Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman is a Washington, DC educator, activist artist, and researcher.

A FY25 grantee of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Fellowship Program, Anjelika is an artist-in-residence at the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she regularly teaches free, online watercolor classes. Her creative practice bridges mediums exploring watercolor painting, mixed media, collage, and textile arts.

Through her own journey as a third-culture kid, Anjelika draws on material culture in her visual arts practice, particularly inspired by textiles and folk art. Through her public humanities practice, she explores ways to understand how creativity is an asset for individuals and communities. Interested in the connection between culture, community building, and public policy, Anjelika is curious about — How might arts and culture build understanding and communities of belonging?

Learn about past work at https://abovethefoldproject.com.

Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

  • “Letters to my Future Self,” a solo exhibition part of the Artists of the Palisades program at the Palisades Post Office, December 1, 2025-January 2026 — information on purchasing art in the show will be available in January 2026

  • “A Piece of Piece,” a group show presented by ART4US Cooperative at @The Alley, Washington, DC, November 2-December 2025

Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Solo Exhibition, Curated Art Program at The Fitzgerald of Palisades, Washington, DC, October 2026-December 2026

Past Exhibitions

  • “Nurture,” a group exhibition curated by Gia Harewood at The Yard Eastern Market, Washington, DC, including two artist talks, December 13 2024-April 26, 2025

  • “future / past,” a two-person show curated by Beth Ferraro at Gallery Y at the YMCA Anthony Bowen, Washington, DC including a community focused collage workshop, November 14, 2024 - January 24, 2025 https://www.ymcaanthonyboweneventspacedc.com/galleryy 

  • “Why I Vote Again,” a juried group exhibition by the Women's Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC, Compass Art Center Kensington, MD, November 1-26, 2024

  • “Teeny Tiny Trifecta 7,” a juried group exhibition and fundraiser at the Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, September 6-27, 2024

  • 53rd Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD, August 31-September 2, 2024

  • “From Ill-Being to Well-Being and the Liminal States in-Between” organized by the The Global Mental Health & Well-Being Initiative at Georgetown University, April 25, 2024

  • “Above the Fold” at the Georgetown University Library, October 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023, https://library.georgetown.edu/community/exhibition/above-fold 

  • San Francisco Center for the Book Roadworks – Personal Print Artist, 2019 and 2020

Awards and Fellowships

  • Georgetown University Georgetown Medical Humanities Fellowship 2025-2026

  • Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Fellow 2025-2026 More information

  • DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship on Arts & Humanities, 2024-2025

  • Art for the Polls, Center for Artistic Activism, 2024

  • 2024 National Humanities Conference Equitable Access Grant, 2024