Molly Sanger Carpenter
Bio and Resume
MOLLY SANGER CARPENTER
465 Kings Hwy, Salem, NJ, 08079
609.202.3973
My early interest in art as a child led to classes at the Delaware Art museum and
long hours spent drawing in my room. In high school and after, I interned with
sculptor Charles Cropper Parks FNNS, where I gained experience in sculpture
enlargement, reduction, mold making and casting. Upon graduation, I attended
The Frudakis Academy of Fine Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in
Philadelphia. I continued my education, studying glass art, mosaic, mural arts,
carving, and welding. My work has been shown in galleries and shows Across
the middle eastern United States and beyond and has been collected worldwide.
My most recent work is of ornamented “icons” that celebrate nature, the spirit and
the imagination, combining elements of sculpture, mosaic and painting. I start
each piece with clay, and hand finish with paint, gold leaf and mosaics of glass
and semi-precious stones. I have developed the process of creating these
artworks over a period of time and trial, having landed on this particular
technique after much experimentation. What I have now is a process of my own
from start to finish. The work takes time- I cut each piece of glass by hand and
apply with tweezers- while other aspects of the process require patience as I wait
weeks for materials to properly cure. It is my hope and intention that these works bring as much joy to the viewer as they brought to me in the creation.
My studio is located in the large sun-filled parlor in the downstairs of our 300 year
old farmhouse where I live with my husband and dogs. The fields, water and woods around us provide constant inspiration that I tap into on long daily walks. I find the sacred in the creation that surrounds me there and the work that I do is how I celebrate and give thanks for that venerated gift.
RESUME
Molly Sanger Carpenter
465 Kings Hwy, Salem, NJ, 08079, 609.202.3973
About
Born in Wilmington, DE, Carpenter lives and works from her farmhouse studio in Salem County NJ. Trained in classical sculpture techniques and materials, Carpenter now makes unique mixed media artworks that celebrate both the natural world and the imagined.
Solo and Group Exhibitions
* 2024- November, Red Raven Art Co, Lancaster PA, Highlight Artist
* 2024- September, Studio 67, Medford NJ, with Beth Faraglia
* 2024- August, Arts and Soul Studio, Cape May NJ, With Terri Amig
* 2024- June, Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City MI, Solo
* 2024- January, Station Gallery Group Show, Greenville DE
* 2023- October, Red Raven Art Co., Lancaster PA, Solo
* 2023- August, Beacon Shortwave Gallery, Stone Harbor NJ, Solo
* 2023- July-August, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ-Solo
* 2023- June- Peninsula Gallery, Lewes Delaware, small group “Out of the Box” by invitation
* 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018- December- Station Gallery, Greenville DE, December Group
* 2022- December- Red Raven Art Co, Lancaster PA, December Group
* 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019- SOMA New Art Gallery, Cape May NJ, Solo
* 2021- Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood NJ, “Persephone Rising”, co-curated and exhibited with Terri Amig
* 2019, November- Cerulean Gallery, Menagerie, Philadelphia, PA, Group
* 2019- April- Gallery 50, Bridgeton NJ, two-person show with Terri Amig
* 2018- April- Lyceum Hall Art Center, Burlington NJ- Solo
* 2018- March- Riverfront Renaissance Art Center, Millville, NJ, Associate Artist Show
* 2017- Plastic Club “Small Worlds”, Philadelphia, PA
* 2017- September- Bayshore Center at Bivalve, NJ- Solo
* 2017- Plastic Club “Outside of the Box”, Philadelphia PA
* 2017- July- Rehoboth Art League (DE), 79th Annual Exhibition Louise Chamber Corcoran Award Best Sculpture
* 2017- May- Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia PA, two-person show with Nic Coviello
* 2017- May- Blue Streak Gallery, Gallery II, Wilmington DE, Solo
* 2017- November- Mural Arts Philadelphia PA, Mural Arts Program Exhibition, Group
* 2016- Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts, Spring Juried Show, Hagley Museum, Wilmington DE
* 2016- Cerulean Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition (James Dupree), Best of Show
* 2016- Clique, Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingwood NJ, and Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ South Jersey Artists by South Jersey Photographers, Sponsored by ARTC, ArtsPride NJ, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
* 2015- August, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA, Stewart Room East, Solo
* 2015- Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA, Small Worlds Award Third Prize
* 2015- May, Hardcastles Gallery, Centerville DE, Group
* 2015- Philadelphia Sketch Club, PHOTOgraphy, Award Third Prize
* 2014- Hockessin DE Fall Arts Festival
* 2014- Philadelphia Sketch Club, Volunteer Appreciation Show
* 2014- Philadelphia Sketch Club, Absolutely Abstract
* 2014- Philadelphia Sketch Club PHOTOgraphy
* 2013- April, Kennet Square Art Loop, Kennett Square PA
* 2013-17- Hardcastles Gallery Miniature Shows, Wilmington DE
* 2011- September-Art Pride New Jersey, Lyceum Hall, Burlington, NJ, Group
* 2010- October-Neumann University Art Gallery, Aston, PA, Solo
* 2010- The Marie L. Matthews Gallery at the Johnson Education Center, D&R Greenway (NJ)
* 2010- Arts Council of the Morris Area (NJ), Emerging Patterns Exhibit, curated by Midori Yoshimoto
* 2010- Winterthur Museum’s Point-to-Point Races in Wilmington, Delaware
* 2009 and 2015- Galleria Deptford, Deptford NJ, Solo
* 2009-2010- Art at the Atrium, Benefit Habitat for Humanity, Brandywine Town Center, Wilmington, DE
* 2008- 2018- Salem County Arts In Bloom, Open Studio, Salem County NJ
* 2007- 1988- Philadelphia Flower Show
* 2007, 2006- Hudson Valley Artists Association, Annual Exhibit, National Arts Club, NYC
* 2005, 2003, 1998, 1997, 1996- Ronald McDonald House Artfest, Wilmington DE
* 2004, 1992, 1986, 1983, 2020- Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
* 2003- Tawes Gallery, Millville, NJ
* 2000- Olympic Regional Development Museum, Goodwill Games Exhibit, Lake Placid NY
* 2001-1981-Wilmington Christmas Shop Artists' Gallery
* 1999- Delaware Art Museum Art In Bloom
* 1999- Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, NYC
* 1997- Small Wonders Exhibit, National Sculpture Society, NYC
* 1996- River Sounding Exhibit, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia
* 1996- Flower and Garden Show, Rockefeller Center
* 1996- New York Flower Show, The Coliseum
* 1993- Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, Annual Rare Plant Exhibit
* 1989- Glassboro State College
* 1988-2007- Philadelphia Flower Show
* 1988- Vineland Public Library, Solo, 1988.
* 1988- Gloucester Community College, solo exhibition
* 1984- Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ, Miniature Show, First Place Sculpture
* 1983- Academy of Arts, Easton Maryland Annual Exhibit, Award First Place Sculpture
* 1983- Rehoboth Art League Annual Exhibit, Best of Show, Peoples Choice Award
* 1983- Abington Art Center Annual Exhibit, Best of Show
* 1983- The Society of New Jersey Artists, First Place Sculpture
* 1982- The Society of New Jersey Artists, Best of Show, First Place Sculpture
Public Commissions/ Installations
* 2020- “Inspiration and Hope”Rowan University Rutgers Board of Governors, Joint Sciences Building, Camden, NJ
* 2016- ”Circle of Life” 8’ Relief Sculpture with Mosaic, Gilpin Hall, Wilmington Delaware
* 2013- Atlantic City Sculpture Walk, Atlantic City NJ, 2013, 5 Sculptures Commissioned by The Noyes Museum of Art
* 2013- Salem Main Street, Walnut Street Mosaic Mural, Salem, NJ
* 2010- AAA South Jersey, Award Sculpture
* 2010- Cumberland County NJ Library, Monumental Relief Sculpture “With Libraries You Can Achieve Your Dreams”
* 2010- Hopeworks Crib, Camden, NJ, Triptych
* 2007- Bronze Major Donor Award Sculpture, AI duPont Children’s Hospital
* 2006- Salem County Agriculture Department, Ware Building Mural
* 2005- Bronze Portrait sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Park, Salem, NJ
* 2004- Bronze Portrait Sculpture, Adoption Annex, Roslyn NY
* 2001- Bronze Portrait Sculpture, Quinton Twp School, Quinton, NJ
* 1998- Creative Grandparenting of Delaware, Bronze Portrait Sculpture of Robert Kasey
* 1998- Office of the President of Mannington Mills Inc, Salem NJ
* 1997- Bronze Sculpture Commissioned by the Bar Associations of Cumberland, Salem, and Gloucester Counties (NJ)
* 1997- AIDS Delaware Commemorative Award
* 1989- AI duPont Nemours Children's Hospital, Nemours, Emergency Dept. Wilmington, DE
* 1987- Constitutional Compass Rose, 12’ Bronze Commissioned by The Delaware Heritage Commission for U.S. Constitution Bicentennial, Legislative Hall, Dover, DE.
Upcoming Shows-
* 2025, February, Jessie Creek Winery, Cape May Court House, With Terri Amig
* 2025, August, Gallery 220, Havre De Grace MD, Tales of Enchantment & Fractured Fairytales, Group
* 2025, August, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia PA, Solo
* 2025, December, Red Raven Art Co, Solo
Affiliations/Memberships
The Plastic Club, Philadelphia PA
ArtC, New Jersey
Perkins Center for the Arts, New Jersey
Gallery 50, New Jersey
Peninsula Gallery, Lewes Delaware, Resident Artist
Station Gallery, Greenville Delaware, Represented Artist
Red Raven Gallery, Lancaster, PA, Visiting Artist
