Curated by Amy Sherald

The renowned painter hosts her favorite musicians on the island for performances June 20-21 in The Glade at 10:00 pm
Born in Columbus, Georgia, and now based in the New York City area, Amy Sherald documents contemporary African American experience in the United States through arresting, intimate portraits. Sherald engages with the history of photography and portraiture, inviting viewers to participate in a more complex debate about accepted notions of race and representation, and to situate Black life in American art. Sherald received her MFA in painting from Maryland Institute College of Art and her BA in painting from Clark-Atlanta University. Sherald was the first woman and first African American to ever receive the grand prize in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. In 2018, Sherald was selected by First Lady Michelle Obama to paint her official portrait for the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Her first major museum solo exhibition and mid-career survey, “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” is currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and travels to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. in the fall.