay Liboiron
Lindsay holds BA in Visual Arts, Brock University (2021)
She has been practicing as a visual artist for 8 years, focusing on realism and magical realism. In her workshops, Lindsay teaches my own techniques and approaches of different artists. These explorations have continued to influence her work, especially her magical realism paintings.
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A cool fact about Lindsay is she is a Wax and Restoration Artist at Ripley’s Believe it or Not! And Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks in Niagara Falls.
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Lindsay currently resides in Mount Elgin, ON
Check out more about Lindsay here!