Doris Caçoilo, the new Curator/Program Coordinator of the SMR's Wildflower Sculpture Park (WSP), has been an artist and arts educator and activist for over 20 years. Currently, she is an arts lecturer at Rutgers University and at New Jersey City University, teaching courses in a wide range of arts, activism and visual culture. In 2002, she co-founded _gaia, an arts organization focused on the social, political and artistic lives of artists concentrating on gender and feminism. 

In her career, Caçoilo has curated exhibitions and events showcasing the work of over 300 artists. She is the founder of the Wonder Women Artist Residency, an annual group artist residency and exhibition program and worked as Gallery Director at New Jersey City University. In 2023 she launched a curatorial project at Evening Star Studio in Jersey City focusing on ceramic sculpture.

Her studio practice includes interactive sculpture, ceramics, community based performance, digital installations, printmaking and fiber arts. In her ceramic and fiber based sculpture, she explores themes of craft, popular media images, toys, childhood and play to engage in the larger politics of feminism, motherhood, education and pop-culture. Her work has been exhibited nationally and globally. She lives and works in the shadow of the South Mountain Reservation and the WSP. 

Caçoilo is currently planning WSP's 2024-2025 sculpture program as well as building an advisory board. We welcome Doris and look forward to a great partnership!