Osaze Akil Stigler, also known as Osaze Akil, is a Brooklyn-based contemporary artist and experiential designer whose work presents a contemporary perspective on Black autonomy in terms of self, space, and divinity. He reinvents Black people as regal figures of strength, comfort, and exaltation by fusing Afrofuturistic ideas with historical themes.

Osaze's background in urban planning and landscape architecture, he's a graduate of the University of Georgia, informs his fascination with "constructed space," the power of designing environments that center joy, identity, and community. His work has been featured in Vogue Arabia, Blavity, and Beyoncé's Black Parade Route, and collected by institutions including the Orange County Museum of Art.