Rick Bartow’s Coyote/Madonna fuses sacred archetypes and unsettling realities through bold expressionism. At its center, a pursed-lipped woman is confronted by the trickster Coyote, whose mischievous presence looms in the upper-right quadrant. From beyond the canvas, two disembodied hands grasp her breasts – an intrusion that evokes themes of violation and powerlessness. Bartow’s work refuses resolution, inviting the viewer to feel rather than explain, to confront discomfort, and to sense the raw power that lies in survival and storytelling.