Eurphoia
The four ASL words from left to right in this painting are CHAMP (awesome), COOL, INSPIRE, and PAH (finally). A beautifully vibrant composition with visual lines indicate spatial image movements. ASL movement shows positive energy and is carefully integrated into the overall composition. The strong colors and energy of this artwork shows my happiness at being Deaf, and celebrating my Deaf identity.
Ellen Mansfield
2020
Transformation
A woman with rainbow hair in a pink shirt blowing bubbles toward another woman in a black figure with some pink and blue highlights on black hair. There is a small tattoo beneath the rainbow woman's ear and it says "on and off." Another woman in a black figure has blue and pink makeup on her eye. She is sucking the bubbles in when the rainbow is blowing the bubbles. The background is fully black.
Laurie Rose Monahan
2020
To Be is to Be
A painting broken into three scenes. On the right side is a woman with blonde hair and horns. She is holding a bright blue fish in one hand. On the left is a moon-like woman holding a crescent moon in on hand. There are a series of small faces floating above geometric buildings. The words "To Be is To Be Être c'est Être." are in the center of the painting.
Pamela Witcher
2004
Prisoner of the Mind
Three white middle aged Deaf women in a triangle composition are each signing, PRISON, on their foreheads. Two of them have their eyes closed. One of the women's eye is gazing at the viewer of the image. There is an implied space of an eye in the upper center background among the tree branches.
Susan Dupor
2020