Abattoir is a space for contemporary art in the historic Hildebrandt Building, a former meat processing plant in the resurgent Clark-Fulton neighborhood of Cleveland, located between the West 25th Street corridor and Ohio City. The gallery was launched in 2020 by Lisa Kurzner and Rose Burlingham. It presents a program of local, regional, and national artists, designed to elicit thought-provoking conversation and discussion.

Abattoir showcases exhibitions across all media and works closely with collectors and consultants nationwide to build and enhance collections, the gallery has placed work in numerous museum and prestigious corporate collections including the Cleveland Clinic Art Program, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Akron Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum, and the Orange County Museum of Art, California. In addition to presenting a vibrant program of shows in Cleveland, Abattoir presents at premier art fairs in New York, Miami, Chicago and Mexico City.

Since 2020, Abattoir has introduced major artists with Cleveland connections to audiences in Northeast Ohio, fostering education and engagement with contemporary art in the region.