American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening of his exhibition A Maze of Power in Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and ...

Wiley, best known for painting former US President Barack Obama’s official portrait, has denied accusations of sexual assault made by artist Joseph Awuah-Darko.

Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. “This is not a celebration of individual leadership,” he ...

Art Kehinde Wiley is selling kitsch The algorithm of the celebrated painter of Barack Obama’s portrait goes haywire in this San Francisco show ...

Celebrated artist Kehinde Wiley depicts figures in mourning, rest and resilience in the 26 works on view at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Kehinde Wiley — the NYC-based artist who’s most famous for painting Barack Obama’s official portrait — is fighting back against sexual assault and abuse accusations by numerous men. One of ...

Kehinde Wiley was already well into his influential art career when his portrait of Barack Obama — arms crossed, perched on a chair amid brilliant foliage — was unveiled in 2018.

Visual artist Joseph Awuah-Darko has accused renowned painter Kehinde Wiley of sexually assaulting him in the summer of 2021.

After Joseph Awuah-Darko accused Mr. Wiley of sexually assaulting him in Ghana, Mr. Wiley denied the claims, calling them “not true and an affront to all victims of sexual abuse.” ...

American artist Kehinde Wiley has unveiled an exhibition in Morocco of portraits of African leaders as part of a yearslong series exploring politics and image-making.

Kehinde Wiley denied accusations of sexual assault from an artist who accused Wiley of assaulting him while in Ghana.