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About The Peggy Lewis Gallery |
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Longtime Lambertville resident Peggy Lewis, who died at age 85 in 2003, was an artist, art critic, collector and publicist. She helped start Artsbridge, a network of local artists. In 1995 she and artist Barry Snyder opened the ABC Gallery in the newly renovated The gallery was renamed the Peggy Lewis gallery nine months before she died, during which time she continued to write news releases promoting the gallery's featured artists. Today the gallery operates as a vital part of the Lambertville Free Public Library. Instead of paying commissions, the artists are asked to donate 30% of their sales to the Friends of the Lambertville Free Public Library, which supports Library operations and program development. |