The Garden

The Garden exhibit at Oda Ada, Hamilton, ON. featured Melanie Cheung and Stephen Altena, curated my Naeme El-Zein and ran April 6 – June 6, 2026. Exploring metaphors around seeds and the process of growth, in particular, the concept of stratification: the requirement of cold exposure before sprouting.

36 x 24.75 inches Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2026

Citrinitas (detail)

Citrinitas (detail)

36 x 24.75 inches Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2026

Three Paintings

Three Paintings

The Garden, Oda Ada, Hamilton, ON, 2026

The Flux Collection no. 1

The Flux Collection no. 1

76 x 20 inches. Silkscreen ink & hand painted acrylic paint on cotton fabric. 2025

The Flux Collection no. 1 (Corn Flower detail)

The Flux Collection no. 1 (Corn Flower detail)

76 x 20 inches. Silkscreen ink & hand painted acrylic paint on cotton fabric. 2025

The Flux Collection no. 1 (Egg / Hagstone detail)

The Flux Collection no. 1 (Egg / Hagstone detail)

76 x 20 inches. Silkscreen ink & hand painted acrylic paint on cotton fabric. 2025

Alchemy, divider

Alchemy, divider

66 x 60 inches. Ink on cotton fabric and painted wood frame. 2025

36 x 24 inches. Acrylic and ink on wooden board. 2024

Hagstone (detail)

Hagstone (detail)

36 x 24 inches. Acrylic and ink on wooden board. 2024

20 x 20 inches. Acrylic, ink and watercolour paper mounted on wooden panel. 2023

Immersion (detail)

Immersion (detail)

20 x 20 inches. Acrylic, ink and watercolour paper mounted on wooden panel. 2023

You Can Learn a lot of Things from the Flowers

You Can Learn a lot of Things from the Flowers

30 x 12 inches. Acrylic, ink and watercolour paper mounted on wooden panel. 2025

You Can Learn a lot of Things from the Flowers (detail)

You Can Learn a lot of Things from the Flowers (detail)

30 x 12 inches. Acrylic, ink and watercolour paper mounted on wooden panel. 2025

Phoenix / Engulfed

Phoenix / Engulfed

Ink on cotton paper. 2020 & 2017. Phoenix - Sold

21 x 17 inches (15.5 x 11.5 inches framed). Ink on cotton paper. 2017

21 x 17 inches (15.5 x 11.5 inches framed). Ink on cotton paper. 2017

Phoenix (detail)

Phoenix (detail)

17 x 13 inches (120.5 x 16.5 inches framed). Ink on cotton paper. 2020

Phoenix (detail)

Phoenix (detail)

17 x 13 inches (120.5 x 16.5 inches framed). Ink on cotton paper. 2020

Through Ripples and Embers

Through Ripples and Embers

26.75 x 18.25 inches (32.25 x 23.75 inches framed). Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2025

Through Ripples and Embers (Detail)

Through Ripples and Embers (Detail)

26.75 x 18.25 inches (32.25 x 23.75 inches framed). Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2025

Transmutation No. 1

Transmutation No. 1

20.25 x 15.25 inches (26 x 21 inches framed). Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2024

Transmutation No. 1

Transmutation No. 1

20.25 x 15.25 inches (26 x 21 inches framed). Acrylic, ink on cotton paper. 2024

The Flux Collection no. 1

The Flux Collection no. 1

76 x 20 inches. Silkscreen ink & hand painted acrylic paint on cotton fabric. 2025

Paintings by Stephen Altena & Jacqui Oakley

Paintings by Stephen Altena & Jacqui Oakley

The Garden, Oda Ada, Hamilton, ON, 2026

Paintings by Stephen Altena, Jacqui Oakley & Melanie Cheung

Paintings by Stephen Altena, Jacqui Oakley & Melanie Cheung

The Garden, Oda Ada, Hamilton, ON, 2026

The Flux Collection No. 1 (banner)

The Flux Collection No. 1 (banner)

76 x 20 inches. Silkscreen ink & hand painted acrylic paint on cotton fabric. 2025