Zander was manager of the Redfern Galleries in London and organised the 'Exhibition of British Contemporary Art' and accompanied it to Australia in 1933. She studied at 'la Grande Chaumière' and went on painting trips with Margaret Olley. Zander also played a role in design and participated in the 1941 ABC radio talk series, "Design in Everyday Things" with Frank Medworth and George Farwell.