The High Museum of Art will host Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective, marking the largest exhibition of her work to date. This extensive presentation includes a wide range of paintings created between 2007 and 2024, featuring both her most iconic pieces and rarely seen works from throughout her career.
Amy Sherald, born in Columbus, Georgia, has strong connections to Atlanta and the High Museum. She received her training as a painter in the city and is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University. In recognition of her contributions, the High awarded her the David C. Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History in 2018, which honors significant achievements in the field of African American art. Additionally, the museum presented The Obama Portraits Tour in 2022, showcasing her well-known portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
This exhibition is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where it debuted in 2024. It further traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art before concluding at the High Museum in Atlanta, which serves as the final venue. After its presentation at the High, the exhibition will move to the Baltimore Museum of Art from November 2, 2025, to April 5, 2026.
