Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art

"Sometimes pain cannot be expressed or exorcised through words."

Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she returned home to face feelings of isolation and depression. Always a creative person, Julie turned to art to help her process her experiences and begin to heal her PTSD.

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Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980

Bomb It

Bomb It

2007

There Are No Fakes

There Are No Fakes

2019

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

1895

Brutal

Brutal

1980

Bloed

Bloed

2011

Revolution: New Art for a New World

Revolution: New Art for a New World

2017

Rudy Hernandez: Congressional Medal of Honor

Rudy Hernandez: Congressional Medal of Honor

2020

H*art On

H*art On

2017

The Sophisticated Misfit

2007

Tim Kochis: Purple Heart

Tim Kochis: Purple Heart

2013

John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories

John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories

2014

Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

2017

Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

2003

Fear and Desire

Fear and Desire

1953

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

PTSD: The War in My Head

PTSD: The War in My Head

2019

Gray Matters

Gray Matters

2016

The Hole’s Journey

The Hole’s Journey

2021