The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will host Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective, marking the largest exhibition of her work to date. This national tour will feature a diverse range of paintings created between 2007 and 2024, including many of Sherald’s iconic pieces as well as rarely seen works from her career.
Amy Sherald, born in Columbus, Georgia, has strong connections to Atlanta and the High Museum. She trained as a painter in the city and graduated from Clark Atlanta University. In 2018, the museum recognized her contributions by awarding her the annual David C. Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History, which was the first national award dedicated to acknowledging the significance of African American art. Additionally, the High presented The Obama Portraits Tour in 2022, which featured her acclaimed portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
