Violet Newborn (b. 1979, Inglewood, CA) is a Memphis-based visual artist and Star Artist of the Memphis/Germantown Art League. Founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine (CYSOM), Newborn developed The Newborn Method™, a trauma-informed practice that merges symbolism, storytelling, and text into healing-centered works of art. Her practice—seen in series such as Hands of Survival and Sanctuary on the Corner—investigates resilience, faith, and collective memory.

Her curatorial and exhibition history spans libraries, correctional institutions, and public galleries, including A Memphis of Hope Art Show (WKNO Digital Media Center), the Healing Arts Recovery Museum (Goodwyn Gallery, Benjamin L. Hooks Library), and Worth the Risk Youth Arts Exhibit (Orange Mound Library). Recognized with awards from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Center for Transforming Communities, she was also selected for the 2025 Tennessee Arts Academy Summer Institute and received the 2025 NAMI Lionel Aldridge Champions Award.

Newborn’s work extends a creative family legacy—her relatives include Memphis jazz legends Phineas Newborn Sr. and Calvin Newborn, and her cousin, comedian Sinbad. With features on WKNO Radio and acknowledgment from musician Jelly Roll, she continues to bridge art, music, and social justice in her practice.