2024
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 36”
 
Royal Risk explores the balance between opportunity and loss within Indigenous communities. A Native man holds four playing cards, just shy of a royal flush, with one card hidden leaving the outcome uncertain.
 
The unknown card reflects the unpredictability of navigating systems not built for us. Yet within those systems, we assert our strength, autonomy, and resilience.
 
By merging playing cards with Indigenous imagery, Royal Risk questions the cost of taking chances, both in gambling and in the broader fight for sovereignty and cultural survival. It challenges viewers to consider what else is at stake.
 
Pick up is availble for Tacoma or Seattle.