This program was made possible through funding from the James L. Knight Foundation and Miami-Dade Cultur al Affairs division in connection with the Vasari Project archive and to s upport the Miami Art Timeline project.
\n\nAnna Goraczko is a mixed media arti st\, born in Miami\, Florida\, who lives and works in Miami\, Florida. Gor aczko received a BFA in Art in 2008 and an MFA in Visual Arts in 2020 from Florida International University. \;Using found objects\, photography \, and the human body\, she employs cyanotypes to create vibrant blue imag es that intentionally distort or abstract their meaning. The images are et hereal\, dreamlike\, and open to interpretation. Themes of body positivity \, family history\, and connection provide a conceptual framework through which she engages with her subjects and the artistic process.
\nSele cted solo exhibitions include "Anna Goraczko" (2023) at The Frank Gallery in Pembroke Pines\, Florida. Selected group exhibitions include "Mama\, G- Ma\, and Nana" (2023) at Miami Beach Urban Studios in Miami Beach\, Florid a\, "The BluPrnt Show" (2022/23) at Bridge Red Studios in North Miami\, Fl orida and "Florida Biennial: Installations\, Portraiture\, Materiality\, a nd Magic Realism" (2022) at Art and Culture Center in Hollywood\, Florida. Goraczko was the recipient of the Hypatia-in-the-Woods Solo Artist Reside ncy at Holly House in Shelton\, Washington (2022) and she was the Artist-i n-Residence at StoneTriggerPress Studio in Abiquiu\, New Mexico (2022). He r work is in the permanent collection at Frost Art Museum in Miami\, Flori da.
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About the Vasari Project:
\nThe Vasari Project is a library collection dedicated to doc umenting\, collecting\, and preserving Miami-Dade County's art history fro m 1945 to the present. It is a living archive that grows through contribut ions from artists\, art professionals\, exhibition spaces\, galleries\, in stitutions\, and private \;donors.
\nThe Vasari Project is a res ource for ongoing research\, scholarship\, publications\, artists' project s\, exhibitions\, and events. The archive collects documentation rather th an original works of art composed primarily of printed matter: corresponde nce\, press clippings\, photographs\, posters\, books\, exhibition catalog s\, artists' files\, oral histories\, and other ephemeral \;materials.
\n\nAbout the Division of Special Collections &\;
Archives: \;
Miami-Dade Public Library System's Divisio
n of Special Collections &\; Archives holds rare and irreplaceable hist
orical materials for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. Th
ey oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuba
n Collection of Rare Books &\; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari
Project archive\, and Rare &\; Antiquarian books from as early as the
17th \;century. The Division aims to provide the public with the conte
nts of these collections at their request\, which include books\, original
manuscripts\, over 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual
resources\, and electronic media. \;