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Wounded Not Worthless

Welcome to

WoundedNotWorthless.com

An Online Art Gallery Collective

Showcasing Female Military, Veteran and Wounded Warrior Artists


My name is Christina Helferich-Polosky.  

I was 100% disabled and medically retired by the US Army in 2009 after 11+ years of successful active duty service for illnesses and injuries-most later attributable to unknown airborne chemical, environmental and burn pit exposures-that occurred during my combat deployments to Kuwait/Iraq (OIF-2003) and Afghanistan (OEF-2008). For years after, I let my "invisible wounds" define who I was and how I saw myself: worthless. Out of those dark moments, I turned to art as a way to express what I could barely say out loud: 

"I may be wounded, but I'm NOT worthless!"

So I created this site to specifically showcase current female military, veteran and wounded warrior artists, like myself, from all branches of the US Military to give us all the voice I thought I had lost for all those years. 

Please join me in helping to support, promote, and empower these artists. 

We may be wounded, but we refuse to consider ourselves worthless any longer. 


And now is the time!


Can we please sit down and have an honest conversation without being marginalized again by being labeled just another group of angry females? Our experiences matter and they are all worth sharing! From the wonderful to the awful. We matter, our art matters and we are not alone. There are other female military members, veterans and wounded warriors using art in similar ways to me and it is time we shine a light on us all; so: 


CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE OUR AMAZING ARTISTS' GALLERIES





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I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way; things I had no words for.

Acclaimed American Artist - Georgia O'Keeffe

Do one thing that scares you every day.


Eleanor Roosevelt

If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing YOU can be. 

Maya Angelou

I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy, to be told instead she has leadership skills.

Sheryl Sandberg

Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It's you who can change the world.

Malala Yousafzai

What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. 

Jen Sincero

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg​

The road to success is always under construction.

Lily Tomlin

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In the future there will be no more female leaders.

There will just be leaders.

Sheryl Sandberg

Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. 

Maya Angelou

NO ONE can make you feel inferior without YOUR consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt


We Are Actively Recruiting Female Military / Veteran / Wounded Warrior Artists! 

Contact us TODAY!

Chris Helferich-Polosky

CTO

Art helps me create a new narrative by which my invisible wounds inspire, instead of impede me. 

Veronika Rose

CEO

Visionary Artist, Healer, Veteran.

Muralist, Painter, Scenic Artist, Curator.

http://humannaturehostel.com/war

https://linktr.ee/VeronikaRose

Paula Sato

Artist

Fine Art Photographer who transforms war memories into visions of peace and truth.

https://fluidography.weebly.com/

Yvonne Renee Neal

Artist

I believe that everyone is creative and it only takes one spark to lead a person to their passion.

[email protected]

Mandy Patlan

Artist

Amazing spray paint artist who began using art as a form of therapy.

Bernie Donato

Artist

Art is my my space for solitude where I can tune out, unwind, and 

create.

bdonatoart.com

Alicia Thompson

Artist

My inspiration is usually things I find calming and peaceful.

Maiya M. Lonesome

Artist

Creating is something that has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

https://www.mellingtonart.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoniqueEllingtonArt

AnnMarie Halterman

Artist

Inspired to focus on nonprofit and inclusive arts initiatives,  AnnMarie founded UnitingUs.org in 2020 for veteran artists in her community.

Lisa Carrington Firmin

Artist

Her poetry is deeply personal, an intimate reflection into the invisible wounds of MST, PTSD, trauma, hardship, and combat. 

https://www.lisacarringtonfirmin.com/

Your Name HERE!

Artist

Are you a Female  Current Military Member Veteran/Wounded Warrior Artist? Contact us today!

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© 2018 WoundedNotWorthless.com

2022 WoundedNotWorthless.com LLC was created as a for profit general public benefit business with the following business purpose: WoundedNotWorthless.com LLC shall have the purpose of creating general public benefit by showcasing, promoting, supporting, and empowering female military, veteran, and wounded warrior artists, like myself, through the online art gallery cooperative and at local, state, and national art shows, fairs, exhibits and exhibitions. 


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