At the De'VIA Deaf Artist's Exhibit

Poster for the art exhibition. The artworks shown are, from left to right, Communication Eyes by Iris Nelia Aranda; Accomplishment Through Cooperation by Chuck Baird; Positive/Negative by Kendra Harness (me!); Our Private Genesis by Susan Dupor; and Deaf Studies at Work by Ann Silver.

Here I am (a bit disheveled and windburned) at the Woodbury Art Museum in Orem, UT April 2008 with three of my "Eye-Hand-Heart" cyanotypes that were selected for the De'VIA show. The works selected were "Positive/Negative", "Reaching", and "Chain Eye". This was the first Deaf Artist's Exhibit, in conjunction with the third biennial Deaf Studies Today! conference (and also the first International Deaf Film Festival), and hopefully there will be many more. The entire shebang ran April 8-12 at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University). I really enjoyed myself, watching the excellent selection of movies in the film festival, checking out a few of the presentations at the conference, explaining my artwork at the museum to school groups, and taking time out to photograph the surrounding mountains.

In case you're wondering, De'VIA stands for "Deaf View/Image Art" as stated in the De'VIA Manifesto: "De'VIA represents Deaf artists and perceptions based on their Deaf experiences. It uses formal art elements with the intention of expressing innate cultural or physical Deaf experience. These experiences may include Deaf metaphors, Deaf perspectives, and Deaf insight in relationship with the environment (both the natural world and Deaf cultural environment), spiritual and everyday life...."

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All images copyright 2008 Kendra Harness/Lost Angeles Rubber Works (except for the De'VIA poster)