Amy Sherald captures the modern black American experience through her captivating and personal portraits. These representations often overlook the experiences of black people, including artists and families. Amy sought to change this paradigm. She aimed to bring acknowledgement to the integral role of black people in public and politically charged narratives, encouraging viewers to engage in nuanced discussion in the depiction of race. In humanising the black experience by portraying her subjects in settings both historically recognisable and every day, she immortalises them and reintegrates them into the canon of art history. But just how does she manage to infuse her distinct artistic flair into the lives of everyday people? This is the story of Amy Sherald and how her revelatory paintings defied expectations…
