Kehinde Wiley

Kehinde Wiley
Wiley in 2015
Born (1977-02-28) February 28, 1977
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma mater
Known forPainting, sculpting
Notable workPresident Barack Obama

Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black subjects that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former U.S. President Barack Obama's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The Columbus Museum of Art hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007 and describes his paintings as "heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."

Wiley was included in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2018."

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