In honor of our 40th Anniversary, Light Work asked previous Artists-in-Residence for their thoughts on their Light Work experience. We started with a small group, a few of the artists selected for our current exhibition 40 Artists / 40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection. Each week, these statements will bring you a new […]

An excellent feature by 2005 Artist-in-Residence Suzanne Opton was published on NPR today. Opton recently delivered a powerful talk about her work as part of the programming of the SPE Conference hosted by Light Work. Take advantage of our 2012 Book Collector’s Offer and get signed copies of Suzanne Opton’s new book Soldier / Many […]

Suzanne Opton
Soldier / Many Wars
DECODE Books, 2011
Signed book, limited edition of 1,500
104 pages, hardbound, 9.5 x 12″ with 39 four-color reproductions

Over the weekend, a local Fox affiliate in Washington D.C. ran this video piece with an accompanying story about Suzanne Opton’s Soldier series. As with its other installations, the work is causing various reactions, all of them welcome by the artist.

The two photographic series Soldier and Citizen by Suzanne Opton are near and dear to us. We have watched the projects grow from Suzanne’s earliest images taken at Fort Drum. We were able to support Suzanne by inviting her to participate in our Artist-in-Residence in 2005. We then curated an exhibition with the Soldier series, […]

Suzanne Opton
Soldier Conklin: 272 days in Iraq, 2006
Pigmented inkjet print, 8 x 10″
Edition of 50, signed by the artist

Contact Sheet 136: Suzanne Opton
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Light Work (March 21, 2006)
ISBN: 0-935445-46-3

March 21–June 30, 2006
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Lecture: Thursday, April 6, 5:30–7pm
Reception: Thursday, April 6, 7pm

September 2005

$40 – US
$55 – Canada
$65 – World