Carol Sommerfield
b. 1956
Carol Perron Sommerfield recently returned to art after a 34-year hiatus. Sommerfield considers her work to be primarily representational, though she has been exploring abstraction, as well. Sommerfield earned her undergraduate degree from Ramapo College, where she studied Fine Art. She then became a successful corporate executive, and she earned multiple graduate degrees in the realm of business and business administration.
When Sommerfield returned to art in 2010, she realized that the return was representative of her transition throughout life, as opposed to a specific moment captured on canvas. Sommerfield says, “At this stage in my life I feel free, grateful, joyful, and playful. My paintings reflect that new-found connection with life, creativity, color, movement, and mood.”
Since 2011, Sommerfield’s work has received multiple awards and has been chosen to be exhibited in many shows.
