Sly Watts

quiet.

10/17/2026

MAKING MY Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro DEBUT ON HALLOWEEN (10/31), DOORS AT 4, SHOW IS FROM 4:30-6PM. THIS SHOW IS FREE, AS A PART OF THE SNUG HARBOR HAPPY HOUR SERIES.

Very excited to be bringing my music to this venue and to be joined with an amazing band. I’m also gearing up to release these old songs and so this show will be a window into both old and new work I’ve been developing.

I’ll be joined by these all-stars:

🎶 VICTOR🎶 - Piano
liilneni - Guitar & Bass
Seprock - Live Sampling
Rodney Weber - Drums
Chloé Marie - Vocals

I’m also SUPER SUPER SUPER excited to add a theatrical element to my set, and will also be joined by the otherworldy acting talent (amongst several talents) of the one & only Roney Jones who will be hosting this show. I’m genuinely honored beyond words!

BRING A DATE(s). BRING A FRIEND(s). BRING YOURSELVES.

More info at the 🔗 in my bio.

09/06/2026

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Thankful for all that I’ve done this past year.

06/26/2026

‘MORE HUMANS’ is on view now at Carroll Gallery until July 17th, featuring 2 of my sculptures . Thank you to everyone who came to the opening reception last night. I’m very grateful to Laura Richens for including my work in this exhibitionn and am excited for how she put together such an amazing group of artists for an amazing show. The gallery is open M-F, 9-4pm + by appointment.

Thank you to my father Ruben Watts and sister ✿┋𝑨𝚋𝚋ⲩ⠀ᥫ᭡፝֟፝֟ for also pulling up and turning my time there into a photoshoot.

Special shout out to Sara Madandar // سارا معدندار and EMRE KARAOĞLU for getting footage of me talking about my work!

Also special shout out to Sean G. Clark for his super incredible paintings featured behind me acting as a great backdrop in most of these images.

06/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who caught my exhibition ‘WHOLENEWWARDCONCEPTION1’ while it was up at The Front . If you missed the show, these 2 sculptures are now featured in the group show ‘More Humans’ which is up at Carroll Gallery as of Monday June 15th. Opening reception for this show will take place on June 25th, 5:30pm-7:30pm. This exhibition will be on display between June 15th-July 17th.

Thank you so much to Laura Richens for including me in this exhibition and for curating an amazing group show. There’s lot of really great work included!

Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm + by appointment.

06/06/2026

Thank you all so much for coming to view this show while it has been up at . Tomorrow is the last day to view ‘WHOLENEWWARDCONCEPTION1.’ The gallery is open today and tomorrow 12-5pm. I will be hanging out there tomorrow for the day. Come say hi.

This show has been interesting for me because I’ve mostly been using it to brainstorm and experiment with presentation. I have a better understanding of how I want to incorporate my visual work into my musical performances and where I want my visual work to live. I’m grateful to all of you who have come to view the sculptures so far. They’ll be moving to another exhibition directly after this show goes down. More info on that soon.

05/31/2026

‘WHOLENEWWARDCONCEPTION1’ is on view now at . the gallery is open today 12-5pm. i’ll be there gallery sitting for the day. come see the shows that are up right now. come say hi. this show will only be up for another weekend.

05/24/2026

‘WHOLENEWWARDCONCEPTION1’ is on view right now at . I’m currently here at the gallery for anyone who’d like to come say hi. Gallery closes at 5pm. I’ll also be here next Sunday. Come through! This’ll be up for about 2 more weekends!

05/06/2026

‘WHOLENEWWARDCONCEPTION1’
AN EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURAL WORKS BY SLY WATTS

ON VIEW AT BEGINNING MAY 9, THROUGH JUNE 7, 2026.
OPENING RECEPTION IS THIS SATURDAY (MAY 9), 6-10PM

[I’ve been fairly quiet about my visual artwork for some time. I’m finally deciding to be more visible with my work, despite where I am currently in my process. I’ve realized that I don’t have to make sense to others throughout my process. I now understand that it is more important to just make the thing EXIST first, & to create the space for the work to exist. I’m getting out of my own way & allowing it all to take up some space. Developing these sculptures by hand has been cathartic & also meditative. These works are based on new songs that I’m writing which makes the sculptures that much more special to me. Hopefully you all come out Saturday to see the works or just come say hey. Thanks.]

GALLERY IS OPEN ON WEEKENDS, SAT & SUN, 12-5PM IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THE OPENING RECEPTION.

[ARTIST STATEMENT ON SLIDE 3]
[SLIDE 4 📸: .likeduhletter ]

04/04/2026

proof of life.

i’m finally releasing some old songs on all DSPs + a few more.

i also used my time last fall at to work on my wire sculpture series. i’ll finally be sharing this work at next month.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH SLIDE BELOW ⬇️

1 - me in flushing, queens, new york, november 2025

2 - snippet of a song i’m writing/producing

slides 3-8 are snippets of things i’ve written on bass, guitar and piano

3 - bassline for a song i’m writing

4 - bassline & lyrics for a song i’m writing + some improv over the beat

5 - guitar riff for a song i’m writing

6 - me freestyling + putting together words for a verse i’m writing

7 - me jamming on bass with the one & mf only on guitar

8 - a piano piece i wrote recently

9 - me freestyling at in brooklyn, new york with about 2 hours after meeting him for the first time in manhattan. november 2025

10 - same jam, (funny story) i’d been hanging out earlier that night with (small world!) who was also in nyc & happened to be staying in williamsburg. i told her to pull up IMMEDIATELY & asked the band to have her sit in & play the bass for the beginning of their 2nd set (she & i actually were supposed to play a show on this trip, which fell through so it worked out anyway haha!)

11 - a verse i recorded for a song in progress produced by my mf dawg

12 - chords i put together for a song i’m working on with and

slides 13-16 are of me building a wire sculpture

13 - building the torso for my wire sculpture (with an instrumental loop i built playing in the background)

14 - building the legs & pelvis for the wire sculpture

15 - hand piece for that wire sculpture

16 - work in progress for the wire sculpture posed before full assemblage

17 - me at tet fest, new orleans east, february 2026 📸:

18 - me at the opening of ‘Joan Mitchell, 1960-1965’ at in manhattan, new york, november 2025

19 - artistic insight

20 - personal insight

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New Orleans, LA
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Website

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