Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald becomes to be famous when she paints for the first time the official portrait of the first lady Michelle Obama exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery of Washington DC. Amy Sherald tries always to be herself in painting and finds also her inspiration inside american history but keeping a critical watch about it. In the Amy Sherald family (state of Georgia) art makinh doesn't paly an important part because the obly spare times was learning bible each fridays evenings. But with the support of her mother she follows summer time art program and also participating to a competition organized by the National Portrait Gallery where she wins an award. Amy Sherald paints people as she sees them without any references to art books and only by using the grey color for the skin. The purpose following by Amy Sherald is building a world far from injustices ans stereotypes (background, culture, color of the skin). Art making helps finally Amy Sherald to accomplish herself and also building connections with people living out her own environment.

Amy Sherald

Zora Mann, Waganga - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

Exhibition at the Villa Arson from February 14 to May 3, 2020, Stephen Liégeard avenue 20, 0600 Nice, daily open except Tuesdays (2-6pm), closed May 1rst, phone : 04.92.07.73.73, admission free. The

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Sol Calero - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

"They insisted on covering the fissures but the walls still perspired", exhibtion from February 14 to May 3, 2020 at the Villa Arson, avenue Stephen Liégeard 20, 06000 Nice, daily open except ...

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Shailesh BR, The Last Brahmin - artetcinemas.over-blog.com

Exhibition from February 14 to May 3, 2020 at the Villa Arson, avenue Stephen Liegeard 20, 06000 Nice, daily open except Tuesdays (2 - 6pm), phone : 04.92.07.73.73, admission free. Shailesh BR comes

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Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald (born August 30, 1973) is an American painter based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is best known for her portrait paintings. Her choices of subjects look to enlarge the genre of American ...

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Comments

[Richard Murray]

thank you for sharing i did not know the artist at all