Staunch

Staunch
2026
Acrylic on canvas
60.9cm x 152.4cm

“Staunch” was originally going to be painted on a smaller canvas
however, after thinking of the story of the piece and conceiving
the title, I knew it needed to be much bigger. This is because the
shield is a representation of the strength and protection from
our ancestors and past generations that refused to stay silent.
On the shield there are five diamond-like shapes, which speak
to the theme of “50 Years of Deadly.” As Birrunga said to us in a
meeting recently, we have been deadly for well over 50 years,
which gave me the idea of continuing the line work around the
shield.