February 2026 in the Crowell Gallery
Robert L. Crowell Art Collection
February 2 – 28, 2026
An artist’s reception will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:30pm.
This February the Crowell Art Gallery welcomes artist Cathy Osman. Ms. Osman has been a practicing artist for over 40 years, and is fluent in collage, print media and still life painting. “As a painter and printmaker living in Southern Vermont I am attentive to the landscape’s inherent character, one of chaos and composure. My studio practice is a synthesis of observations, the particularity of materials, and a need to re-invent what I see through the process of mark making.” She goes on to describe her recent work as “collage based, constructed primarily using materials surfaced and printed on a press”. From there she overlays mark, color and shape.
After completing an MA from UC Berkeley Osman lived and worked in NYC for 10 years, then taught in Western Massachusetts, ultimately moving to Vermont where she taught at Marlboro College from 1997 – 2020. She has been the recipient of numerous grants which supported research and travel with students to Southeast Asia, Cuba and Mexico. She has also received a VtArtsCouncil Grant, fellowships to train in various print processes and attend workshops. She has shown her work in galleries and university settings across the Northeast.
2026 Gallery Schedule
- January—Robert L. Crowell Art Collection
- February—Cathy Osman
- March—Julia Duke
- April—Children’s Exhibit
- May—West Brattleboro Arts
- June—Gregg Wapner
- July—Maisie Crowther
- August—Sharon Myers, Erika Radich
- September—Diedre Scherer Family
- October—Kathleen Kemp
- November—Louise Zak
- December—Mohammed Daoudi
Interested in exhibiting your art at the Crowell Gallery? Email crowellartgallery@gmail.com for information.
Gallery History
The Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library in Newfane, VT was opened to the public on September 2, 2000. It houses an outstanding collection of contemporary Southern Vermont artists. The permanent collection is on view each winter (usually in January and/or February). For the rest of the year, the gallery hosts special monthly exhibits by local artists. The gallery also serves as a venue for public programs and meetings.
Robert and Muriel Crowell funded the renovation of the Moore family’s 1890 post and beam barn. The work was performed by local artisans Dan and Gary MacArthur. A gift in 2004 from the Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation provided tensor lighting for the gallery.
About Robert L. Crowell
Robert L. (Bob) Crowell, former head of the Thomas Y. Crowell Company (which later became part of Harper Collins Publishers), was the grandson of the company’s eponymous founder. Thomas Y. Crowell began publishing books in 1876 and was the first U.S. publisher of Tolstoy and Gogol. Bob joined the company as a salesman in 1931, was elected treasurer in 1937, and rose to head the company in 1938. Under his leadership, the company published Roget’s International Thesaurus, the Frank Heller detective series and numerous art and children’s books.
Bob served as a trustee of the Moore Free Library from 1976 to 2001 and was President of the board for five of those years. As the Moore Free Library’s primary benefactor, he funded scholarship programs, literary awards, and library renovations. He passed away June 29, 2001.