ABOUT THE GALLERY

Long Gallery Harlem provides a creative forum for under-represented artists and a trusted resource for art collectors navigating the seemingly impenetrable art world.  Among the 70+ artists who have been presented in exhibitions are Bisa Butler, Renee Cox, Delano Dunn, Derek Fordjour, Alteronce Gumby, Kim Mahorn, Arcmanaro Niles, Nona Hendryx, Zachery Richardson, Ron Norsworthy and Kennedy Yanko.

Harlem’s rich cultural tradition, strong portrait photography legacy — as captured through the lens of James Van Der Zee during the Harlem Renaissance   — and dynamic Studio Museum fuels the inspiration of Long Gallery Harlem.

For additional information on previous exhibitions, please visit the Archive.

LEWIS LONG
DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER

Alternative investment fund pioneer, gallerist, and strategist, Lewis Long has developed an innovative vehicle to invest in art collections and works by contemporary artists. A Harvard Business School alum, White House Fellow and corporate veteran, Long's career began on Wall Street at Prudential Securities issuing closed end bond funds after studying finance at Howard. From that experience, he has steadily pivoted towards roles at the intersection of culture and business. After an extensive corporate career of launching new businesses for big brands, he opened the Long Gallery Harlem, which gained a reputation as a key destination for talented emerging artists. He also helped mastermind the re-launch of Columbia University's Wallach Art Gallery, in its new West Harlem Renzo Piano designed space, and helped curate the Uptown Triennial exhibitions as a Wallach associate director. Now, he is leveraging his extensive network, access and eye for art to realize value across the visual arts eco-system and broader cultural landscape.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr., November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972, was the pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church for 34 years and represented the Harlem neighborhood in the United States House of Representatives for 26 years. He was the first African American to be elected to Congress from New York, as well as the first from any state in the Northeast. Re-elected for nearly three decades, Powell became a powerful national politician of the Democratic Party, was in line to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and considered by many to be the most productive member of congress in US history. He also urged United States presidents to support emerging nations in Africa and Asia as they gained independence after colonialism.

Portrait of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (2021) by Nicolas Coleman debuts at Long Gallery Harlem, as part of the Gallery’s presentation of Coleman’s work at the 1-54 Art Fair. Steps from Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building and statue, the portrait depicts Powell as singular and inimitable while simultaneously representative of the Harlem community.