Oakville Beaver, 30 Apr 2014, p. 15

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15 | Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com D R A W N A N D Q U A R T E R E D Drawn & Quartered is an exhibit featuring works by White Oaks Secondary School's Grade 12 International Baccalaureate Art students. It features a large variety of works, including acrylic, watercolour and mixed media paintings, graphite and charcoal drawings, photography, and sculptures, as well as sound and visual installations. It's on display at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre on Bridge Road until May 30. Clockwise from top left, at the opening reception on March 17 is Maia Grecco, 17, beside her watercolour self-portrait. Jumana Al-Haideri looks at her reflection in the mirror that's part of one of her works, titled, I was - therefore I am. Kirstie Lunde, 18, poses in front of one of her mixed media works, Hands like Amsterdam. Nadia Ebrahim, 17, has a little fun as she poses with two of her works that utilize acrylic and modelling paste on masonite boards. Kelly Kong, 17, admires the mixed media work of artist Ebrahim titled, Beauty is a Killer. | photos by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @ halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Chong plans to open restaurant continued from p.14 is show them (the judges) how ambitious I was, how much I grew, how I can take calculated risks, but most of all show them that I listened to them and I grew from my mistakes," Chong said. "That menu was all about redemption." In previous episodes, Chong had lost the dim sum challenge and the lobster mystery box challenge, the latter by overcooking the shellfish. Chong admits Mohammed was his toughest competitor throughout the show. "She was consistent, she was at the top and only in the bottom once... the pressure test she was in, she crushed it," he said. "She's an amazing person and it was an absolute honour to compete against her." While the finale was unforgettable, notes Chong, he says his most memorable moment was when he won the Top 11 mystery box challenge where he had to create the dish that inspired his passion for cooking. "That was the turning point for me, when I thought, I can actually win this," he said. Chong now works in the kitchen at the upscale Italian restaurant Buca in Toronto, but the newly-titled MasterChef is setting his sights much higher. He says he plans on saving his winnings from the show and using them in the future when he's ready to open his own restaurant -- a Canadian-Chinese, modernized cuisine with dishes showcasing what he's learned from being on the series. ­ with files from Julia Le. The Oakville Wind Orchestra with Musical Director Chris Arthurs presents Sunday, May 4, 2014 -- 2 p.m. Oakville's Eric Chong reacts as his name is called out as the winner of the first-ever MasterChef Canada competition. Chong and Toronto's Marida Mohammed, left, were the final two competitors in the show's inaugural season. | photo courtesy CTV Canada Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts 130 Navy Street, Oakville @owo1866 or info@owo.ca Tickets available at OCPA box office or online at oakvillecentre.ca Adults, $20 Children under 12 & Seniors, $15

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