ABOUT THE ARTIST born 1997, Alexandria, VA
Annika Papke is a multi media creative living in Washington, DC who specializes in printmaking and painting.

My work centers on experimentation with process and materials and I seek to connect with, support, and learn from other artists as part of my creative process. Over the past few years, I have narrowed my focus to projects exploring pop culture and the way women are perceived in popular media, exploration of my life through a metaphysical lens, and working in abstraction using a layered, multi-media approach.

Got an idea for a project? Hit my line and we can see if we’re a good match!

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 
Glamour is Resistance, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA (juried by Michael-Birch Pierce)
Adams Morgan Art Walk, DC Art Center, Washington, DC
Shit Show, Goxxip Girl Collective, Baltimore, MD
SHE:DC, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC

2024
Exhibiting Failure, Rhizome, Washington, DC (curated by Fid Thompson)
Thoughts, Questions & Shit to Say, DuPont Underground, Washington, DC
SHE:DC, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC 

2023
PROUD, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC 
SHE:DC, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC 

2021
Petite December, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Joe Fig)
October Open Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Summer Brown)
Heroes and Villains, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Caitlin Berry)
April Open Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Adriel Luis)
Line by Line, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Jordann Wine)

2020
Feast, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Anki King)
My Queer Valentine, The Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA (juried by Andy Johnson)

2019
A Sense of Occasion, Andrews Gallery, Williamsburg, VA


COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
Annika Papke and Rose Peterson, DialUp Zine, publication date: October 23, 2024. https://dialupzine.com/


PRINT MEDIA
“The Star”, The Rebis, September 2024. 31.
“Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs”, Fruitslice Magazine, June 20, 2024. 68-69.


PROFESSIONAL
2022-24 Assistant Manager, Shop Made Brands, Washington, DC
2019-22 Gallery and Digital Media Specialist, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2019 Target Gallery Intern, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA 


AWARDS/RECOGNITION
2021 Equal Merit Award, The Art League Student Show (selected by Mary Proenza)
2018 Joseph Palin Thorley Scholarship in Art


EDUCATION
2015-19 BA, Art and Art History and American Studies at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA