BIO

Anna Goraczko (b. Miami, FL 1984) is a Miami-based artist who employs cyanotypes to create vibrant images and installations focusing on family history, body positivity, and spiritual connection. She uses found objects, digital photography, and the human body to develop photographic blueprints on fabric that are ethereal, dreamlike, and nostalgic. In her work, she explores the potential for abstract images to connect across various timelines, for example, juxtaposing pictures from her family’s photo archive from the early 1950s with photos from her cellphone. Her interest in documenting themes of place and memory, particularly related to her upbringing in South Florida, comes after a return home after living in Chicago, Illinois, for nearly a decade. She documents family members throughout various stages of her life and theirs to build upon a varied archive, highlighting the abstract nature of memories.

Goraczko’s artistic process relies on the sun’s UV rays and engages the artist with the natural environment. She regularly invites the local community to partake in workshops in unique spaces to learn this photo-printing technique and connect to their surroundings.

Goraczko received a BFA in art from Florida International University in 2008 and an MFA in Visual Arts from Florida International University in 2020.

Selected solo exhibitions include “Holding Onto My City” (2024) at Garden Title Gallery in North Miami, FL and “Anna Goraczko” (2023) at The Frank Gallery in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Selected group exhibitions include “Journeys”: World Cyanotype Day Showcase, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India (2023), “Mama, G-Ma, and Nana” (2023) at Miami Beach Urban Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, and “Florida Biennial: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality, and Magic Realism” (2022) at Art and Culture Center in Hollywood, Florida. Her residencies include the Hypatia-in-the-Woods Solo Artist Residency at Holly House in Shelton, Washington (2022), StoneTriggerPress Studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico (2022), Deering Estate in Miami, FL (2023-2025), and The Storefront at Broward Library in Fort Lauderdale, FL (2026). Her work is in the permanent collection at Frost Art Museum in Miami, Florida.