Ann Millett-Gallant’s art and writing
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Ann Millett-Gallant is no stranger to this blog. I’ve shared her work several times, especially her memoir Re-Membering, which explores her experiences with TBI and art. I want to make sure you also soak in her visual art. She paints a lot of cats and flowers, so it’s not the least bit shocking why I’m in love with her paintings. They’re vibrant, beautiful, and often whimsical.
In putting this together, I realized I’ve been remiss. I’ve promised a review of her memoir and never written it. So in addition to pointing you to Ann’s art, I really wanted to take you inside her book as well.
Re-Membering: Putting Mind and Body Back Together Following Traumatic Brain Injury is unique and as much an exploration of her life as it is meditations on how a collage can be the ideal form of expression in the midst of a TBI where thoughts are jumbled and fragmented. Having been born with physical impairments, Ann has a lifetime of experience navigating an inaccessible world. The book opens on the moment of sustaining a nearly-fatal TBI, when she doesn’t just lose the vacation she was on at the time. [...]