Come and visit our centre to see artwork by Deaf artists!
The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf is seeking Deaf artist applicants for its NEW Deaf Artist-Run Collective (DARC) to showcase their professional artworks of all kinds. We are working to foster a network of artists, gallery exhibits and collections to represent the interests of Canadian Deaf artists, while providing the opportunity to advance their economic standing and enhance the public’s interest in Deaf artist-run cultural exhibits. Works of art for display or for sale will be showcased throughout the year, featuring four to six Deaf artists per year.
Current Exhibition:
Oppression to Empowerment by Nancy Rourke
May 2024 – May 2025
Curated by DEAF CULTURE CENTRE’s curator Maryam Hafizirad.
DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is pleased to announce our current art exhibition at our gallery, titled “Oppression to Empowerment,” which features Nancy Rourke’s powerful De’VIA* artwork. Here is a summary about the exhibition in Nancy’s own words:
“As a Deaf artist, I challenge historical misconceptions through my paintings, depicting both the oppression we face and the celebration of our culture. Using primary colors—red for empowerment, yellow for hope, light blue for Deaf identity, and dark blue for audism—I convey powerful messages. My work focuses on social justice, activism, and Deaf solidarity, reflecting my unique style known as ‘Rourkeism’.”
Past Exhibitions:
Corporealism by Laurie M. Landry
October 2023 – April 2024
Curated by DEAF CULTURE CENTRE’s curator Maryam Hafizirad.
Laurie’s relationship with her body is a theme she has recently embraced. Feelings of shame and alienation used to permeate her sense of her own physicality, but when she applied her painter’s eye to rendering her own form, her critical mind disengaged. Laurie is able to see herself, to see her body in terms she can accept: colour, form, light, and shadow. In this way, she is painting herself into the world.
The Journey by Carlisle Robinson
May 2023 – October 2023
Touch – Don’t Touch
December 2021
A live and digital exhibition curated by Maryam Hafizirad, presents the evolution of two contrasting Toronto artists. Deaf Chinese artist Wei Wang‘s challenging inside glass-bottle oil painting cannot be touched. It is juxtaposed with Deaf Sri Lankan artist with Usher Syndrome, Nivejah Navarathinam‘s mixed-media 3-D tactile painting exploration encouraging touch.
Unmasked by Maryam Hafizirad
2019
