SARA J. WINSTON, AARON CANIPE & NAT WARD | Shades, 2023

Parenthood. It can be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Yet it presents a multitude of challenges that test even the most resilient person. It is not for everyone, but a journey that is ever-shifting and filled with love, joy, and growth, as well as pain and exhaustion. To choose to be a parent is an act of radical optimism. Shades presents the parallel paths of Aaron Canipe and Sara J. Winston as they traverse the experience of raising their children. Begun as part of “A New Nothing” (www.anewnothing.com), the photographers have held an image-based conversation from October 4th, 2017 to present day.

The Collector’s Edition comes in a slipcase with two wings, each containing a pigmented inkjet print from each artist. The image pairings are selected sets from the artists’ conversation on “A New Nothing.” Each box will contain a unique set of two images.

BIO

Sara J. Winston is an artist based in New York. She is the author of Foibles & Avoidance (National Monument Press, 2024) Shades (with Aaron Canipe and Nat Ward, Push Pull Editions, 2023), A Lick and a Promise (Candor Arts, 2017) and Homesick (Zatara Press, 2015). Sara is the Photography Program Coordinator at Bard College; on the faculty of the Penumbra Foundation Long Term Photobook Program; a contributor to Lenscratch and the photo-eye blog; and a member of Storm King Art Center‘s Accessibility Advisory Group (2023-2024).