Amy Sherald is a Maryland based artist born on August 30, 1973 who is known for her portrayal of first lady, Michelle Obama. Sherald challenges the perception of race, particularly that of African Americans, by painting them with an absence of color to challenge perceptions of black identity. The majority of her paintings consist of people she finds on the street whom stand out to her. She paints
her subjects in grayscale in order to remove the "color from their race" and she aims to highlight the individuality of these people.
Sherald was commissioned a portrait of Michelle Obama and became the first African American woman to create a presidential portrait. She also became the first woman to win the Outwin Boochever prize. Through these many accomplishments she is deconstructing the limitation set unto her by society in her personal life and through her paintings.
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