Sandra Tarantino

Whether goldfinch or hummingbirds, Sandra's work uses the metaphor of human experience, sentimentality, and connectivity to our natural environments. Each bird is created from an original hand-sculpted piece from which moulds were made. Wings and bird bodies are cast separately, assembled in different positions and stages of flight, hand-detailed, and painted to create unique, individualized pieces.

Sandra Tarantino is a Toronto-based artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD and a Visual Arts Educator with the Arts Access Fund, bringing art programming to Toronto's priority public schools. Sandra is a member of AWOL Collective, having co-run AWOL Gallery and Studios of the Queen West Gallery District in the early 2000s. A past recipient of the Visual Artist Grant and Exhibition Assistance Grant from the Ontario Arts Council, her works are in private and corporate collections across Canada, the United States, and Europe.