Marcella
Zigbuo
Camara
is shaping culture.
creative director, curator,
& event producer
My philosophy
Create things that live beyond the moment.
I am a Liberian American daughter of the South whose passionate about shaping innovative spaces and telling resonant visual stories at the intersection of art, wellness, and community.
What I do.
Creative Direction -Live Event Production
Exhibition Curation - Experiential Design
Photography Production - Casting - Pre Production
Social Media Management - Research & Data Collection
Archiving - Digital Asset Creation -Set Dressing
Community Advocacy - Cultural Organizing
Highlights.
- 8+ years experience as a Curator and Event Producer
- 4+ years experience as a Creative Director
- 3 years experience in Photography Production
- Curated 10 independent art exhibitions and coinciding events
- Co-Managed 3 festivals with a combined attendance of 100K
- Produced events for brands including LifeWtr, Moog, and SXSW
- Secured dozens of brand partnerships and sponsorships for live events, art exhibitions, and digital programs
Recent
Work.
Event Producer & Creative Director
Open Stu
Open Stu is a bi monthly gathering that creates and captures moments of community. we invite creatives to our studio to sit for portraits as they share ideas, work on projects, listen to good music, and share resources with the motto of "bring your own anything".
Photography: Derrick Beasley
Creative Director & Producer
Confusion by Makeda
Single Cover & Distrobution Assets
Photographer: Kennedi Carter Stylist: Annabel Cousins Hair: Cameron Gordon
Makeup: Mballa Mendouga PA & BTS: Kylie Cole
I creative directed and wrote the copy for i-D Magazine's photo essay feature on Memphis' dance and music culture during Red Bull's 2021 "Dance Your Style" weekend.
Photographer: Kennedi Carter
Creative Director
Producer & Creative Director
Parables: a portrait salon with Kennedi Carter
Parables is a pop up portrait salon that invites participants to sit for portraits by photographer Kennedi Carter, as they pose with their favorite black literature.The innaugural session took place at Reparations Club Los Angeles in 2021.
View more of my work as a Producer at Kennedi Carter Studios here .
Creative Director & Producer
Smoky Quartz Web Series for LifeWtr & Miilkiina
Smoky Quartz highlighted creatives working across varying disciplines, bringing them together for engaging conversations and roundtables. I conceptualized and produced the series, including booking 15 artists across the US and East Africa. Learn more here.
Creative Director & Set Dresser
Photographer: Derrick Beasley
Creative Producer & Installation Design
As an event producer, I helped develop the visual narrative for the festival space, in addition to conceptualizing, building, and installing interactive exhibits and art installations.
Learn more about Black August in the Park here.
Photographer: Dare Kumololu
Graphic Design: Derrick Beasley
Curator
Maroon Archive
2022 art exhibition presented at
Pop Box Gallery.
Maroon Archive is an ongoing exhibition exploring art and recorded history across the black diaspora. The 2022 debut show featured a collection of archival texts, books, found photos, and original works by Aliyah Bonnette, Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, and Kennedi Carter. View the exhibition catalogue here.
Contributor
I curated a selection of notable black art ephemera centering black hair for a 2021 NY Magazine article by Jenna Milliner-Waddell.
Photo Credit: New York Magazine/The Strategist
Archival Work.
A core part of my curatorial practice involves managing a personal archive of found images, photo negatives, and books, with a focus on Black Diasporic aesthetics and performance.
My current collection themes are "Young Hot Ebony: Black Femme Beauty and Sensuality Across Time" , and "the American and Global Souths, 1950-03"
Lets make something dope together.
if you are interested in collaborating on a creative project, or want my assistance in meeting your event production and creative direction needs, reach out.
askygb@gmail.com
Los Angeles, California &
Durham, North Carolina
My headshots were taken by
Sass World. View their work here.
