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Chuck Baird – Deaf Art. February 22, 1947 – February 10, 2012. In the year when the first airplane broke the speed of sound, Chuck Baird was born in Kansas City with a moderate hearing loss but grew up culturally deaf.
Chuck Baird (February 22, 1947 – February 10, 2012) [1] was an American Deaf artist who was one of the more notable founders of the De'VIA art movement, [2] [3] an aesthetic of Deaf Culture in which visual art conveys a Deaf world view.
Chuck Baird’s journey from a young boy in Kansas City to a renowned artist and advocate exemplifies the limitless potential of the human spirit. His life story is a beacon of inspiration, not just for the deaf community, but for anyone who believes in the transformative power of art.
Chuck Baird, one of the nine signatories of the De’VIA manifesto and a much beloved De’VIA artist, constantly encouraged emerging De’VIA Deaf artists. It was his wish to explore and represent the Deaf Experience visually for all to see, feel, know and love.
Chuck Baird (1947-2012) was born deaf in Kansas City and, along with his three older sisters, went to the Kansas School for the Deaf. He received his art education from Mrs. Grace Bilger, a renowned watercolorist, and graduated in 1967.
The National Association of the Deaf mourns the passing of Chuck Baird, an extraordinary artist who showed the beauty of Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL) through his amazing artwork. Chuck Baird with brushes. Chuck Baird passed away on February 10, 2012 after a long battle with cancer.
Chuck served as Visual Arts Coordinator for the deaf art colony Spectrum - Focus on Deaf Artists. He finally joined the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1980. During the 10 years Chuck Baird spent with NTD as an actor and set designer, he designed and painted a large number of sets for them.