Tyler Gordon
14- year-old Tyler Gordon began painting at the age of 10 after having two consecutive dreams that urged him to pursue his passion. His works have caught the eyes of many including Time Magazine, which commissioned him to paint its 2020 athlete of the year, Lebron James, for the issue’s cover.
This may seem like the crescendo for a young artist like Gordon but this work for the magazine is one of many recent successes Gordon has chalked in recent times.
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He received a surprise call around Thanksgiving from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris after a painting of her and Joe Biden went viral on social media. Altogether, Gordon has painted over 500 portraits of Black icons of which some have sold for as high as $100,000.
