DIANE GOLDIE

Short Version (for those who skim):

I’m Diane Goldie — a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and neurodivergent woman based in South London. My work is deeply personal, spiritual and political. It speaks to grief, identity, feminism, neurodivergence, and radical self-expression. I create art to survive, to communicate, and to honour the people I love — especially my late daughter, Imogen, whose presence still guides me.

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My practice includes painting, wearable art, writing, and community activism.

I recently self-published We Accept Her, One of Us — a book that helped me understand my own autistic and ADHD identity (link to buy on the homepage header. Click the book on the man's head)

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This space is both a gallery and a sanctuary.

 

You're very welcome here — especially if you’ve ever felt like an outsider.

 

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Detailed Version:

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Hello, I’m Diane Goldie — an outsider artist, writer, and self-advocate based in Brixton, South London.

 

I’ve always created, but not always felt like I had permission to call myself an artist. That changed as I began to embrace my full identity — as a neurodivergent woman, a grieving mother, a feminist, and a truth-teller.

My work is emotional, expressive, and unapologetically personal. It spans painting, wearable art, writing, and performance. I’ve been called “raw,” “inspiring,” and “powerful” — I don’t create for approval, but I do create for connection.

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After my beloved eldest daughter Imogen died by suicide following an urgent (and unmet) autism assessment, I began to understand more deeply the systemic barriers and trauma so many neurodivergent women face.

Her loss cracked me open — and everything I create now is, in some way, a conversation with her.

I feel her presence most strongly in stillness and chaos — in rhythm, in colour, in silence.

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It was through the process of writing my book, We Accept Her, One of Us, that I recognised my own neurodivergence.

I now identify as Audhd (autistic and ADHD), like my grandchildren — and like Imogen. That understanding brought grief, but also relief, and a new way to make peace with whom I’ve always been.

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This website is an evolving collection of my work and thoughts — a mixture of art for sale, writing, memories, and messages of solidarity.

 

I believe in the power of art to express what can’t always be said with words.

I believe in radical visibility, neurodivergent joy, and truth-telling through colour, texture, and form.

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If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too sensitive, too chaotic — you belong here.

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Thank you for witnessing my work.

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Want to collaborate, exhibit my work or just say hello? Get in touch here