Sozo Fitness Gallery Art - April 2026

Congratulations to featured artist, Bobbi Sorensen, for displaying her painting in Sozo Fitness Gallery during April. Bobbi is an award-winning artist and an active member of the league. She previously served as a member of CCAL Board of Directors.

Congratulations, Bobbi!

"Red Sails 2

About the Artwork

Artwork Title: "Red Sails 2"

Size: 24"h x 24"w

Medium: oil framed

Price: $800

Artist Bio

Bobbi Sorensen

Bobbi Sorensen is a visual artist living in Columbia SC. Working exclusively in oils, she paints people in both non-traditional and formal poses, as well as landscapes and water scenes.

Bobbi began studying art in College in Los Angeles in the 1960s, earned an art degree from the University of Maryland, and a master’s degree from George Washington University. One of the works created at the U of M was purchased by the University for its permanent collection.

After graduation, Bobbi worked for five years on the US Senate Labor Committee, as a registered lobbyist, and association executive for several health-related organizations. She finished out her career as Executive Director of the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, a training institute affiliated with George Washington University. During these years she limited herself to doing occasional charcoal portraits.

Bobbi semi-retired, moved to SC, and joined the Crooked Creek Art League, which she credits for stimulating her interrupted creative growth. She served as CCAL’s Secretary, bylaws chair, Chair of the Fall Juried Show at Still Hopes in 2019, 2021, and 2022, and as Chair of the 2025 CCAL Annual Juried Show. After finally setting up a home studio and picking up a brush, Bobbi entered CCAL juried shows and has won eleven awards including first place Amateur in 2020, third place Master’s in 2021, and Best of Show at the 2023 Still Hopes Exhibition.

Other work can be seen at www.bobbisorensenart.com, Chapin's Palmetto Fine Arts Gallery, and on a CCAL website online gallery.

Bobbi has an exhibition scheduled at Columbia’s Stormwater Studios, September 2-13, 2026.

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CCAL Gallery Host:

Sozo Family Fitness

Sozo Family Fitness is proud to host a guest artist display each month in the "Sozo Family Fitness Gallery". In addition to helping Chapin get fit, Kara is an enthusiastic supporter of the arts in Chapin. We are thrilled to be working with Sozo to showcase more art in town.

The gallery is located in the front lobby at Sozo Fitness at 510 Columbia Avenue. It hosts a piece of art by one of Crooked Creek Art League's artists on a monthly rotation.

For more on our public galleries, click HERE.