Becoming an artist is not empirical; it’s not about hard work. You have to put the work in, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to make it. Amy Sherald Read Quote
My brother dying changed me. I didn’t realize how strong I was until I lost my brother. Amy Sherald Read Quote
I was at all-white schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade, so I wanted to feel what it was like just to be me and not, like, Black Amy. Amy Sherald Read Quote
Michelle Obama is extraordinary, but she is also the kind of woman that exists in a way that is – she’s a hundred percent relatable to all kinds of people, all genders all around the world. Amy Sherald Read Quote
A lot of the artists that people equate my work to, I didn’t find out about until after graduate school. Amy Sherald Read Quote
When people ask me about color in my work, I tend to say that it came from spending a lot of time in Panama. Amy Sherald Read Quote
Just because someone said painting is dead doesn’t mean that it’s a fact or the truth – painting is the soul food of art, in a way. Amy Sherald Read Quote
