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The Mood Room · Mitchelene Bigman (Bigman)

Mitchelene Bigman (Bigman) Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.

Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.

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Works in the Room
Period · Movement
6
Emotional Tones
Mitchelene Bigman (Bigman)

Mitchelene Bigman (Bigman)

Mitchelene Bigman: A Life of Service, Advocacy, and Cultural Preservation Born: September 1, 1965, Billings, Montana Origin: AllPaintingsStore Background: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) / Minitari (Hidatsa) U.S. Army Veteran and Advocate Early Life and Military Service Raised on and off the Montana Crow Reservation, experiencing challenges including a negative experience at a Catholic-run Indian residential school.

Graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1983. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1987 due to limited employment opportunities and high rates of domestic abuse on the reservation. Served as a diesel mechanic, known for volunteering for difficult assignments. Deployed twice to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, earning a Combat Action Ribbon after surviving a rocket attack. Retired as a Sergeant First Class in 2009.…

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