Anna Radjou
Building 5, 505
https://www.annaradjou.com | art@radjou.com
Medium: Painting, Mix Media, Fiber
Sway
Isolera
Zerepoosh (Armor)
Syniy (Blue)
Kaktus
Ambi
Watchful
Arlington
Inspirada
Matryoshka
Background
Anna Nazaretz Radjou is a mixed media fiber artist and graphic designer based in Arlington, VA. She holds a BFA in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art and has exhibited widely across the East Coast. Her bold, textured works combine hand-dyed fabric, printmaking, painting, and hand embroidery to explore themes of identity, belonging, and self-empowerment. In addition to being a resident artist at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, she serves as Branding Director for the Arlington Artists Alliance and is active at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Artistic Philosophy
My work blends fiber, illustration, and design into vibrant, hand-stitched compositions that balance playfulness with depth. Influenced by early exposure to global textiles and the bold aesthetics of the 1970s and 80s, I combine different media with fabric and embroidery to create richly layered surfaces. Stitching provides a meditative process of calm and reflection, while symbolizing care and resilience. Rooted in questions of cultural identity and belonging, my art often explores the in-between spaces of personal history. I hope viewers are drawn in by color and pattern, then invited to pause, reflect, and find intimacy in each thread.