Charles Mulford is a sculptor based in New Jersey. He holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. His sculptures have been exhibited in the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, the Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA, the Bruton Museum, Somerset, UK, and the Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ. Mulford apprenticed at the Seward Johnston Atelier, specializing in metal chasing and fabrication. His work is part of the special collection of the Vanderbilt University Library and Temple University Library.
Charles Mulford's recent sculptures delve into complex themes of love, violence, and illness, utilizing computer modeling and 3D printing techniques. Mulford creates unsettling scenes by merging cartoon figures with intricately modeled forms and scanned human heads. In narratives rich with stress and vulnerability, exaggerated characters engage in theatrical performances, which can carry a humorous undertone despite the serious subjects they address. The interplay of light and dark makes these challenging topics more accessible to viewers. Mulford's sculptures serve as a platform for open dialogue, inviting audiences to approach these subjects with empathy and understanding.
2025
Upcoming: (April 3-June 29) Dreamscapes and Inner Worlds, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
Current: (Mar. 2-April 13) 45th Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2024
Finger-Lickin’ Good, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
Small Matters 2024, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
Pint Size 2, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
44th Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2023
Small Works Exhibition, Five Points Art Center, Torrington, CT
Vivid Visions (Art Fair 14C Exhibition), Art 150, Jersey City, NJ
Not! An Art Fair, ShockBoxx, Hermosa Beach, CA
Pills, (Solo) M Galleries PNA, Washington, NJ
Your Wildest Dreams, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Academy Center of the Arts Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Arts, Bedminster, NJ
Viewpoints 2023, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2022
Reemergence, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Small Matters 2022, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
From Flat to 3D, (Solo) M Galleries, Washington, NJ
Viewpoints 2022, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
In Gold, (Solo) Creal Microgallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2021
Real or Imagined, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
I Didn’t Lick It, Bruton Museum, Bruton, Somerset, UK
Five Points Gallery 2021 Juried Exhibition, Five Points Art Center, Torrington, CT
Small Works 2021, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
The Center for Contemporary Art Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
Fanciful Expressions, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
Unprecedented - Art Responds to 2020, View Center for Arts and Culture, Old Forge, NY
Small Works, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL
Restriction, Clayhill Arts, UK, Bridgwater
2020
Vote Presidential Election 2020 Mail Art Project, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Big Apply VI Mail Art Show, New York Public Library, New York, NY
Pen Pal Group Show, Stone House Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Quarantine Mail Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Collections
Special Collections Vanderbilt University Library, Nashville, TN
Temple University, Libraries Special Collections Research Center, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Mulford, C. D. (2023, Oct. 26). Something rather than Nothing Podcast, Episode 233.
Mulford, C. D. (2023, June 9). Morris County Artists Network Feature.
Mulford, C. D. (2021, Sept. 21). How a Surrealist Artist Fell in Love with 3D Printing.
Education
1994 MFA in Visual Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1990 BFA in Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Professional Appointments
1995 - 2023 Professor, County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ