For her to tell me this story, it was like, yes, this makes a lot of sense.” Amy Sherald, the artist known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, was not surprised to learn that this was the book ...

If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. Amy Sherald, “Breonna Taylor” (2020), oil on linen; The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky (© Amy ...

Across nearly 50 artworks spanning the last 18 years, American beauty takes on many forms on Sherald’s canvas. It can appear ...

Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Among our favorite shows at the moment are ones that feature strong, talented women, like Patty Chang, Myrlande Constant, and Amy Sherald. A visitor looks at Amy Sherald's “Trans Forming Liberty ...

A decade ago, Amy Sherald was still struggling to make her mark. But even before she was commissioned to paint former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait, she knew she'd have a major museum ...

Two figures – one in a breezy, colorful striped sundress and a white hair band, another with cropped hair in a white t-shirt and denim miniskirt – hold hands. The woman in the dress gazes back ...

NEW YORK — “American Sublime,” Amy Sherald’s first-ever career survey, opened this month at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. If you know nothing else, you will know her ...