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.

open image in gallery Kehinde Wiley is the artist behind Barack Obama's official presidential portrait, which is now hanging in the Smithsonian (Getty Images) Chieke, the complaint goes on ...

The celebrated American painter behind President Barack Obama’s official ... him over the weekend. Kehinde Wiley was accused of sexual assault by British Ghanaian artist Joseph Awuah-Darko.

NEW YORK – 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.