Statement
Sarah Zanchetta (b. 1996) utilizes the historical connection between feminism and textiles, through the exploration of both traditional and contemporary techniques. From weaving to the manipulation of hypermasculine imagery, her immersive forms play outside the conventional feminine space. Zanchetta’s work unveils the intimate rituals within the female domain.
Zanchetta received her BFA from OCAD University in 2018, and completed the Advanced Visual Studies Program from OCAD's Florence Program in 2017. Her work is included in major exhibitions, most recently at Power Ball: 21 Club in 2019. She has been an artist in residency at the Feminist Art Collective, a bursary recipient at the Toronto Artscape Launchpad, and awarded the RBC Future Launch Scholarship. Press for Zanchetta's work includes, MOCA Toronto, blogTO, and Bumble Bizz. She is currently based out of Toronto, Canada.
//EDUCATION
2021 Certificate of Floral Arts for Interiors, Pratt Institute, USA
2020 Certificate of Business Skills for Creative Professionals, OCAD University, Canada
2018 BFA Drawing & Painting, OCAD University, Canada
2016 - 2017 Florence Off-Campus Program, OCAD University, Italy
//EXHIBITIONS
2020 Incinerator Art Award, COVID-19 Quilt Project, Incinerator Gallery, Online
Coming Home, Gallery 1313, Online
Pandemic: A Feminist Response, COVID-19 Quilt Project, Feminist Art Collective, Online
Alumni Coronavirus-inspired Exhibition, OCAD University, Online
Virtual Stylez, The Pink Duct Tape Collective, Online
Ontario Society of Artists Emerging Artists, Queen Elizabeth Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON
2019 Made by Feminists, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
Power Ball: 21 Club, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Winter Emerging Artist Exhibit, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2018 Framed by Feminists, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
GradEx 103, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Unbridled, The Freedom Factory, Toronto, ON
The Big Draw, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2017 Florence Off-Campus, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Dirty Talk, Round Venue, Toronto, ON
Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Forward Motion, Tasso Hostel, Florence, Italy
Una Piccola Scintilla, ON-ART Gallery, Florence, Italy
2016 Studio Aperto, OCAD University Florence Campus, Florence, Italy
//AWARDS + BURSARIES + RESIDENCIES
2020 RBC Future Launch Scholarship
Feminist Art Collective’s Residency, Artscape, Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islands
2019 Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary
2014 Mario Gasparotto Visual Arts Bursary
// PRESS
2020 Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA Member - Sarah Zanchetta, Mariam Zaidi
2019 Best of Toronto, Party Photos: Power Ball 2019 Kicked Off the Season with an Over-the-Top Affair, Erin Davis
Biz Bas, This Toronto Art Benefit Took Guests to a Surreal Speakeasy, Amanda Scriver
Trendhunter, The Power Ball 21 Club Event Embodied Avant-Garde Opulence, Jana Pijak
BK on the Scene, Power Ball: 21 Club @ The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery - Thurs. June 9, 2019, A.J Lam
Aesthetic Magazine, Photos/Recap: Toronto’s Power Plant Art Gallery Transformed into a Speakeasy for Power Ball: 21 Club, Curtis Sindrey
Fashion Magazine, Power Ball 2019: See Inside One of Toronto’s Most Anticipated Social Events, Lindsay Cooper
With Love Gabrielle, PowerBall: 21 Club, Marta Tryshak
blogTO, Power Ball lived up to the hype as Toronto’s epic arts party, Martha Stortz
Bay Street Bull, Photos: An Exclusive Inside Look at the 21st Annual Power Ball
Trendhunter, Emotive Feminist Art, Jana Pijak
She Does The City, Sarah Zanchetta is Carving Out Sweet Digs At This Year’s Power Ball
Bumble Bizz, Sarah Zanchetta Makes Her Mark on Toronto’s Art Scene
2018 GradEx 103 Catalogue, Praxis