Introduce briefly

• Aline Smithson grew up in Los Angeles, California, and was influenced by the elevated unreal of Hollywood [1].

• She received a BA in Art from the University of California at Santa Barbara and studied under notable artists such as William Wegman, Allen Ruppersburg, and Charles Garabian [1].

• After working as a New York Fashion Editor alongside renowned fashion photographers, Smithson returned to Los Angeles to focus on her own artistic practice [1].

• Smithson has exhibited widely, with over 40 solo shows at institutions such as the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, and festivals in China [1].

• Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and PDN (cover) [1].

• Aline Smithson is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Lenscratch, a daily journal on photography [1].

• She has been an educator at the Los Angeles Center of Photography since 2001 and has taught photography globally [1].

• In 2012, Smithson received the Rising Star Award from the Griffin Museum of Photography for her contributions to the photographic community [1].

• She was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50 in 2014 and received the Excellence in Teaching Award from CENTER [1].

• Smithson's first significant monograph, "Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography," was published by the Magenta Foundation in 2015 [1].

• Her work has been collected by institutions such as the Getty Museum, the Los Angeles Contemporary Art Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum [1].

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