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The Deering Estate will present “Tony Fernandez and Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera: Witnessing Eden” curated by Liliam Dominguez. The exhibition will run from Sept. 8 to Nov. 10 in the Deering Estate Great Hall Gallery in the Stone House.
This exhibition will showcase photographs by current Artists-in-Residence Tony Fernandez and Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera. The images displayed in the Great Hall will be in conversation regarding the unparalleled connection between nature and the observer. Each photographer will interpret the grandeur of the Deering Estate as botanist John Kunkel Small once expressed in his book From Eden to Sahara: Florida’s Tragedy.
Small’s writings, a lament and a call to action, speak of a landscape once lush and vibrant, now facing the ravages of human intervention and environmental neglect. He captures a time when Florida was a paradise on the brink, teetering between the untouched Eden it once was and the encroaching desert it risked becoming. In echoing these themes, Fernandez and Gonzalez-Graupera’s photographs are more than just artistic expressions; they are visual essays that engage with the complex layers of history, ecology, and human impact.
An opening reception will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m. Register online at www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition-reception-witnessing-eden-by-tony-fernandez-jorge-gonzalez-graupera-tickets-986061976917.
An artist talk between the artists and curator will take place on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-talk-witnessing-eden-by-tony-fernandez-jorge-gonzalez-graupera-tickets-986069308847.
About the artists
Tony Fernandez is a photographer who studied with Jerry N. Uelsmann at the University of Florida (BA), and with Aaron Siskind at the Institute of Design in Chicago (MFA). His interest in teaching took him to East Lansing, MI, where he completed the PhD in Education at Michigan State University. His career as an educator spans four decades, having taught at the elementary, secondary, and college level.
He began the photography program at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, where he is still an adjunct instructor of Photography and Cinematography. His photographs are in the George Eastman House and The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera is an Emmy Award-winning director, director of photography, and editor. He has collaborated extensively with non-profits, museums, and institutions of higher learning, documenting their impactful initiatives. As a director, Jorge has spearheaded diverse projects, delivering exceptional content for esteemed organizations such as the Deering Estate; Florida International University; CMXNR; NPR; The Bass Museum; O, Miami, and numerous others. His film John William Bailly: In Situ at the Deering Estate has been awarded two 2023 Emmy awards for “Long Form Content” and “Best Audio.”
For more information, visit the Deering Estate website at deeringestate.org.
The Deering Estate is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Palmetto Bay.
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