Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance together at their second inaugural ball on January 21, 2013. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald have been commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obamaâs official portraits for the Smithsonianâs National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Wiley and Sherald are the first black artists commissioned to paint a presidential couple, according to the Wall Street Journal.