Kehinde Wiley

Born in 1977, this painter is best known for his portraits of African American men posing heroically.  Wiley earned his BFA from the San Fransisco Art Institute and his MFA from Yale University of Art.

 Kehinde does an outstanding job at making his paintings look realistic. He uses colors that blend well together and are pleasing to the eye.





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