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Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald

Keynote Speaker: Portraitist Best Known For Michelle Obama's Offical Presidential Portrait

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Amy Sherald Biography

Amy Sherald is a portraitist best known for her portrait paintings that address social justice, as well as her choice of subjects, which are drawn from outside of the art historical narrative. Her work examines personal identity as a response to political, social, and cultural expectation.

Sherald was the first black woman artist to make an official presidential portrait at to be displayed at National Portrait Gallery. She was chosen by the Gallery to create the official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama.

She received her MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art (2004) and BA in Painting from Clark-Atlanta University (1997) and was a Spelman College International Artist-in-Residence in Portobelo, Panama (1997). In 2016, Sherald was the first woman to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition grand prize.

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Amy Sherald Videos

Annual Rothschild Lecture with artist Amy Sherald - YouTube
Spotlight Talk: Artist Amy Sherald
Meet Michelle Obama's portraitist Amy Sherald - YouTube

How to book Amy Sherald?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Amy Sherald for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Amy Sherald, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Amy Sherald or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Amy Sherald?

Booking fees for Amy Sherald, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Amy Sherald, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Amy Sherald?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Amy Sherald for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Amy Sherald for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Amy Sherald or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Amy Sherald or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Amy Sherald is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Literary, Art and Black Heritage. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Amy Sherald generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mark Bradford, Lorna Simpson and Kehinde Wiley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Amy Sherald for an upcoming event.

Amy Sherald Videos

Annual Rothschild Lecture with artist Amy Sherald - YouTube
Spotlight Talk: Artist Amy Sherald
Meet Michelle Obama's portraitist Amy Sherald - YouTube
Amy Sherald on Empathy at CreativeMornings Baltimore

Amy Sherald News

How to book Amy Sherald?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Amy Sherald for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Amy Sherald, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Amy Sherald or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Amy Sherald?

Booking fees for Amy Sherald, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Amy Sherald, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Amy Sherald?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Amy Sherald for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Amy Sherald for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Amy Sherald or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Amy Sherald or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Amy Sherald is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Literary, Art and Black Heritage. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Amy Sherald generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mark Bradford, Lorna Simpson and Kehinde Wiley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Amy Sherald for an upcoming event.

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