Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald
Photo of Sherald wearing a dress
Sherald in 2021
Born (1973-08-30) August 30, 1973 (age 53)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater
Known forOfficial Portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama
The Bathers
Portrait of Breonna Taylor
AwardsOutwin Boochever Portrait Competition
2016

Amy Sherald (born August 30, 1973) is an American painter.

In 2016, she won the National Portrait Gallery's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition with her painting, Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance). She is the first woman to win that. She is also the first African American to win that.

In December 2020, her piece The Bathers (2015) was sold at auction for $4,265,000. On November 17, 2021, Welfare Queen (2012), sold for $3.9M.

Sources

  1. ↑ Fikes, Robert (25 November 2018). "Amy Sherald (1973– )". BLACK PAST. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ↑ McCauley, Mary Carole (December 21, 2016). "Equipped with new heart, Baltimore's Amy Sherald gains fame with surreal portraiture". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today Exhibition | Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery". The Outwin: American Portraiture Today | Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Amy Sherald Painting Skyrockets to Record-Setting $4.2 Million at Phillips, Works by 4 More Black Artists Set New Benchmarks". December 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ↑ Finley, Cheryl; Haaften-Schick, Lauren van; Reeder, Christian; Whitaker, Amy (2021-11-22). "The Recent Sale of Amy Sherald's 'Welfare Queen' Symbolizes the Urgent Need for Resale Royalties and Economic Equity for Artists". Artnet News. Retrieved 2021-11-30.