She’s able to show the significance of the issues by creating a piece that involves an object and adds the struggle attached to it, which represents what is happening in current events.

[7][9] Critics connect Abeles' early works to those of Edward Kienholz and Wallace Berman, founders of the California assemblage tradition.

[11] Kim Abeles commented on her art as, "results from the urban experience, chronicling historical and contemporary issues housed in sculpture and installation."

With her range of media and distinctive styles, Kim Abeles seamlessly unites her call for activism with her work aesthetics through new innovative techniques.

[15] Her more defining collaborators include the Bureau of Automotive Repair, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, and the Lakota Indians of South Dakota.

I place cut, stenciled images on transparent or opaque plates or fabric, then leave these on the roof of my studio and let the particulate matter in the heavy air fall upon them.

"[16]In some of her works pertaining to human rights, Abeles has taken a subjective approach that includes a presentation of individuals' portraits through text, maps, drawings, and objects.

[2] Abeles' HIV/AIDS Tarot cards incorporate both image and text and discuss issues pertaining to the socioeconomic and medical aspects of AIDS.

The piece consists of photographs capturing both the East and West (stretching from the years 2003 - 2006) laid out and displayed at opposing ends.

[19] The initial inspiration for Walk a Mile in My Shoes was the political work of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement.

[20] Created for a nonprofit organization, A Window Between Worlds (AWBW), Kim Abeles gathered 800 participants who are domestic violence victims to share their stories and design a pearl.

This piece features different sculptures of seeds created through mixed media in which the community, environments, and local journeys are illustrated and represented.

[13] Abeles has exhibited her work in twenty-two countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, the Czech Republic, England, China, and South Korea.

With her art appearing in Downtown, Los Angeles, Highland Park, Glendale, Pasadena, and Santa Monica, she challenges her community to confront social issues by making them impossible to ignore.

This strategic placement of her work highlights Kim Abeles' activism, specifically how we must reform now before matters get worse, and the place where it starts is one's own community.