Kehinde Wiley

American Portrait Painter

Artist Background

  • Born in Los Angeles, California
  • Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute & Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art
  • Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2018
  • Best known for Barack Obama’s Presidential Portrait displayed in the National Portrait Gallery
  • Reimagines Old Master paintings with black protagonists

Most Significant Works

President Barack Obama, 2018 | National Portrait Gallery
Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, 2005 | Brooklyn Museum

Paintings

Kehinde Wiley | Brooklyn Museum

Drawings

Kehinde Wiley, 2006 | Roberts Projects

“Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic” video series

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Produced to accompany the exhibition, “Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic,” this video series features the artist himself discussing his background, work, process, philosophy, and art historical influences.