New portraits of former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled Monday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the artist who painted the former first lady's portrait.

Doreen St. Félix writes about Amy Sherald’s official portrait of the former First Lady Michelle Obama, which will hang in the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, D.C.

Amy Sherald has heard the complaints about her official portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama. ‘Why is she gray?’ ‘It doesn’t look like her.’ They came up again as the artist ...

Baltimore artist Amy Sherald made a routine stop at a Rite Aid in October 2012. She needed supplies for her studio. The trip almost killed her. While shopping, Sherald felt her heart galloping ...

Amy Sherald, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 2018, oil on linen.National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for ...

Meet Michelle Obama's portraitist Amy Sherald 05:35. Now on display in Washington: the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. The story of the artist who painted the former first lady is ...

Amy Sherald has heard the complaints about her official portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.‘Why is she gray?’ ‘It doesn’t look like her.’ They came up again as the artist ...

In Amy Sherald's unique visual language, muted yet commanding Black subjects are set against bold color fields. These eye-catching portraits reward longer looking. Her subjects, donning carefully ...

Amy Sherald painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait and her art has been featured on the cover of Time Magazine, she'll be in CT May 11.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Museum of Art has stepped up its commitment to artist Amy Sherald, highly-regarded for her 2018 portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, by acquiring a portrait of ...

Amy Sherald — the visionary behind Michelle Obama’s iconic portrait — is once again making history. Next fall, she will become the first contemporary Black artist to have a solo exhibition ...