Carol Pentleton has a dual career as a fine artist and designer. As each specialty informs the other, Carol brings a strong sense of design to her limited edition giclées, and a fine eye for composition and color to her web, graphic design and surface design projects.

As a visual communications consultant, Carol provides concept development for corporate communications, information and visual design for websites, and creative direction of print and collateral pieces. She has more than twenty years of experience realizing effective design solutions for clients as diverse as a major manufacturer of consumer appliances, non-profit foundations and small, retail businesses.

An Abstract Neoluminist artist, Carol has exhibited images in group and solo shows in galleries, museums and other venues across the United States, including the Left Bank Gallery in Bennington, Vermont, Oculus Gallery in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, The Westport Art Center in Westport, Massachusetts, the Stone and Plank Gallery in Smithfield, Rhode Island and the Warwick Arts Museum in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Ms Pentleton has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, has won several awards for her work in juried competitions, and she is listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in the United States.

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Ms Pentleton received her early training in painting from the well-known marine artist Louis Sylvia. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA, and later received an MFA from Syracuse University.