Kehinde Wiley Studio, led by American artist Kehinde Wiley, is renowned for its captivating portraits that reimagine people of color within the traditional context of Old Master paintings. Wiley's work masterfully combines art history with contemporary culture, employing visual rhetoric that evokes grandeur, power, and majesty to celebrate Black and brown individuals he encounters across the globe. Through his mastery of painting, sculpture, and video, Wiley challenges and reshapes art-historical narratives, addressing complex and often overlooked issues.

Notably, Wiley made history in 2018 as the first African-American artist to create an official U. S. Presidential portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, chosen by former U.

S. President Barack Obama himself. Additionally, he founded Black Rock Senegal in 2019, a residency program in Dakar that fosters multicultural artistic collaboration.

Wiley's contributions have garnered prestigious accolades including the U. S. Department of State's Medal of Arts, Harvard University's W.

E. B. Du Bois Medal, and the distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

With solo exhibitions worldwide and works featured in over 50 public collections globally, Kehinde Wiley continues to make an indelible mark on the art world