Abigail Goldman
Abigail Goldman is an outsider artist who works as an investigator at the Public Defender's office in Bellingham, WA. Born in San Francisco, CA, Goldman began her professional career in Las Vegas working as a newspaper reporter and then investigator for the Federal Public Defender of Nevada, where she was no stranger to episodes of violence.
Her artistic practice centers around miniature scenes of gruesome murders in plastic and acrylic. Dubbing her works "die-o-ramas," Goldman's miniature sculptures are rendered in 1:87 scale-each tiny figure is well under an inch tall, making them grotesque but familiar, grim but cute. The work's diminutive size contrasts with the larger-than-life tableaus of gore and mayhem rendered within. Though many of the narratives in Goldman's scenes seem like something pulled from fiction, the artist draws almost exclusively from her professional life, where she witnesses and researches the "escalating feedback loop of rage and violence" present in American culture. At once adorable and offensive, Goldman's die-o-ramas explore our relationship to violence-its omnipresence and resulting banality, as well as our innate attraction to the grisly and macabre.
Goldman's miniatures have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work has been featured by numerous media outlets, including the LA Times, New York Times, NPR, Atlas Obscura, Juxtapoz, and Huffington Post. In March 2019, Goldman and her work were the subject of a documentary produced for Topic Magazine.
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Breeders, 2023
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Down Boy, 2023
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Good Boy, 2023
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Chum, 2022
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Dinner with Friends, 2022
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Downsizing, 2022
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Getting to Know the Neighbors, 2022
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MAGA, 2022
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Mistakes Were Made, 2022
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NIMBY, 2022
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Psssst, 2022
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Rinse and Repeat, 2022
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Light at the Window, 2019
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Paradise Motel, 2019
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Snack Shack, 2019
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Dreams Come True, 2017
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"For The Love Of Dog" Group Exhibition
19 Aug - 9 Sep 2023 Hashimoto Contemporary LAHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present For The Love Of Dog, a group exhibition toasting lifelong relationships between (hu)man and dog. We are excited to partner with the nonprofit dog...Read more -
Abigail Goldman - "Shadow Work"
5 - 26 Mar 2022 Hashimoto Contemporary SFSAN FRANCISCO - Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Shadow Work, a solo exhibition by Abigail Goldman . The artist returns for her third solo show with the gallery featuring...Read more -
Abigail Goldman - "Rubbernecker"
14 Dec 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Hashimoto Contemporary NYCHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Rubbernecker, a solo exhibition by Washington-based artist Abigail Goldman. Rubbernecker will be the artists second solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary, in which she will...Read more -
Abigail Goldman - "Wishful Thinking"
4 - 26 Mar 2017 Hashimoto Contemporary NYCSPOKE NYC/Hashimoto Contemporary NYC is pleased to present “Wishful Thinking”, a new solo exhibition by Washington based miniature artist Abigail Goldman. Featuring dozens of her notable small-scale sculptures, “Wishful Thinking”...Read more -
Abigail Goldman - "Mea Culpa"
4 - 27 Aug 2016 Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present “Mea Culpa,” a solo show of new miniature sculptures by Washington-based artist Abigail Goldman. “Mea Culpa” features a series of dioramas that contain tiny...Read more
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INSTALLATION: ABIGAIL GOLDMAN "SHADOW WORK"
March 8, 2022Hashimoto Contemporary San Francisco is pleased to present 'Shadow Work' a new solo exhibition by Abigail Goldman. Visit our online calendar here to schedule an...Read more -
OPENING RECEPTION: ABIGAIL GOLDMAN "SHADOW WORK"
March 8, 2022Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of Abigail Goldman's solo show 'Shadow Work' at Hashimoto Contemporary San Francisco! It...Read more -
COMING SOON: ABIGAIL GOLDMAN "SHADOW WORK"
February 9, 2022Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Abigail Goldman upcoming solo show 'Shadow Work' at our San Francisco location. The artist returns for her third solo...Read more -
Announcing The 2019 Gallery Annuals!
May 2, 2020We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2019 Gallery Annuals. These perfect bound softcover catalogs highlight the many monthly exhibtions hosted at our...Read more
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Opening Night: Abigail Goldman "Rubbernecker"
December 17, 2019We would like to thank everyone who attended the opening reception for 'Rubbernecker' a solo exhibition by Abigail Goldman at Hashimoto Contemporary NYC on December...Read more -
Coming Soon: Abigail Goldman "Rubbernecker"
November 30, 2019Hashimoto Contemporary NYC is pleased to announce Rubbernecker, a solo exhibition by Abigail Goldman . This will be the artist's third solo exhibition with Hashimoto...Read more -
Abigail Goldman "Dieorama" Documentary
March 15, 2019The folks at Topic recently produced 'Diorama' a short documentary about Abigail Goldman's work. Check out the artist and those close to her discuss her...Read more