The following are examples of “DeVIA,” or Deaf Visual/Image Art created by, or supervised by Kansas School for the Deaf graduate Chuck Baird, class of ’67.

The art form is a combination of traditional media — paintings, drawings, sculptures — with elements of American Sign Language mixed in.

photo by: Chuck Baird

"The Sign," by Chuck Baird, 2007.

photo by: Chuck Baird

"Grand Canyon" by Chuck Baird, 2003.

photo by: Chuck Baird

"USA Deaflympics Track and Field," By Chuck Baird, 2010.

photo by: Shaun Hittle

Deaf Visual/Image Art on display at the Kansas School for the Deaf. The artwork was supervised by class of 1967 graduate and artist Chuck Baird.

photo by: Shaun Hittle

Deaf Visual/Image Art on display at the Kansas School for the Deaf. The artwork was supervised by class of 1967 graduate and artist Chuck Baird.

photo by: Shaun Hittle

Deaf Visual/Image Art on display at the Kansas School for the Deaf. The artwork was supervised by class of 1967 graduate and artist Chuck Baird.