An Afternoon of Live Painting with Artist Daniel J. Watts — July 4 @ LGH

Join us for an afternoon of live painting with artist Daniel J. Watts featuring his his signature freestyle dance painting technique.
About this Event

On July 4, artist Daniel J. Watts will present a live canvas painting at Long Gallery Harlem, featuring his signature freestyle dance painting technique. The event is the Gallery’s second installment of events that consider America 250 through a Black lens, following our Ode to Jazz on June 19 — this time through dance.

Alongside Watts's painting, original poetry will be presented by John Lee Gaston White, Long Gallery Harlem’s inaugural poet laureate.

This event is part of the exhibition Daniel J. Watts: Process of Saying Yes — on view July 4 – 31, 2026.