Curriculum Vitae
Nancy Rourke

Email
nrourkepaintings@aol.com

Phone (800)

Personal
Deaf since birth.
Born in San Diego, California

Education
MFA 1986 Computer Graphics and Painting, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
BFA 1982 Graphic Design and Painting, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Awards and Honors
2006 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Loveland, Colorado merit
2005 Celebrate America, Detroit, Michigan second
2005 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Loveland, Colorado second
2002 Regional Juried Show, Loveland, Colorado second
2002 Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship, Rochester, New York

Solo Exhibitions
2006 Featured Artist, VSA arts Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
2005 Featured Artist, VSA arts Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
2004 Featured Artist, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2004 Art Stroll, Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2002 Honored Lecturer Exhibition, Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, New York
1985 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Rochester Institute of Technology


Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 Celebrate America Deaf Art, Holley Ear Institute, Detroit, Michigan
2005 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2002 Regional Juried Show, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
1986 Twelve Deaf Artists, Ankrum Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
1978 Deaf American Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


Selected Bibliography
Deaf Artist Colorado in Art Registry, VSA, Washington, D.C., December 2005.
”Deaf Woman Artist Receives Lyons Lectureship,” Deaf Rochester News, April/May 2002.
”Rourke Named NTID Distinguished Lecturer,” RIT News & Events, Vol. 34, No. 13. March 14, 2002.
”Signs of Success,” Loveland Daily Herald-Reporter, Focus, Section B, March 4, 2002.

Lectures
2002 Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Award at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Private Collections
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Saint John the Evangelist, Loveland, Colorado
American School for the Deaf, West Hartford , Connecticut
Mr. Damon McLeese, VSA arts Access Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Mr. & Mrs. James Hilgenburg, Loveland, Colorado
Mrs. Sheila Oyos, San Diego, California
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Rourke, Terre Haute, Indiana
Mr. Robert F. Rourke, Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Rourke, Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. Robert Fortunate, Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. Judy Robinson, San Diego, California
Ms. Barbara Lewis, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Zadvedus, Tucson, Arizona
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Gabany, Manassas, Virginia

Memberships
Thompson Valley Art League, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
VSA arts, Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
VSA arts, Artists Registry, Washington, D.C.

2006 © Nancy Rourke Paintings All rights reserved.
Last updated: September 14, 2006

Curriculum Vitae
Nancy Rourke

Email
nrourkepaintings@aol.com

Phone (800)

Personal
Deaf since birth.
Born in San Diego, California

Education
MFA 1986 Computer Graphics and Painting, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
BFA 1982 Graphic Design and Painting, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Awards and Honors
2006 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Loveland, Colorado merit
2005 Celebrate America, Detroit, Michigan second
2005 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Loveland, Colorado second
2002 Regional Juried Show, Loveland, Colorado second
2002 Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship, Rochester, New York

Solo Exhibitions
2006 Featured Artist, VSA arts Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
2005 Featured Artist, VSA arts Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
2004 Featured Artist, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2004 Art Stroll, Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2002 Honored Lecturer Exhibition, Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, New York
1985 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Rochester Institute of Technology


Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 Celebrate America Deaf Art, Holley Ear Institute, Detroit, Michigan
2005 Juried Sweet-Art Show, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2002 Regional Juried Show, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
1986 Twelve Deaf Artists, Ankrum Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
1978 Deaf American Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


Selected Bibliography
Deaf Artist Colorado in Art Registry, VSA, Washington, D.C., December 2005.
”Deaf Woman Artist Receives Lyons Lectureship,” Deaf Rochester News, April/May 2002.
”Rourke Named NTID Distinguished Lecturer,” RIT News & Events, Vol. 34, No. 13. March 14, 2002.
”Signs of Success,” Loveland Daily Herald-Reporter, Focus, Section B, March 4, 2002.

Lectures
2002 Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Award at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Private Collections
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Saint John the Evangelist, Loveland, Colorado
American School for the Deaf, West Hartford , Connecticut
Mr. Damon McLeese, VSA arts Access Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Mr. & Mrs. James Hilgenburg, Loveland, Colorado
Mrs. Sheila Oyos, San Diego, California
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Rourke, Terre Haute, Indiana
Mr. Robert F. Rourke, Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Rourke, Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. Robert Fortunate, Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. Judy Robinson, San Diego, California
Ms. Barbara Lewis, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Zadvedus, Tucson, Arizona
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Gabany, Manassas, Virginia

Memberships
Thompson Valley Art League, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
VSA arts, Access Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
VSA arts, Artists Registry, Washington, D.C.

2006 © Nancy Rourke Paintings All rights reserved.
Last updated: September 14, 2006