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3 2 P E R S P E C T I V E | S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 Rachel Johnson F I R S T- Y E A R F E L L O W Kato Lawton F I R S T- Y E A R F E L L O W Esmé Jackson S E C O N D - Y E A R F E L L O W D. KEYFRAME OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER IN THE YEAR 2030. E. TRUMBO. INTERIOR, CRAFTSMAN HOME, LOS ANGELES 1958. MODELED IN SKETCHUP, RENDERED WITH PODIUM AND FINISHED IN PHOTOSHOP. RACHEL GRADUATED FROM AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BFA IN VISUAL ART, WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SCULPTURE, AND A MINOR IN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION. SHE HAS WORKED IN THE ART DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL INDIE FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTIONS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS. KATO LAWTON IS A 3RD-GENERATION CALIFORNIAN FROM OAKLAND. SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN THEATER AND EVENT PRODUCTION AND OWNED AN ART AND DESIGN BUSINESS BEFORE RETURNING TO SCHOOL FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN. KATO GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO WITH A BFA IN PAINTING AND SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION. A. HANSEL AND GRETEL, EXTERIOR WITCH'S HOUSE. PHOTOSHOP. B. BRAVE NEW WORLD, INTERIOR FERTILIZATION CENTER. VECTORWORKS, SKETCHUP RENDER. C. HANSEL AND GRETEL, EXTERIOR WITCH'S HOUSE. WHITE MODEL. ESMÉ RECEIVED HER BACHELOR'S IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. SHE FULFILLED HER LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK, WHERE SHE STUDIED FILM AND ANTHROPOLOGY. POST-GRADUATION, ESMÉ WORKED AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR A SET SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TELEVISED EVENTS. SHE STARTED DESIGNING HER OWN SHORTS AND WORKED IN THE ART DEPARTMENT OF ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. C A B D E