Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...

Artist Amy Sherald said there was a dispute over her painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a trans woman with pink ...

The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty ...

The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...

Artist Amy Sherald confirmed to ABC News that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” ...

The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...

Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...

Amy Sherald withdrew “American Sublime” from the National Portrait Gallery, saying the Smithsonian proposed replacing her ...

The exhibition and painting "Trans Forming Liberty" debuted at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 2024 to acclaim.

It’s clear that institutional fear shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives played a role,” she said.

An artist whose work once caught national attention is stepping away from a planned Smithsonian exhibition after concerns arose over possible changes to her display. Amy Sherald, best known for ...

As artist Amy Sherald was preparing her forthcoming show at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, one of the institution's officials suggested she not include a painting of a transgender woman ...