Dina Goldstein (1969) is a Canadian visual artist and a conceptual photographer (Vancouver, British Columbia). She is a photographer and pop surrealist with a background in documentary photography. Goldstein creates tableau with a nuanced visual language that places the mundane and everyday in unusual settings to inspire insight into the human condition.
She is most known for her series "Fallen Princesses", created in 2007, which depicts humanized Disney Princesses placed in realistic, modern scenarios. The series envisions how the lives of these famous characters would have played out in the real world, and touches on such everyday scourges as poverty, obesity, cancer and pollution. Goldstein was awarded the Arte Laguna special prize in 2012. In 2014, Goldstein won the grand prize at Prix Virginia; her work was exhibited in Paris, France
the Dollhouse Series is a series that plays out as a narrative, peeking into the home and marriage of the world’s most iconic dolls, Barbie, and her partner Ken. It offers a profound commentary on the transient nature of beauty, the difficulty of marriage and the importance of authenticity. These works have been recognized for their metaphorical and ironical messages, which transcends cultural borders and have sparked much conversation and accolades from academics, editors and bloggers around the world. Dina recently finished her third large scale series ‘Gods of Suburbia’.
© 2019. All images are copyrighted © by Dina Goldstein. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only.
She is most known for her series "Fallen Princesses", created in 2007, which depicts humanized Disney Princesses placed in realistic, modern scenarios. The series envisions how the lives of these famous characters would have played out in the real world, and touches on such everyday scourges as poverty, obesity, cancer and pollution. Goldstein was awarded the Arte Laguna special prize in 2012. In 2014, Goldstein won the grand prize at Prix Virginia; her work was exhibited in Paris, France
the Dollhouse Series is a series that plays out as a narrative, peeking into the home and marriage of the world’s most iconic dolls, Barbie, and her partner Ken. It offers a profound commentary on the transient nature of beauty, the difficulty of marriage and the importance of authenticity. These works have been recognized for their metaphorical and ironical messages, which transcends cultural borders and have sparked much conversation and accolades from academics, editors and bloggers around the world. Dina recently finished her third large scale series ‘Gods of Suburbia’.
© 2019. All images are copyrighted © by Dina Goldstein. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only.
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| Cinder from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Rapunzel from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Red from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Sleeping Beauty from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Snowy from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Ariel from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| fallen princess from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Jazmine from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Princess Pea from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Pocahontas from Fallen Princesses Series |
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| Darwin, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Elohim, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Ganesha, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Lakshmi, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Last Supper, Jesus, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Lord Xenu, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Muhammad the Prophet, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Satan, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Voodoo, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Wicca, from Gods of Suburbia Series |
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| Ashmodai mirrors, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| Dybuuk, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| Ibbur, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| King Solomom, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| Princess in the tower, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| The tree of life and the tree of knowledge, from Snapshots from the Garden of Eden Series |
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| Bathroom Mirror, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Bedroom Magazines, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Breakfast, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Dining alone, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Haircut, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Headless, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Passed out, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| The Affair, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| The Dream, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| Tub & Toilet, from In the Dollhouse Series |
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| From North Americana Series |
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| Good Earth Organics, from Modern Girl Series |
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| Instaworld, from Modern Girl Series |
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| Love pops, from Modern Girl Series |
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| Smokers, from Trackrecord Series |
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| Dr, from Trackrecord Series |
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| Ivy, from Trackrecord Series |
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| Ming, from Trackrecord Series |
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| Alex, from Trackrecord Series |
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