HOUSTON, Texas -- From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in February 2018, the museum's official portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama ...

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald will be the first black artists to create official USA presidential portraits for the Smithsonian. Following a tradition that dates back to America's 41st president, ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have selected the two artists that will paint their portraits and the choices are, well, fantastic. Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald have been tasked with the job.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has called off an upcoming exhibition by painter Kehinde Wiley in light of recent ...

Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter known for his distinctive portraits. His subjects are often young black men and women, rendered in a Photorealist style against densely ...

Amid sexual assault allegations, several museums across the country have canceled exhibits by New York artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to fame painting former President Barack Obama’s official portrait ...