Her "Soldier" portraits have been presented as billboards in American cities and sparked a passionate debate about issues of art and soldiering. Opton´s work lives on the edge between documentary and conceptual and often includes elements of simple performance. Her monograph, Soldier / Many Wars, was published by Decode (fall 2011). Her photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum; Cleveland Museum; Fotomuseum Winterthur; Library of Congress; Musée de l´Elysée; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Portland Art Museum. She has received grants from the NEA, NYFA, Vermont Council on the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. While at the Dora Maar House she will be working on a new series of narrative images centering on femininity, fertility, aging, and family culture.