Carolyn Sergeant studied at Wimbledon School of Art from 1955 to 1959 and at the Royal Academy Schools from 1959 to 1962, where she was a silver medallist.  She met her future husband, John Sergeant, at the Royal Academy.

She exhibited all over the United Kingdom, in both solo and mixed shows.  In 2003 she held a solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society in London.