My name is Sarah Zanchetta (she/they) and I am a queer textile artist whose practice dives into my loss of connection and knowledge of poisonous plants that grow in North America. I seek to foster a relationship with flora without placing the weight of human benefit in the foreground, questioning what it means to seek out a form of kinship and care with the poisonous. Many of my works simultaneously track the development of my hands-on relationship with an individual plant and the unravelling of stories, scientific facts, and myths surrounding them. I use textiles, and written texts and host community workshops to create intimate works and spaces where we can unfold our curiosities, care and anxieties about what grows beneath our feet.
I hold a Master of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University. My artwork has been exhibited in Canada and Italy, with my most recent exhibitions at Fais-Moi L’Art (Montreal, Canada) and the plumb (Toronto, Canada). I have collaborated with several organizations to create community-based work for their permanent collections, including the Kortright Centre for Conservation and Evergreen Brick Works.
For all curatorial and project inquiries: sarah.m.zanchetta@gmail.com
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