Akari Ohashi is an animator and visual storyteller based in Lexington, Massachusetts. Graduating in May of 2021, she is a Digital Media and Design major at the University of Connecticut, concentrating on 2D animation and Motion Graphics. She has worked on multiple personal and group projects in her studies, such as animating for a projection mapping project for The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT. Growing up with Japanese and western animations, Akari found love and curiosity for using moving drawings to tell compelling stories.