Baltimore, MD | Curator-Led Tour of “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” with Asma Naeem

Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Amy Sherald: American Sublime at the Baltimore Museum of Art! 

The exhibition tells the story of Sherald’s vision and practice through approximately 40 paintings created from 2007 to the present—from her early, rarely seen works to her iconic, larger-than-life portraits of Black Americans in everyday moments.

American Sublime in Baltimore is more than an exhibition—it’s an occasion of civic pride and cultural affirmation. Sherald graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, studying under the famed painter Grace Hartigan, and worked in Baltimore during her formative years.

Asma Naeem (she/her) was appointed the Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in January 2023. She is the eleventh director of the 110-year-old museum and also the first person of color and the first person raised in Baltimore to lead the organization.

Naeem is widely recognized for her advocacy of women and underrecognized artists, for her scholarship in contemporary and American art, and for her vision and work in collections diversification. She had previously served as the BMA’s Interim Co-Director since June 2022, and as the Museum’s Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator since 2018, organizing exhibitions on the work of such artists as Candice Breitz, Isaac Julien, Salman Toor, and Valerie Maynard. Her most recent exhibition, The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, still on tour, explored the political, cultural, and aesthetic attributes that have made hip hop a global phenomenon and established it as the artistic canon of our time.

Program Admission:

• General Admission – $35
• ArtTable Members – $25
• ArtTable Member Guests – $30

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.