Molly Sanger Carpenter
Bio and Resume
MOLLY SANGER CARPENTER
465 Kings Hwy, Salem, NJ, 08079
609.202.3973
Molly Sanger Carpenter lives and works from
her farmhouse studio in Salem, NJ. Trained in classical sculpture
techniques and materials, she now often incorporates elements of mixed
media to create her artworks. Her current focus is on creating “fine and
unusual” art icons, combining elements of sculpture, glass, paint, and
24k gold.
Molly graduated from Tatnall (having received the first Gold Medal for
Excellence in Art) and matriculated to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts in Philadelphia. According to her website bio, she studied with
many talented and established local artists in her formative years, which
helped her form a foundation of material knowledge and enabled her to
venture out on her own in her early twenties. In 1987, she was
commissioned for the 12-foot bronze Constitutional Compass Rose on
Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware, followed by a series of bronze
commissions from public and private clients. Later, she added
experience in stone, concrete, glass, welding and other media.
Molly’s work has been featured in exhibitions throughout the Mid-
Atlantic and beyond over a decorated 40-year career, including many
galleries and venues in Delaware, New Jersey, Philadelphia and NYC.
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.
Education
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Frudakis Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, worked with Charles Cropper Parks, past president National Sculpture Society. Additional studies with Philadelphia Magic Gardens' Isaiah Zagar, Mural Arts Philadelphia Artist Training Program, Creative Capital Professional Development Program, Glass Art at Salem Community College, Certificate of Welding at Salem County Vocational. Gold Medal for Excellence in Arts at The Tatnall School.
Molly Sanger Carpenter received a 2024 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Solo and Group Exhibitions
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
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.
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
Red Raven Gallery, Lancaster, PA
