This video is available courtesy of Patti Durr's Deaf Art, Deaf Artists website. Nancy Rourke studied graphic design and painting at the National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY, and earned a master's degree in computer graphic design and painting. She has worked as a graphic designer for such companies as Xerox, 20th Century Fox, and Microsoft Corporation. She began drawing and painting when she was a child as a way of communicating with her parents. Her ultimate goal, aside from expressing herself, is to show appreciation for the Deaf community and to convey her Deafhood journey and experiences.
| Title | Medium | Year | Size | Acquired | Picture |
| Plug-In or Unplug |
Oil on canvas Side by side profile of a girl (left colored side (Rourke’s colors blue, yellow, red, black, white) has a cochlear implant while the right side shows a cochlear implant “unplugged”, shows the cochlear dangling below the ear and an outlet next to the ear in dark colors (black, brown, blue). |
2009 | 11 x 14 | Purchased by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian |
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| L.O.V.E. U.2 | Color poster | 2010 | 16 x 20 | Purchased by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian |
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| One-Handed Alphabet 2 | 2 color posters | 2010 | 18 x 24 |
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| George Veditz | Poster | 2013 | 11" x 8.5" | Purchased by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian |
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| Monologues Our Stories: no. 17 |
acrylic on canvas | 2019 | Gift of the artist |
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| Monologues: Our Stories, No. 18 |
acrylic on canvas | 2019 | Gift of the artist |
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ABC Portraits of Deaf Ancestors
ABC Portraits of Deaf Ancestors is created for middle school students, their families, schools, libraries and communities. Short bios of important Deaf people In US history, who were born before 1925, are included along with original painted portraits. This book features Deaf women and men from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
De'VIA Ancestors
De'VIA Ancestors is a colorful book spotlighting the lives and works of three Deaf artists,Betty G. Miller, Chuck Baird and Guy Wonder. These amazing artists helped start the DeafView/Image Art (De'VIA) movement to recognize and celebrate art about Deaf people'sexperiences. Each short, linked biography is illustrated by a contemporary Deaf artistinspired by original pieces of the De'VIA ancestor being featured.De'VIA Ancestors was created for Deaf and Hearing children as well as for their families,schools, libraries, and communities. The Deaf authors designed each life story to standalone or be read together in one sitting. Young children may wish to have the storiesread/signed to them until they are ready to read independently. Repetition of lines andideas across the stories create a sense of rhythm, emphasis and connection. The end of eachstory features an English poem as a tribute to these ancestors. De'VIA Ancestors invites youto begin your discovery of lives and works of Betty G. Miller, Chuck Baird and Guy Wonder.
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