Sarah Zapata

Sarah Zapata is an artist and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She has held solo exhibitions with Performance Space New York (NY), Deli Gallery (NY), el Museo del Barrio (NY), amongst others. Her work has been exhibited at the New Museum (NY), Museum of Art and Design (NY), Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art (NY), Boston University (MA), LAXART (CA), Paul Kasmin (NY), Arsenal Contemporary (NY), EFA Project Space (NY), Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center (NY). Zapata has also completed residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design (NY), MASS MoCA (MA), A-Z West (CA), and Wave Hill (NY). She has been the recipient of grants from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Zapata is a 2019-2020 Literature Fellow with the Queer Art Mentorship program. 

 

 Sarah Zapata, Siempre X, 2015-2016. Handwoven Fabric, Natural and Synthetic fiber, Hair Extensions, Rhinestone Transfer, 6 x 10 ft. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

 Sarah Zapata, Siempre X, 2015-2016. Handwoven Fabric, Natural and Synthetic fiber, Hair Extensions, Rhinestone Transfer, 6 x 10 ft. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

 Sarah Zapata, Siempre X, 2015-2016. Handwoven Fabric, Natural and Synthetic fiber, Hair Extensions, Rhinestone Transfer, 6 x 10 ft. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

Sarah Zapata, Details of Siempre X, 2015-2016. Handwoven Fabric, Natural and Synthetic fiber, Hair Extensions, Rhinestone Transfer, 6 x 10 ft. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

 
 

 Sarah Zapata, Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019. Natural and synthetic fiber, handwoven fabric, wood. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

Sarah Zapata, Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019. Natural and synthetic fiber, handwoven fabric, wood. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

 

Sarah Zapata, Gallery view of Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019 and Siempre X, 2015-2016. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

Sarah Zapata, Gallery view of Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019 and Siempre X, 2015-2016. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

Sarah Zapata, Gallery view of Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019 and Siempre X, 2015-2016. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.

Sarah Zapata, Gallery view of Standing on The Edge of Time, 2019 and Siempre X, 2015-2016. Photo courtesy of the Artist and Deli Gallery.