Sarah Mangialardo

Through documenting her living space after the birth of her first child, Mangialardo’s recent work asks questions about how people and places influence one another. The industrial building houses a community of creatives who repurpose its corners and detritus for their own needs, at the same time as the artist rearranges her life to accommodate her son.

Scratched metal surface with the word 'OPEN' and a sketchy drawing.
Industrial brick wall with three barred windows, two weathered wooden chairs, a small round table, and electrical boxes.
Room under construction, with a ladder against a newly installed wall, electrical outlets visible, and covered furniture nearby.
A dimly lit room with a crib near a window. A baby peeks over the crib rail. A bed is in the foreground and a curtain diffuses light from outside.
A white rectangular surface with handwritten numbers and letters on it, resembling a score chart, titled 'WASHER LOSS.' The surface is against a brick wall with some visible padlocks.

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    Resonance, 2017

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Sarah Mangialardo is a Toronto based visual artist and mother. Throughout her career as a visual artist, Mangialardo’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries in North America and abroad. Her work can be found in collections and publications in Canada, as well as Europe, and she has been the recipient of support from The Canada Council for the Arts. Mangialardo completed her Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec) and her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Sarah Mangialardo’s photographic practice is rooted in the construction of images that explore the ambiguity of memory and the visceral effects of trauma. Examining the complicated relationships between gender, domesticity, and power, Mangialardo’s photographs reflect her interest in the traditions of storytelling and call into question issues surrounding subjectivity and interpretation.