Aline Smithson is a visual artist, educator, and editor based in Los Angeles, California. She has exhibited widely including over 40 solo shows at US and international institutions, including the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the Taylor Wessing Prize. Her books include Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography (Magenta), LOST II: Los Angeles (Kris Graves Projects) and Fugue State (Peanut Press). Photo: @Eliot Dudik