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Deering Estate AT Program – Hyphenated Encounters by Lilian Garcia-Roig

Sep 17 2026 - Jan 17 2027
Location
The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery
601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL
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Deering Estate in partnership with The Frank C. Otis Art Gallery presents Hyphenated Encounters by Lilian Garcia-Roig, curated by Sophie Bonet and Liliam Dominguez. This two-part exhibition will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, at The Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, and will remain on view through January 17, 2027.

Hyphenated Encounters offers an expansive look at the work of Cuban American artist Lilian Garcia-Roig, bringing together a career-spanning survey of her artistic practice with a focused presentation of work created during her 2024 Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence residency. Together, these complementary exhibitions offer the most comprehensive presentation of Garcia-Roig’s work to date, pairing a career-spanning survey with an intimate look at the artist’s site-responsive practice through her 2024 Deering Estate residency. Presented across two distinct but interconnected curatorial projects, Lilian Garcia-Roig: A Practice of Place, curated by Sophie Bonet, Chief Curator of The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery, traces more than three decades of Garcia-Roig’s evolving relationship to place through paintings and mixed-media works. Deering Estate Residency: Lilian Garcia-Roig, Site, and the Labor of Belonging, curated by Liliam Dominguez, Head Curator of Deering Estate, centers on work developed during the artist’s 2024 residency, highlighting her site-responsive approach to painting through new works and an accompanying short film by fellow Artist-in-Residence Jorge Gonzalez Graupera.

Lilian Garcia-Roig: A Practice of Place
Spanning more than three decades of artistic practice, Lilian Garcia-Roig: A Practice of Place brings together a selection of paintings and mixed-media works by Cuban American artist Lilian Garcia-Roig. The exhibition traces the evolution of her sustained engagement with landscape, revealing how close observation, material experimentation, and lived experience have shaped a practice rooted in place.

From the subtropical environments of South Florida to the limestone valleys of Cuba, Garcia-Roig’s work invites viewers to experience landscape as something inhabited rather than simply observed. A recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Garcia-Roig is recognized as one of the leading voices in contemporary landscape painting. Together, the works on view offer a compelling survey of an artistic practice that continues to evolve while remaining deeply connected to the environments that inspire it.

Curated by Sophie Bonet, Chief Curator, The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery

Deering Estate Residency: Lilian Garcia-Roig, Site, and the Labor of Belonging
Part of the Deering Estate AT program, this exhibition features Lilian Garcia-Roig, who is widely recognized as an on-site painter, though the term only begins to describe her practice. Rather than painting a landscape from a distance, Garcia-Roig paints directly with it, treating each location as a living field of negotiation between memory, perception, and presence. Over time, the tropical landscape has become essential to her visual language. Florida’s banyans, mangroves, sabal palms, and strangler figs offer a natural vocabulary that speaks to her Cuban heritage, one built on entanglement rather than hierarchy, and on lateral growth and survival rather than singular dominance.

During her 2024 residency at the Deering Estate, Garcia-Roig immersed herself in the property’s own tangled terrain, working directly on-site. The resulting body of work reflects a sustained, site-specific engagement, continuing her long practice of letting the landscape shape the painting rather than the other way around. Complementing Garcia Roig’s work, an exclusive short film created by fellow Artist-in-Residence Jorge Gonzalez Graupera deepens the viewer’s connection to these themes.

Curated by Liliam Dominguez, Head Curator, Deering Estate

Exhibition Dates: Sept. 17, 2026 – Jan. 17, 2027
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, 6-9 p.m.
Location: The Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025

Free & open to the public.

About the Deering Estate AT Program
The Deering Estate AT program consists of a joint venture with other cultural institutions to showcase Deering Estate Artists-in-Residence (AIRs) outside the Estate. It aims to enhance each institution’s reach and resources to achieve a common goal: expanding the artists’ cultural reach by making diverse artistic expressions accessible to a broader audience. The program fosters creative synergy and community connections through art exhibitions, cultural performances, and dynamic programming. The Deering Estate AT program exemplifies the Estate’s commitment to supporting current and past AIRs and elevating their practice at every stage of their careers while honoring the spirit of innovation and discovery that the Deering Estate inspires and underscoring the importance of alliances that bridge institutional boundaries.

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 Frank C. Otis Art Gallery
Named in honor of former Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis for his longstanding commitment to the arts, The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery—known simply as The Frank—is the City of Pembroke Pines’ contemporary art center. Through exhibitions, educational programs, public events, and community partnerships, The Frank presents regional, national, and international artists while fostering creativity, dialogue, and lifelong learning.

Located within the Charles F. Dodge City Center, The Frank offers multidisciplinary exhibitions and dynamic public programming that connect artists and audiences through meaningful experiences with contemporary art. As a welcoming space for artistic exploration and cultural exchange, The Frank is committed to making contemporary art accessible to diverse communities throughout South Florida. For more information: visit www.TheFrankGallery.org or contact [email protected].

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