W Editions is another fine art editions publisher based in Brooklyn, New York.
Printing & Publishing
W Editions publishes high-quality fine art limited editions in direct collaboration with emerging and early-career artists. Every edition we produce is an original print — conceived, developed, and hand-printed in close partnership with the artist.
Our publishing format gives artists the opportunity to explore or rediscover the potential of printmaking, while creating accessible entry points for both experienced and novice collectors to discover new talent.
As the publisher behind each edition, our mission is to introduce artists to new techniques and materials, or reconnect them with familiar ones they haven't used in a while. We also hope to connect these artists with new audiences and buyers eager to discover art at accessible prices.
About Nathan
Nathan Wong is an artist and printmaker with a BFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design.
Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Nathan became obsessed with printmaking, but not because of the rich history of artists collaborating with pioneering print shops in the city from the 1960s to the 1990s.
His obsession with print (and paper) came from the complete volume of the Gutenberg bible printed on vellum located at The Huntington, just two miles from his childhood home. He recalls going on school field trips staring at the climate controlled glass case in awe at the first example of the success of movable type (in the western world).
Since then, Nathan has fallen in love with Lithography. Although lithography is his chosen specialty, Nathan employs an agnostic approach to working with artists allowing the artwork and the artist’s vision to dictate the best printing method.
Nathan now lives in Brooklyn and works with artists who are making art in New York City and the surrounding area.
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions
Each edition we publish is printed in a single, one-time run. These are original prints, hand-printed in collaboration with and approval of the artist.
Once a full edition is complete, the plates, screens, blocks, molds, or other matrices used to produce it are destroyed so that no additional prints can ever be made from them, this process is also known as cancelling. All test prints and proofs not included in the edition documentation are also destroyed.
We keep cancelled plates in an archive for record-keeping and to demonstrate the printing process, but W Editions will never republish or restock an edition. Once it's sold out, that's it.
Getting into the art market from the outside can feel intimidating, but prints have always been one of the most accessible ways in.
They're traditionally priced to introduce collectors to new artists and new work, making it possible to build a collection at a more approachable price point while discovering artists worth following.
If you have any questions about the artists or editions, just send Nathan an email.
Short answer: We don’t know.
Long answer:
We work with our artists on every step and require their approval and collaboration to get everything to look exactly as they envisioned. Some processes take years, some only a few months.
The next print will be released…. whenever we finish it. When it’s been documented, and photographed, and written about. There are a hundred steps to this process, and printing is only one of them.
We are extremely picky about quality and materials as well, and we are against “churning” out prints as the high-tech fast paced world we live in often expects. Stay tuned… subscribe to our newsletter! You’ll see when our next launch is there before anywhere else.
This site was hand-crafted in Brooklyn, NY.