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Nancy Rourke
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Hand Lilies. The image of hands shaped like water lilies, floating on water, moving in different directions, and creating patterns, is a rich metaphor with multiple layers of meaning. Hands move with grace and ease. Hands create ripples and swirls.
June 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Make Art Not War
June 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
June 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
NO KINGS DAY June 14, 2025 Protest
June 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
love.
empathy.
compassion.
inclusion.
justice.
kindness.
(oil on masonite. 10x10 inch)

#nancyrourke
May 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Journalism is under attack. This rally poster says “PROTECT OUR FREE PRESS” Fingerspelling PROTECT. ASL “OUR” and “FREE”. Fingerspelling PRESS.

#resist #protectourfreepress #50501Movement #nancyrourke
May 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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
April 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
STOP OPPRESSION STOP INJUSTICE sign for rallies.
#resist
March 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
March 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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
March 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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/...
March 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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.
February 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
February 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
January 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did a quiet Sunday sketch.
Tulip Hands
4 x 6 inch
Watercolour
by Nancy Rourke
2025
January 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just a small sketch. Inspired by Matisse’s Dance. (4 by 6 inch watercolour)
January 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Justice
4X6 inch
watercolour
by Nancy Rourke
December 28, 2024 at 10:42 PM
My artworks are in the BYU College of Humanities Magazine 2024.
hum.byu.edu/00000193-69d...
December 19, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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...
December 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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-...
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.
www.guggenheim.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Nancy Rourke
Reposted by Nancy Rourke
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...
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...
www.counterpunch.org
November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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
November 14, 2024 at 4:18 PM