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Anna Goraczko is a 2024 Artist-in-Residence at Deering Estate and a Miami-based artist who utilizes cyanotypes to craft vibrant images and installations that center around family history, body positivity, and spiritual connections. Incorporating found objects, digital photography, and the human form, she develops photographic blueprints on fabric, imbuing them with an ethereal, dreamlike quality. Her exploration of abstract imagery’s ability to transcend time is evident as she juxtaposes pictures from her family’s 1950s photo archive with contemporary cellphone photos. Having returned to her South Florida roots after a decade in Chicago, she documents familial evolution, creating a diverse archive that underscores the abstract nature of memories.
Goraczko’s artistic process harnesses the sun’s UV rays, engaging her directly with the natural environment. She actively involves the local community by hosting workshops in unique spaces, facilitating learning of this photo-printing technique while fostering a deeper connection to surroundings.
Educated at Florida International University with a BFA in Art (2008) and an MFA in Visual Arts (2020), Goraczko has showcased her work in various solo and group exhibitions, including “Anna Goraczko” (2023) at The Frank Gallery in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Notable group exhibitions feature her work in “Journeys”: World Cyanotype Day Showcase at Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India (2023), “Mama, G-Ma, and Nana” (2023) at Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, Florida, and “Florida Biennial: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality, and Magic Realism” (2022) at Art and Culture Center in Hollywood, Florida.
Goraczko’s accolades include the Hypatia-in-the-Woods Solo Artist Residency at Holly House in Shelton, Washington (2022) and an Artist-in-Residence stint at StoneTriggerPress Studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico (2022). Her contributions are also housed in the permanent collection at Frost Art Museum in Miami, Florida.
The Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) supports artists who work in various disciplines and media.
The AIR Program offers professional visual, literary, performing, and cross-disciplinary artists the opportunity to pursue innovative projects and studio work, connect with other artists, and engage the public while interacting with the historical, architectural, intellectual, archeological, and natural elements of the Estate’s inspiring environment. Since 2006, we have welcomed over 90 shared and collaborative residencies representing a broad scope of contemporary and traditional artistic practices. For more information on the Artist in Residence Program at the Deering Estate, please visit the website.
About the Deering Estate
Deering Estate, located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Miami, is a 21st Century house museum, cultural and ecological field station, and a national landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, owned by the State of Florida and managed by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. Deering Estate is designated as one of seven Miami-Dade County “Heritage Parks” which have a vital role in our community’s history, environment and in providing recreational and cultural experiences.
Cultural Arts Programming at the Deering Estate is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc.
About the Deering Estate Foundation
For those who treasure the Deering Estate, who advocate for its preservation and wish to invest in its future, The Deering Estate Foundation provides opportunities for individuals and corporations alike to partake in membership, signature events, and one-of-a-kind experiences, all in service of providing vital funding and support to the Deering Estate. Through these efforts, the foundation fulfills its mission to uphold the legacy of Charles Deering’s cherished 1920s-era property, to provide funding for the cultural, educational and recreational experiences it offers, as well as its significant scientific and archaeological endeavors to conserve its diverse flora, fauna and the eight native ecosystems that thrive on its 450 acres, and to ensure its longevity as a prized American heritage site. Established in 1989, The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. is a community-based charitable 501(c) 3 Florida Corporation and the philanthropic partner of the Deering Estate
