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In 2017, for her portrait for the National Portrait Gallery, former First Lady Michelle Obama chose the artist Amy Sherald, who like Obama is African American. [1] Both the President and First Lady met with Sherald as a candidate to paint their respective portraits, but Sherald and Michelle Obama had an immediate connection.
Her images are a fusion of Mexican cultural elements and personal experiences, showcasing surreal, colorful, and humorously Latin compositions. [1] Symbolism played a pivotal role in her art, notably represented through the metaphor of piñatas symbolizing growth amidst adversity.
She is the first female artist to paint and interpret all 34 Cantos of Dante Alighieri's "Inferno". It took her 33 weeks for her to complete her mixed media interpretation of the "Inferno" and exhibited the work in 2017. [4] [15] In addition to painting full time, Gagliano teaches part time at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Sharon Sprung is an American painter based in Brooklyn, New York. She is primarily known for her portrait paintings such as Congressional portraits of Jeannette Rankin and Patsy Mink, as well as former First Lady Michele Obama's official White House portrait. She is an instructor at the Art Students League of New York.
Michelle Stuart (born 1933) is an American multidisciplinary artist known for her sculpture, painting and environmental art. She is based in New York City. [1]
In 2002, Taylor, with artist Andrei Kushnir, opened an art gallery in Ellicott City, MD. [14] She continued to exhibit her own works in one-artist exhibits at this venue. [15] In 2004, Taylor and Kushnir opened a second art gallery in the East Village, Manhattan, where they exhibited their own works as well as other New York artists. [16] [17] [18]
Michele Banks is an American artist (also known as Artologica) [1] whose work explores themes inspired by science and medicine, including images such as viruses, bacteria, and plant and animal cells. [2] Her paintings and collages explore neuroscience, microbiology, climate change and more.
Michele Cassou, founder of the Painting Experience leads groups in North America and Europe. There is a strong belief that technique, knowledge and training are necessary to paint well. Mabel Dodge Luhan House Workshops. Michele Cassou is the founder of an original approach to creative painting as a tool for self-discovery.