The painter, known for her official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, was the honoree at this year's event, which was attended by longtime New York Academy of Art supporters Brooke Shields and Naomi Watts.
“For some of the artists, this is the first time they’re having a chance to sell any of their art,” said NYAA board member and Tribeca Ball veteran Brooke Shields.
“[This event] is such a celebration of very beautifully diverse talent, and the culmination of so much hard work,” added Shields, who attended with her husband Chris Henchy and their teenage daughter. “There’s an authenticity to it; it’s not prohibitive and too highbrow. You don’t feel intimated if you’re not a thespian of art. Everybody is welcome, and individual taste is celebrated.”
The evening also honored established figurative painter Amy Sherald, whose work — not for sale — was displayed in the school’s foyer. During dinner, NYAA founder Eileen Guggenheim and school president David Kratz presented Sherald with an honorary doctorate. They also unveiled the creation of a scholarship named in honor of her former art professor and mentor Arturo Lindsay.
“I have a confession,” Sherald told the crowd, “I’ve always wanted to say thank you to the academy. So: thank you to the academy. This is my first Tribeca Ball, and it’s pretty exciting.”
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