Violet A. Newborn is a survivor-artist, curator, and justice-centered cultural practitioner based in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Color Your Story Onto Mine (CYSOM), a Healing Arts & Justice Museum dedicated to ending the legacy of cruelty to children, exploitation, and sexual violence through expressive arts.

As curator, Newborn leads the development, interpretation, and ethical stewardship of survivor-created collections and exhibitions. Her curatorial practice is grounded in lived experience, trauma-informed methodology, and restorative justice principles. She is the creator and intellectual property holder of The Newborn Method™, a registered expressive arts framework used throughout CYSOM’s exhibitions, workshops, and justice-connected programming.

Newborn’s work centers survivor leadership, narrative dignity, and public education. She has curated exhibitions across community, media, and institutional spaces, including WKNO PBS Kids Gallery 1091 and CYSOM’s permanent site in Memphis. Her curatorial approach prioritizes consent-based storytelling, accessibility, and the transformation of personal narrative into cultural memory and prevention education.

In addition to her curatorial role, Newborn is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in Tennessee, a Teaching Artist listed with the Tennessee Arts Commission, and a court-authorized provider working with juvenile justice and reentry populations. Her leadership reflects an emerging national model of survivor-led, practice-based museum curation rooted in accountability, care, and social repair.