History

After organizing exhibitions independently and for non-profits, Sean Horton opened an artist-run project space, Sunday LES, on Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side in 2006. Under several names he has since realized more than 250 exhibitions and projects in a variety of interesting spaces and contexts.

Horton presented the New York solo debuts of Elijah Burgher, Leidy Churchman, Keltie Ferris, Kate Groobey, Kirk Hayes, Paul Housley, Madjeen Issac, Natasza Niedziółka, Lauren dela Roche, and Richard Tinkler, among others. He has presented solo art fair booths by Saul Becker, Michael Berryhill, Leidy Churchman, Michael Cline, Keltie Ferris, Peter Gallo, Clare Grill, Kirk Hayes, Michael Jones McKean, Natasza Niedziółka, Asuka Ohsawa, Lauren dela Roche, Nyugen E. Smith, Orkideh Torabi, and Wallace Whitney. Widely reviewed solo exhibitions included those by Peter Gallo, Clare Grill, Michael Jones McKean, and Aaron Spangler.

Horton also exhibited outsider artists Gayleen Aiken, David Byrd, Royal Robertson, and Miroslav Tichý, as well as artwork by notable indie musicians and filmmakers Martha Colburn, Joel Gibb, and G.B. Jones. The gallery hosted live musical performances by David Bazan, Kath Bloom, Geechee Dan, and L'Amour Bleu (with Stanley Love).

In Berlin, Horton hosted the European premiere of A.L. Steiner and A.K. Burns' film Community Action Center and presented group exhibitions including Joanne Greenbaum, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Orion Martin, Ryan McLaughlin, Anne Neukamp, and Daniel Rios Rodriguez, among others. Horton also offered residencies to Elijah Burgher, Gordon Hall, and Colin Self. 

In 2015 - 2016, Horton Gallery shared a 3500 square-foot exhibition space in Chelsea (alternating monthly) with ZieherSmith and collaborated on several art fair presentations as Zieher Smith & Horton. Horton worked with The Estate of David Byrd to present David Byrd & Peter Gallo: The Patients and The Doctors, which led to Byrd's New York solo debut at White Columns (curated by Matthew Higgs).

In 2019 - 2020, Horton collaborated with curator and writer Joseph R. Wolin to present solo exhibitions by Leo Gabin and Lucia Hierro in Dallas. Artist Wallace Whitney organized Bushwick Rodeo including Katherine Bernhardt, Sadie Laska, and Rachel Eulena Williams, among others. During this time, Horton also presented a series of exhibitions on the Upper East Side of New York City including a solo exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Kalup Linzy.

In 2022-2023, Sean Horton presented a series of exhibitions on the third floor of a Manhattan Project-era warehouse in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, including notable exhibitions by Kevin Claiborne and Corydon Cowansage.