GARDEN OF EVE

Long Beach Museum of Art
July 12 – September 28, 2025

On view at

11am - 4pm
Thursday - Sunday
Free Admission

Angie Crabtree’s paintings dissect the mythology of luxury. Diamonds became her first muse—the commodification of nature, the way raw beauty is captured, fixed, and displayed as proof of success. Their natural forms once buried deep beneath the earth, now mined, cut, and polished into representations of what’s impossibly valuable. By enlarging them to monumental scale she invites viewers to consider the origins of the stones, their societal significance and reconsider their true value.  

From diamonds to desire, Crabtree debuts her latest series of paintings Garden of Eve. Her new body of work critiques power structures and gender roles embedded into luxury culture. Wealth has historically been built on systems of colonization and exploitation—woven deep into the histories of gemstones and fashion. Crabtree explores femininity and how these legacies continue to shape contemporary ideals of beauty and status. She references Eve and the Garden as metaphors for innocence lost to material temptation—recasting Eve not as the origin of shame, but as the first to question the cost of desire.

Garden of Eve is on view at LBMA Downtown from 11am - 4pm, Thursday - Sunday, July 12 through September 28th. Contact us to schedule a personal tour.

2025
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

Treasure’s All Mine

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2024
Oil on Panel
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

Eternal

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Trophies Sing of Success in a Language I Want to Speak

2025
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

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2025
Oil on Panel
60 x 44 in (152 x 112 cm)

Mantis

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2025
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

Fingers Curled Around Jewels We Can’t Feel

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2024
Oil on Panel
60 x 50 in (152 x 127 cm)

Phthalo Dream

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2025
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

Thoughts and Prayers

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2025
Oil on Panel
60 x 48 in (152 x 122 cm)

Turning Violet

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2025
Oil on Panel
36 x 36 in (91 x 91 cm)

Queen’s Quadrant

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2025
Oil on Canvas
48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)

The Hum of Wealth is a Lullaby

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Alpha

2022
Oil on Canvas
72 x 96 in (244 x 183 cm)

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2022
Oil on Panel
120 x 72 in (350 x 183 cm)

Success is Bought and Everything is For Sale

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2024
Oil & Gold Leaf on Panel
10 x 9 in (25 x 23 cm)

Orchid Muse

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2024
Oil & Gold Leaf on Panel
10 x 7.5 in (25 x 19 cm)

Oasis

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2024
Oil & 23k Gold Leaf on Panel
10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm)

Kush

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2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 7.5 in (25 x 19 cm)

Honey

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2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm)

Arrows

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2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm)

Peachy

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2024
Paired Jewelry & Painting
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18K Gold, Ruby, Diamonds

Oil & 23K Gold on Panel
10 x 6.5 in (25 x 16 cm)

Destination Ruby

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2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 10 in (25 x 25 cm)

Marbles

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Blue Ice

2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 7.5 in (25 x 19 cm)

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2024
Oil & Palladium Leaf on Panel
10 x 7.5 in (25 x 19 cm)

Abyss

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