Collaborations
Susan Aurinko x Federica Ghidelli
Born and raised in Italy, Federica has been living in Chicago since 2013. With a bachelor's degree in Fashion Design and working experience in the industry, Federica adopted photography as a new medium to express herself when moving to the United States. Passionate about design and art, her main area of practice is interior photography. In perpetual pursuit of beauty, no matter the subject, Federica's work focuses on balance, light, and conveying the final image as a result of multiple facets. As a creative, Federica loves to explore new things, experiment with different techniques to create her collections. She believes in living her life at its full potential, pursuing all the talents she has been given.
Vanessa Luna x Susan Aurinko benefiting FreshLens Chicago
Vanessa Luna was born and raised on the Northside of Chicago where her passion for art & photography developed. Her love for drawing came naturally at the age of 10, while her passion for photography advanced after completing her first FreshLens course in the Summer of 2020. From learning how to use a camera at FreshLens Chicago, to becoming a Photo I instructor at Chicago Photography Classes and FreshLens Chicago. Setting the foundation for her love of teaching, after working with middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults of all ages, she is now working towards becoming an Early Childhood Learning Educator after pursuing photography at Columbia College Chicago.
Caren Helen Rudman x Susan Aurinko scarf benefiting Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation
Corine Bluel is a French artist living and working in Paris. She acquired an American art education, studying in various art schools including SIU, UCLA, SFAI and SAIC. While she experiments with different art forms, painting, drawing, etching, photography, sculpture, and textiles, her main medium is painting and more specifically the study of colors. Drip is her main gesture even though she also enjoys drawing on flat surface. She has exhibited in France, the US, Korea and Belgium.
Caren Helene Rudman (b. 1964, Chicago) has been an artist and curator for over 30 years focusing on the connection between mind and body. Her interest in health and heredity genetics began in graduate school where she received an MA from NYU/ ICP, in a prestigious 56 credit program affiliated with the International Center of Photography. She has participated in many group and solo exhibitions and her work is in private collections worldwide. In 2010, she merged her art and curatorial interests, working as the staff curator at The Art Center Highland Park.
Susan Aurinko x Corine Bluel