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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Register if you are interested www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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"My Art, My Voice: A Deaf Persian" with Maryam Hafizirad
“My Art, My Voice: A Deaf Persian” features artist Maryam Hafizirad sharing, “My art is my voice.” Through my art, I share my journey as a Deaf Persian woman,…
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
As you can see my new website, nancyrourke.com, go to Painting tab, and go to AFFIRMATION category, and pick an image and you will see a description and there is a magnification icon on an image at the upper right corner. Click on that and it will enlarge the image. Enjoy!
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New website look! nancyrourke.com
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Home - nancyrourke.com
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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In Memoriam: Christelle Balard
[©Nancy Rourke] It is with great sorrow that Surdists United has learned of the passing of our honorary board member – Christelle Balard.  Christelle was instrumental in our underst…
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No to Eugenics & Elephant in the Deaf Room, by Nancy Rourke from the series 'Right to Be Deaf.' Gene therapy is still ongoing today. This is wrong. It takes away our rights as deaf people & it harms the genetic & human biodiversity of humankind. They are a controversial problem that needs to stop!
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
ASL Growing All Around 30x40 inch oil on canvas 2026 #nancyrourke ©2026
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Dandelion sketch. #nancyrourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Hand Dandelions 8 inch by 10 inch
oil on canvas
February 2026
by #nancyrourke The story behind a Deaf Poet, Clayton Valli’s Dandelion, it started on how he performed the hand shape flower as to grow, to be a flower, until it matures to a white seed head with waving leaves.
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
United We Stand #iceout #justiceforalexpretti #JusticeForReneeGood
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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WATCH: Portland exhibit features art that expresses the Deaf experience
A mixed media piece currently on display at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, in an exhibit titled "Unspoken Resilience," reflects the Deaf experience.
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Thank you @artscopemagazine for the beautiful article and photos, “Seeing Voices Hearing Grief” in the Artscope magazine January/February 2026 issue
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The book Culture, Deafness & Music: Critical Pedagogy and a Path to Social Justice received a 2025 Critics’ Choice Book Award from the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Congratulations!
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
UNSPOKEN RESILIENCE: HEALING FROM THE LEWISTON SHOOTING TWO YEARS IN “Reclaiming Cornhole (aka Guernica)” at Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In”, an art exhibit at the University of New England, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103 until Feb 7, 2026
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Announcing the 2025 Disability Futures Nominated Awards — United States Artists
43 organizations were nominated by Disability Futures Fellows to receive awards in honor of their work.
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Make Art Not War
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#nokings
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
NO KINGS DAY June 14, 2025 Protest
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
love.
empathy.
compassion.
inclusion.
justice.
kindness. (oil on masonite. 10x10 inch) #nancyrourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
A new book has been released. Book cover with my painting “Like a River.” More info at: brill.com and books.google.com/books?id=gKF... #nancyrourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Journalism is under attack. This rally poster says “PROTECT OUR FREE PRESS” Fingerspelling PROTECT. ASL “OUR” and “FREE”. Fingerspelling PRESS. #resist #protectourfreepress #50501Movement #nancyrourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
HANDS OFF OUR DEAF RIGHTS OUR LANGUAGE OUR DISABLED OUR ALLIES OUR WALLETS OUR BOOKS OUR SCHOOLS OUR SOCIAL SECURITY OUR LIBRARIES OUR CANCER RESEARCH #50501movement
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
STOP OPPRESSION STOP INJUSTICE sign for rallies. #resist
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
fingerspelling shows UNDERSTANDING OVER UGLINESS. protest sign for rallies. Drawings show hand signing “UNITY.” A call to action to actively challenge biases and prejudices that often lead to discrimination and mistreatment of those perceived as unattractive. #humanrights #resist
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
RESIST FASCISM RESIST TRUMP RESIST RACISM protest sign for rallies. Drawings show George Veditz signing “resist” with fingerspelling- F A S C I S M T R U M P R A C I S M. #resist
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Honored to be nominated for the inaugural ✨#curious100✨ Excited to be a part of this community of curious problem-solvers driving meaningful change. Honoree list by the @eamesinstitute The Link to my personal honoree page: 
www.eamesinstitute.org/curious-100/...
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We Stand With Ukraine We stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Bridge deck shows hands embraced and piers as support in ASL. Ukraine flag in the background.
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
LOVE print for sale nancyrourke.square.site/product/love...
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Did a quiet Sunday sketch. Tulip Hands 4 x 6 inch Watercolour by Nancy Rourke 2025
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Just a small sketch. Inspired by Matisse’s Dance. (4 by 6 inch watercolour)
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Justice 4X6 inch watercolour by Nancy Rourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
My artworks are in the BYU College of Humanities Magazine 2024. hum.byu.edu/00000193-69d...
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our Deaf Lady of Language Rights size 30 inch by 40 inch oil on canvas 2024 Inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe. This is Our Deaf Lady of Language Rights with different motifs shown on the painting. www.nancyrourke.com/ourdeafladyo...
Our Deaf Lady of Language Rights 
size 30 inch by 40 inch 
oil on canvas 
2024 Inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe. This is Our Deaf Lady of Language Rights with different motifs shown on the painting. https://www.nancyrourke.com/ourdeafladyoflanguagerights.htm
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It is a huge honor to be part of the event I was commissioned to create artwork for “Sound/Off: An Evening of Poetry” at the Guggenheim, an event designed by the museum's 2024 Poet-in-Residence Meg Day. Wednesday, December 11, 7-8pm ET More info at: www.guggenheim.org/event/sound-...
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Sound/Off: An Evening of Poetry | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation
This special program in the Guggenheim’s rotunda celebrates the artistry of poetry: written, spoken, and signed.
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Dr. Zed Sehyr @zedsehyr.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
And a sign language poetry event on Dec 11 www.guggenheim.org/event/sound-...
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Sound/Off: An Evening of Poetry | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation
This special program in the Guggenheim’s rotunda celebrates the artistry of poetry: written, spoken, and signed.
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Lawrence Ware @law-writes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
New to this, but let’s start with a piece about this colonial holiday Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey! www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/28/t...
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Thanksgiving and the Whitewashing of History
The colonial origins of Thanksgiving (or what many natives often refer to as Thankskilling or Thankstaking) is not something to celebrate. While we cannot pinpoint the original “Thanksgiving” celebrat...
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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Deaf Girl with an Eye Earring Necktie | My Site
55 inch long 100% Silky PolyesterPainting prints on front and back of tie.$50 plus $6 for shipping.
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A classic painting that I did in 2010. It was when I started finding a purpose to paint about the deaf experience. #art #deafart #nancyrourke
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Nancy Rourke @nancyrourke.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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