Meet Naomi

Naomi Stewart is a Los Angeles-based independent curator, consultant, writer, and founder of Black in Place. She holds a BA in Anthropology with a concentration in Art History from Hawaii Pacific University and an MBA in Leadership from Pepperdine University. Her curatorial practice centers on identity, collective healing, and somatic ecology — challenging the erasure of Black histories while emphasizing African indigenous knowledge systems and insurgent memory. Recent curatorial projects include sacred (Sovern LA), Black in Place (Angels Gate Cultural Center), No Song Unsung (Brea Gallery), and a time to tear, a time to mend (Wonzimer).