Rebecca Mzengi Corey

Rebecca Yeong Ae Mzengi Corey is the Deputy Director of Center for Book Arts.

She is an arts practitioner whose interdisciplinary work includes visual art, curation, filmmaking, and arts community and institution building as a creative practice. She has held top leadership roles at Nafasi Art Space, Sauti za Busara music festival, and the Tanzania Heritage Project, making significant contributions to the cultural landscape of East Africa where she lived and worked for more than a decade (2010-22). Since moving to New York in 2023, she has been selected to participate in the NYFA Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color and has been named a Brooklyn Poets Fellow. Her work is “love made visible” — specifically, an abiding love for creativity, community, and cultural equity. More than a job or a title, her efforts reveal a dedication to building inclusive, critical, and joyful spaces and ecosystems where art and creativity thrive.

Reach out at rebecca@centerforbookarts.org