Elisa Wouk Almino is the editorial director of Image at the Los Angeles Times. She was formerly a senior editor at the online art publication Hyperallergic, where she spearheaded a section devoted to L.A. art and culture. Wouk Almino is also a literary translator from Portuguese and has taught translation at UCLA Extension and Catapult. She is Brazilian but grew up far and wide.
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