Every year, at our Zero Tolerance Benefit, Sanctuary for Families honors those who have significantly contributed to the movement to end gender-based violence. This year, we are thrilled to present the 2025 Zero Tolerance Award to artist and activist Molly Gochman.
INTRODUCING MOLLY
Molly Gochman, an artist and activist deeply engaged in social practice, focuses on activating spaces for profound collective experiences. Her practice encompasses a diverse range of mediums including photography, sound, installation, and sculpture. Through these mediums, she often challenges and subverts conventional material boundaries to foster interaction, play, exploration, and meaningful dialogue.
In addition to her art practice, Molly’s commitment to creating a more just and equitable world led her to found Stardust—an organization encompassing philanthropy and impact investments. Through Stardust, she supports movements focused on care, strengthens community ecosystems, and prioritizes lived experience leadership through collaborative partnerships. Molly seamlessly weaves her artistic practice with Stardust’s philanthropic and investment strategies, driving positive change.
Molly has elevated Sanctuary’s mission since 2014 through both investment and advocacy. She has participated in meal preparation and sharing with survivors of sex trafficking, provided exercise equipment for clients who use running as a trauma coping strategy, and enabled the growth of Sanctuary’s future leaders through financial support and mentorship. Additionally, she has donated photographs from her international activist artwork, Red Sand Project, which sheds light on the vulnerabilities that contribute to exploitation.
Molly received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Guilford College. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Board of the Freedom Fund and sits on the board of Wassaic Project. She is a member of the Brooklyn Museum’s Council for Feminist Art and the New Museum’s Artemis Council. Her previous board service includes Creative Time, Aurora Picture Show, Children’s Rights, and the Orange Show Foundation. Originally from Texas, Molly is currently based in New York.
Join us for our Zero Tolerance Benefit on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, to honor survivors of gender violence and pay tribute to Molly and three fellow inspirational leaders in this work.