Zoë Greggs
Zoë Greggs (they/them) is a Black, queer, neurodivergent nonbinary Philadelphia-based artist and non-profit administrator who serves as an Executive Associate at BlackStar Projects. They hold a BFA from the University of the Arts with a concentration in printmaking and book arts.
Through their passion for Black feminism, critical race theory, and systems change, they strive to create processes and joyful relationships that uproot systemic harm and shift mainstream narratives about our shared history and trajectory.
Awarded Grants
2024
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Zoë Greggs’ Black Immortality Project seeks to challenge and deconstruct Western understandings of death and mourning through the Black American lens. The multidisciplinary exhibition will feature interviews with Black funeral directors, death doulas, spiritual practitioners, and historians – and uplift local graveyards as historical sites, build community, and celebrate the tools grieving Black folks have developed to resist state violence. Additionally, the project will interrogate how capitalism, white supremacy, and colonialism have shaped our understanding of death – as well as explore the technologies that Black ancestors have utilized for centuries that offer a road map for survival and liberation. Grounding its audience in history, the project will focus on Black burial sites and graveyards in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.
