NANCY ROURKE

Deaf Artist, Painter, Muralist, Activist. Championing De'VIA and Deaf Identity through Visual Art.

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Deaf Identity,
Social Justice & Art

Nancy Rourke is an internationally recognized Deaf American artist whose work center on the Deaf experience. Associated with the De'VIA (Deaf View/Image Art) movement, her paintings use a distinct primary color palette to explore themes of oppression, resistance, affirmation, and liberation.

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Representative artwork by Nancy Rourke

Resistance

Challenging audism and institutional barriers through powerful visual narratives.

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Affirmation

Celebrating Deaf culture, ASL, and the inherent beauty of the Deaf identity.

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Liberation

Visualizing a future of equality, accessibility, and cultural empowerment.

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