Mitchelene Bigman (Bigman) Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
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.…