Nancy DeCarlo Cobean, born in New York City in 1949, studied Art History at the University of Connecticut, Stamford. Drawing on internships and curatorial work at Radcliffe University, the Hammer Gallery, the Chilean Embassy, and Childs Gallery, she built the foundation for her career. In 1989, she founded Rose Gallery Fine Art in Kent, Connecticut, presenting American contemporary and Period Modern art. In 2005, she relocated the gallery to Hudson, New York, maintaining its focus and expanding its reach. She curated retrospectives in major cities for the Estate of Alfred H. McAdams and for artists Eric Sloane and David Armstrong. Her collaborations include Hammer Galleries, Hudson Hall, Art Omi, and TSL. “

 

My passion for fine art began so early in life that I did not realize how it was shaping me. Growing up in a household where art was revered, we were exposed to performance, visual, and literary art. I was especially drawn to visual art. When I realized not everyone lived with art, I knew I needed to get to work.”

 

––Nancy Cobean