Grossman was honored with a Phoenix Award for Visual Art-Painting, by the city of Lawrence, Kansas, for artistic achievement. Other awardees were Roger Shimomura, for visual arts-painting and arts educator, Dan Rockhill, for architecture/creative spaces, Jancita Warrington, for arts and culture educator, and Clenece Hills, awardee for arts volunteer.
The awards ceremony took place on Sunday, October 27, at 4 p.m. at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049.