Short films at MIA zoom in on Deering Estate’s artist-in-residence program

(MIAMI, September 9, 2025) – Miami International Airport's MIA Galleries and the Deering Estate’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program have joined forces to host The Deering Estate AT MIA: AIR Archive, a screening of four short films highlighting past and present Deering Estate AIRs John William Bailly, Andrés Cabrera-García, Giannina Dwin, and Tony Fernandez. The films, produced by Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Jorge Gonzalez Graupera, are being screened until January 2026 at the airport’s MIAmi (moving images) video wall near gate J7.

“The Deering Estate’s Artist-in-Residence program is one of Miami-Dade’s cultural treasures,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “Hosting over 150 residencies since 2006, the program nurtures creativity and preserves our history while supporting the next generation of artists. By showcasing these stories at MIA, we are sharing our community’s artistic excellence with the world. Every traveler who passes through MIA now has the opportunity to experience the talent, vision, and cultural richness that make Miami-Dade a global hub for the arts.” 

The Deering Estate is a 21st-century house museum, cultural and ecological field station, and historic landmark in southern Miami-Dade County. Its Artist-in-Residence Program supports professional artists from various disciplines by providing them with space and resources to pursue innovative projects and studio work. The program fosters connections among other artists and engagement with the public while interacting with the Estate's historical, cultural, intellectual, natural, and built environments.

Deering Estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, owned by the State of Florida, and managed by the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department. It is designated as one of seven Miami-Dade County “Heritage Parks” that play a vital role in our community’s history and environment to provide recreational and cultural experiences.

With the short film series, Graupera – a fellow Deering Estate artist-in-residence - highlights the Estate's resident artists and their creative processes, inspiration, and influences while also celebrating the impact of residency on their work.

“The Deering Estate AT MIA galleries is a collaboration that offers a window into the creativity and dedication of our artists-in-residence,” said Dr. Liliam Dominguez, Historic Preservation and Curatorial Manager: “Through Jorge Gonzalez Graupera’s lens, these short films preserve and share the unique stories of artists who immerse themselves in the Estate’s historic, cultural, and natural environments, leaving a lasting impact on our community and archives.”

Graupera has collaborated extensively with non-profits, museums, and institutions of higher learning. In addition to directing the AIR Archive Series for the Deering Estate, he has spearheaded diverse projects for esteemed organizations, including 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."   

John William Bailly is a French American artist and professor based in Lyon and Miami. His work examines history and culture, emphasizing the Transatlantic dialogue through large oil paintings and mixed media on paper. Bailly’s works have been exhibited internationally, and his paintings are in the permanent collections of the Frost Museum of Art, Perez Art Museum Miami, the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum, and the Zillman Art Museum. He was a studio-based artist-in-residence and a Charles Deering McCormick Art Fellow at Deering Estate from 2019 until 2022. He earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Yale University and has been a faculty fellow of the Honors College at Florida International University since 2004. 

Andrés Cabrera-García is a Cuban-born artist whose work examines identity, place, and belonging through landscape and the materiality of oil painting. His exhibitions include Adventum Floridana at The Frank C. Ortis Gallery (2025), Circumscribed Landscapes at Deering Estate (2023), and Outside of Cuba in Switzerland (2018). He was a guest artist at the Cleveland Museum of Art (2002) and won third place in the 8th Paint-Me Miami competition (2019). Since 2023, he has been a studio-based artist-in-residence at Deering Estate, where he also leads plein air painting workshops engaging the public with site-based artistic practice.

Giannina Dwin is a South Florida-based artist and recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship and the Women in Visual Arts Award. Her work has been featured in national and international exhibitions, with notable solo installations at Fundacion Valdes-Salas in Spain and Project Space in The Art and Culture Center in Hollywood, Florida. She has also curated exhibits like Contemporary Ceramics and Textiles. Dwin completed public art sculptures for the Broward County Cultural Council and the Broward County Main Library in Ft Lauderdale. She specializes in installations, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and performance. She has been an artist-in-residence at Deering Estate since 2025. 

Tony Fernandez is a photographer and educator who studied under two renowned artists, Jerry N. Uelsmann and Aaron Siskind. His work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and is part of the collections at the George Eastman House and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Fernandez founded the Photography program at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, where he is an adjunct instructor in Photography and Cinematography. He has been an artist-in-residence at Deering Estate since 2024. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his MFA from the Institute of Design in Chicago, later completing his Ph.D. in education at Michigan State University.

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