Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Spotlight: Josh Aronson
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This month, we are proud to highlight Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Josh Aronson. Josh Aronson is a Miami-based artist and photographer whose work explores masculinity, tenderness, and belonging through staged photographs made across Florida. Raised in Miami after immigrating from Canada at a young age, Aronson uses photography to imagine new relationships between people and place. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Northwestern University and is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate.
This April, Aronson’s work will be on view in exhibitions in Boston, Chicago, California, Atlanta, New York, and Miami Beach, as well as in Anarchy, an international traveling exhibition spanning France, England, Italy, and Japan. He will also present a site-specific project at ARTS Southeast in Savannah as part of Starland First Fridays. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, Financial Times, Frieze, Italian Vogue, Teen Vogue, Dazed, i-D, and The Guardian. His first zine, Tropicana (2020), is held in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Library and the Library of Congress, among others.
Alongside his exhibition work, Aronson also organizes public programs that invite broader audiences into photography and visual culture. Recent programs include Local Views with Josh Aronson: Language and Image at Pérez Art Museum Miami, Vizcaya Late: Creative Connections at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, and Photo Book Speed Date with Josh Aronson at SFMOMA. During his residency at Deering Estate, he is developing a new body of staged narrative photographs for a forthcoming museum commission, rooted in the landscapes of coastal South Florida and his ongoing interest in rest, wonder, and belonging.
For more information about Josh Aronson and his work, visit www.josharonson.us and follow him on Instagram at @jda.usa.
See Josh’s latest projects at the following events this month:
- Starland First Fridays, ARTS Southeast, APRIL 3,
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Night at the Museum, The Bass Museum of Art, APRIL 23,
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Members-Only Event
- LensCulture New York: New Photography, Caelum Gallery, APRIL 23 – APRIL 26, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
About the Artist-in-Residence Program
The Deering Estate is proud to house 17 brilliant Artists-in-Residence for the 2026 season. Each artist interprets the historical, architectural, intellectual, archeological, and natural elements of the Deering Estate in their own artistic practice, while pursuing innovative projects, studio work, connecting with other artists, and engaging the public.
Each artist has a unique artistic practice, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, cinematography, performance arts and the literary arts.
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.
