Sarah Zanchetta

Sarah Zanchetta (she/they) is a textile artist and educator. She holds a Master of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University. They have previously taught at the University of Toronto and collaborated with several organizations to create community-based work for their permanent collections, including the Kortright Centre for Conservation and Evergreen Brick Works. Her art practice dives into the loss of connection and knowledge of poisonous plants that grow in North America. She seeks to foster a relationship with flora without placing the weight of human benefit in the foreground. Many of their works simultaneously track her hands-on relationship with an individual plant and the unravelling of stories, scientific facts and myths that surround them. Zanchetta's research-focused practice directly weaves into her many years of teaching experience.