Leila Weefur (He/They/She) is an artist, writer, and curator based in Oakland, CA. Through film and architecture, they examine the performative elements connected to systems of belonging, present in Black, queer, gender-variant embodiment. The work traces black ecological symbols through the blackberry fruit, rice cultivation, and the life cycle of the fly. Their research, across disciplines, explores religion, Black colloquial language, Transnational Blackness, and practices of collectivity.
Weefur’s writing has been published in SEEN by BlackStar Productions, Sming Sming Books, Baest Journal, and more. Weefur has worked with local and national institutions including BlackStar Productions, Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, CCA’s Wattis Institute, McEvoy Foundation, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Museum of the African Diaspora, and The Kitchen.
Weefur is a lecturer at Stanford University and a member of The Black Aesthetic.
Contact: leilaweefur@gmail.com