Zapata has held solo exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Museo MATE, amongst many others. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Stedelijk Museum, Museo de Arte de Lima, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Bass Museum of Art, amongst many others.
Sarah has been in group exhibitions at the Buffalo AKG Museum, the Barbican Centre, the Shepherd, the New Museum, the Cheech Museum, amongst many others. She has received grants from the Harpo Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Dallas Museum of Art, amongst others. Zapata has been in residence at the International Studio & Curatorial Program, Fountainhead, the Museum of Arts and Design, amongst others. She is a 2026 resident at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX.
