Sarah Zapata
Sarah Zapata | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fibers from the University of North Texas |
| Known for | textile artist |
| Notable work |
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Sarah Zapata (1988) is an American textile artist of Peruvian heritage.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1988, Zapata was raised Evangelical Christian by her Peruvian father and Christian mother.[2] Zapata identifies as a queer artist.[3] She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Fibers from the University of North Texas in 2011.[4] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[3] Her work has been shown throughout the United States, Mexico, and Peru.[5] Zapata is know for making statements, whether it is through her colorful installations or her bright orange hair.[6]
Art
[edit]Zapata is recognized for her distinctive and textile-heavy artwork.[3] Her pieces and latch-hooked carpets veer toward abstraction and perception while drawing inspiration from traditional Peruvian weaving.[7] Zapata's abstract woven artworks symbolically represent her intersectional identities such as her Christian religious upbringing or her gender identity.[8] Furthermore, Zapata’s body of work address issues like labor, systems of power and control, and Queerness. [9] Her identities also include being an artist born and raised in Texas, and now working in New York.[4] Zapata's artworks have been shown at Deli Gallery, Museum of Arts and Design, and El Museo Del Barrio.[10]
Notable works by Zapata include: To Teach or To Assume Authority (2018-2019), A Famine of Hearing (2019) and Standing on the Edge of Time (2019).[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sarah Zapata: 2016 Artist In Residence". Museum of Arts and Design. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Alba, Krista (2023). "Sarah Zapata: So the roots be known". Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c Scott, Chadd (December 10, 2023). "Sarah Zapata Reveals Surprising Queer History In Kansas City At Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sarah Zapata". Ogden Museum of Southern Art. June 29, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Museum, Ogden (June 29, 2020). "Sarah Zapata". Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "PIN–UP Magazine". PIN–UP Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ Kwun, Aileen (October 4, 2021). "The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-Old Practices and Pop Culture Imagery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Nicole (September 6, 2022). "Textile Artist Sarah Zapata Has More Than One Identity. Weaving Lets Her Bring Them All Together". Artnet. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Museum, Ogden (June 29, 2020). "Sarah Zapata". Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "PIN–UP Magazine". PIN–UP Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Zapata". The Latinx Project at NYU. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Kwun, Aileen (October 4, 2021). "The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-old Practices and Pop Culture Imager". Style. The New York Times Magazine.
- Zapata, Sarah (April 10, 2019). "Ritualization and Embodiment". BOMB Magazine (Interview). Interviewed by Jeanne Vaccaro.
- "Sarah Zapata: A Resilience of Things Not Seen". John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Zapata's Personal Website
- Sarah Zapata — 2016 Artist In Residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York
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