Zachari Logan

Botany, Bodies, and Briefs: Inside Zachari Logan’s World

“Secret Garden Series, (Francis Bacon t-shirt, Met Museum. 2009)” (2024).

Canadian artist Zachari Logan works across ceramics, installation, and poetry, but drawing remains the heart of his practice. His intricate depictions of nude bodies and lush, enchanted landscapes vary in scale and medium, from expansive works on paper to delicate gardens of blue ink on white cotton briefs. Known for his meticulous detail and ethereal sensibility, Logan has attracted many admirers, including fellow artist and friend Adam Liam Rose. For GAYLETTER, the two chatted about humanity’s interconnectedness with nature, an artist’s relationship to time, and drawing’s inherent queerness.

ARTWORKS BY ZACHARI LOGAN

INTERVIEW BY ADAM LIAM ROSE

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“The Feeding 5.” (2015).

Walk me through how you became an artist. Was it encouraged in your family? Did you always make things? At a young age, it was identified that I had a very good visual acuity. I was certainly encouraged by my parents and family. I was, as it turns out, severely dyslexic and had overlapping issues with learning, but fortunately, with great educators and family support I did relatively well in school. The only subject I truly excelled in was visual art. I have been told by my mother