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Amy Sherald

Portraitist Best Known For Michelle Obama's Offical Presidential Portrait

Portraitist Best Known For Michelle Obama's Offical Presidential Portrait

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Amy Sherald Biography

Amy Sherald is a portraitist best known for her portrait paintings that address social justice, as well as her choice of subjects, which are drawn from outside of the art historical narrative. Her work examines personal identity as a response to political, social, and cultural expectation.

Sherald was the first black woman artist to make an official presidential portrait at to be displayed at National Portrait Gallery. She was chosen by the Gallery to create the official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama.

She received her MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art (2004) and BA in Painting from Clark-Atlanta University (1997) and was a Spelman College International Artist-in-Residence in Portobelo, Panama (1997). In 2016, Sherald was the first woman to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition grand prize.

Amy Sherald Videos

  • Annual Rothschild Lecture with artist Amy Sherald - YouTube
  • Spotlight Talk: Artist Amy Sherald
  • Meet Michelle Obama's portraitist Amy Sherald - YouTube

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    Amy Sherald is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Art, Black History, Culture, Diversity Speakers, Empowerment, Influential Women, Literary, Personal Growth, Women's Issues.
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Amy Sherald is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Amy Sherald for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Amy Sherald generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mark Bradford, Kerry James Marshall, Shirin Neshat, Lorna Simpson and Nikki Giovanni. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Amy Sherald for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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