Kandice Stewart is based in the Greater New York City area. She believes that art is love, connection, spirit, energy, life, and healing. Kandice states that she is human first, while also being an educator, mother, caretaker, sister, activist, enthusiast, explorer, student, and collaborator. She has been teaching for over ten years in only communities of ethnically diverse backgrounds given her deep passion for equity and inclusion. She aims to use her work for personal, community and global activism.

Beyond being a proud mother of three amazing human beings, she is a Doctoral student at Columbia University studying teacher identity development in the public sector, and she is a full-time AP Art History and Studio Art teacher at Columbia High School. She has been a member, mentor, and writer for Art21’s Educator programs. She has partnered with institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, University of Florida’s Art Education program, and the NY Historical Society, CCNY City College, the Art of Education University, and the Academy of Fellows.