Articles and Reviews

A Skid Row Portrait of Pathos: ‘Sollie 17,’ a tableau by Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, is unsurpassed for the sense of urban isolation it conveys,” for The Wall Street Journal on June 2

Bhavna Mehta and the Power of Paper, for Artbound on April 19

The striking lines and indelible stories of Critical Mass 4 for The Shreveport Times on March 24

Collective Magpie’s Ingenious Collective Endeavors, Artbound on March 1

Robin Bright: The Exquisite Elegance of Minimalist Objects, for Artbound in January

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2015

Wayne Thiebaud: California’s Pop Icon Who Wasn’t Pop, for Artbound in November

San Diego Public Library’s Innovative Arts Program, for Artbound in October

The New Life of the San Diego Art Institute, for Artbound on August 5

Telling Pictures Through Stories: The singularity originality of Brian Selznick’s highly visual work, for San Diego Magazine in August

Marianela de la Hoz: Haunting Scenes of Disquieting Beauty, for Artbound on June 16

Tom Driscoll: Hidden in Plain Sight, for Artbound on April 27

Jon Jaylo, Storyteller for Distinction Gallery

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2014

The Genius of Dr. Seuss: An in-depth and interactive exhibit of the San Diego storyteller and artist’s work debuts in Balboa Park, for San Diego Magazine in December

Three artists suggest stories as varied as our lives for The Shreveport Times on August 20

Viveca Paulin-Ferrell: L.A Story, for Art News on July 22, 2014

Downtown Abbott: The Fascinating Unknown Photographs of Berenice Abbott, for Art News in May

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2013

Highly Hospitable to Art for San Diego Magazine on November 18

A Portrait of the Artist as Herself, for San Diego Magazine in October

Arts Show- Public Art hosted by Pat Launer explores public art in all its glory – and controversy with guests Robert Pincus, Iris Strauss, and Joyce Cutler Shaw for KPBS on May 3, 2012

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2012

A City with Two Minds: An examination of San Diego’s collected public art, for San Diego Magazine in November

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2011

Conversational Critic, Talking Poet: David Antin, for the San Diego Reader on August 11

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2010

Numerous exhibition reviews, Art in America, 1982-2010

Shared Vision: Fort Worth’s Kimbell, San Diego’s Timken make each work count, for The Dallas Morning News on November 26

Getting Paid: Chicago art critics talk money by Ania Szremski for F News Magazine from The school of the Art Institute of Chicago on November 24

Big Plans, Big Spaces in Los Angeles, The New York Times on September 9

Seeing the city through an artist’s eyes: James Enos, for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 20

Mixed Media: solo exhibit by Victor Rodriguez for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 17

‘Heroes’ worship at SDMA for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 17

Abstract artist a real mind at 76: Richard Allen Morris, for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 13

Richard Allen Morris’ ‘Patch and Paint’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 10

Arty nonprofit Sezio turns two for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 10

Velasquez’s approach to art transcends boundaries for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 6

Mixed Media: 8th annual San Diego State University scholarship exhibition for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 3

The power of curves: Ellen Salk’s ‘Shaker Loops’ exhibit makes multiple connections for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 3

Museum of Contemporary Art: ‘Here Not There’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 30

SDMA names new museum director: First woman appointed to institution’s top position for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 28

Artistic alchemy: Great art in public spaces for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 27

Peter Dreher’s beauty in repetition for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 24

MCASD taking local focus this summer for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 23

Creative Reading: Listen for the voice and music of great poets for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 23

Victor Rodriguez and paintings that look like photos for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 20

Exhibition puts a face on America’s West for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 16
Review of Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits From the American West, 1845-1924 at the San Diego History Center

The history channeler: David Kahn for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 16

Allan Morrow’s ‘Painting Fences’ exhibition crosses genres for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 12

A pair of exhibits are a study in contrasts for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 9

Sun God tops Shun God for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 9

Tapping into his history: Daniel Widener for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 9

Face painting (on canvasses) by artist Alan Disparte for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 6

The Fair: Duncan McCosker’s photo playground for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 6

Artist Robert Lobe pounds out a new take on the real world for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 2

Robert Lobe found his California vibe for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 2

Passion for Rembrandt for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 2

Making May Day ‘plein’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 30

Chris Reilly’s hallucinatory landscapes and serene Buddhas for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 30

‘Intervals’ is a small, solid showcase for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 29
“Intervals,” paintings by Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland and Tim Bavington at Scott White Contemporary Art

Sign On San Diego Reviews WILSON: Cynicism Reins On These Life Parades for Sign On San Diego on April 25

Jurassic art: William Stout’s take on nature, fantasy for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 25

Cynicism reigns on these life parades for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 25

Robert Irwin’s always making artistic progress for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 18

Allegorical to a fault: Crosthwaite’s bicultural medium for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 15

Pulitzer Prize a big win for UCSD’s Armantrout for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 12

Echoes of Duchamp at the MCASD for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 11
Ruben Ochoa and Cerca Series: Lael Corbin at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

SDSU joins downtown art scene: New gallery hopes to find synergy in the city for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 5

Carving out a space for art, artists and family for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 4

Chinese jade suit a rare find for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 2

Mingei International Museum to close annex in June by Angela Lau and Robert L. Pincus for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 2

Mixed Media: Curious for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 1
Curious Reminiscence: Aaron Jasinki and Josh Taylor

Andre Kertesz exhibit and the great photographer’s obsession for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 1
André Kertész: On Reading at the William D. Cannon Gallery

Book signing: Novelist Indu Sundaresan for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 31

Unrestrained fancy at Distinction Gallery for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 31
Curious Reminiscence: Aaron Jasinki and Josh Taylor

Taj Mahal saga: ‘Shadow Princess’ author Indu Sundaresan for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 31

The Contemporary Collectors behind MCASD: The museum marks the 25th anniversary of a fundraising group that’s ‘changed the dynamic in the city’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 28

Pondering the elusive nature of memoirs for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 28

Studios of artists open to public at UCSD for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 25

Mixed Media: Charles Arnoldi’s work at the Stevenson for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 18

Taylor blends real with surreal in ‘Almost Alice’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 18
Selections From Almost Alice … and More solo exhibition by Maggie Taylor at Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla

House Rule No. 1: Make time for the readers, on Jodi Picoult for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 14

Viva ‘Viva’! The works in Mingei for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 14

David Adey’s installation is over the top for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 11

So, you wanna be a star? Start warming up for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 7

Carving out a niche for art at Subtext Gallery for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 7

‘Sky’ takes wing for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 7
Simone Aaberg Kaern’s Sieze the Sky at University Art Gallery at SDSU

‘Frontier’ days: Smithsonian exhibit at the San Diego History Center for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 1

Recalling a ‘Friendship’ with Mailer for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 28

Avant-gardist favored warmth, humor and wood for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 28
Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction With Wood at the San Diego Museum of Art

Allison Renshaw’s ‘Plastic Fantastic’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 24

Departing curator faces ambitious future at USD for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 24

‘State of Mind’ provides an intriguing spectrum of photographic impressions for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 21
State of Mind: A California Invitational at the Museum of Photographic Arts, Casa de Balboa

Maximum minimalism: Icelandic artist Gudmundsson’s striking works at Quint for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 18
Paintings in Gray and White Frames at Quint Contemporary Art

Book Review: Pop star for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 14
Gary Indiana’s Andy Warhol and the Can That Sold the World

Iva Gueorguieva: Color, complexity make a big splash for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 14
On Exhibit: Iva Gueorguieva at Lux Art Institute

SDMA pulls out stellar works for ‘Art of North America’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 4

Creating the art of the museum: Mesa College’s Alessandra Moctezuma for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 31

J.D. Salinger; reclusive author made his mark with ‘Catcher in the Rye’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 29

Deborah Oropallo’s solo exhibition at Scott White Contemporary Art for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 28

It Might be Time to go ‘Trout Fishing’ Again, for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 24

The Big Read lit program is headed this way for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 24

Final fantasy for J.D. Abel: His epitaph series shows considerable powers of invention for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 21

Photography: stone-cold beauty: Couple capture Greenland’s grandeur for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 14
On Ice, photographs by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel

Visual Arts in 2010: The year in preview for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 7

Stitching together an artistic vision, Beth Smith of Quilt Visions for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 3

Collective genius: UCSD’s Stuart Collection aims to add a new work to its acclaimed assemblage of art by ‘the best and the brightest’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 3

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2009

To Live and Drive in L.A. (review of book, This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in Los Angeles Photographs), Art News in December 2009

Solace and light – and low cost for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 27

Creative process? Sure, you figure it out for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 27

The Dutch master: Rembrandt: From the Getty to the Timken, this is the season for his exhibitions for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 19

Art review: Disorient expression: Two artists take disparate paths to a similar conclusion for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 17
Next to Nothing, a solo exhibition by Stephen P. Curry, and “Keeping in Form,” a solo exhibition by K.V. Tomney at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

‘Susan Hauptman’ sees her many selves for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 13
Susan Hauptman at Lux Art Institute

Art review: Shotgun approach: Kelsey Brookes’ works in ‘Bigger, Brighter, Bolder’ are dynamic for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 10

New Children’s Museum is confronted with reality of recession for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 6

Child’s play at New Children’s Museum: The works in ‘Animal Art’ are a fine example of museum’s vision and mission for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 6

Pleasing: Jericho Brown’s first book for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 6

Down the rabbit hole: Blue McRight renders a surreal tour of the ‘burbs for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 3
Blue McRight: Elsewhere at University Art Gallery, Diego State University

Artist as ‘integrator’ – Helen Redman pulls ‘everything in’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 29
Tensions in the Journey: From Child to Crone at the Women’s History Museum, Golden Hill

‘Invisible’ worlds intersection made visible for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 29
Review of Invisible by Paul Auster

Quartet of soloists at La Jolla gallery for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 26
Well-Tempered at R.B. Stevenson Gallery in La Jolla

A visceral take on a historic wrong for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 22

Three groups forming Balboa Park Alliance for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 20

MCASD sends a nice little gift to UCSD for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 15

‘Fisch Out of Water’ a flamboyant delight for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 14

Museum of Man director takes post in Berkeley for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 12

Tara Donovan’s works at MCASD are mystifying – and wonderful for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 12

Public enemy: The Port continues to boldly go after the trite in its commissions for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 8

Exploring Anne Frank, author for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 6

Song of the immigrant: SDMA exhibit showcases Russian-Americans who made an impact for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 5
American Artists From the Russian Empire at the San Diego Museum of Art

She’s ready to champion the old masters: USD print curator Victoria Sancho Lobis wants to ‘make this kind of work more accessible’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 1

‘Moon’ over mankind: Michael Light’s remarkable prints from NASA archives capture remarkable visions for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 29
“Full Moon: The Apollo Missions,” photographs from Michael Light’s book “Full Moon,” selected from NASA’s archives

Library of Congress smacks a four-bagger for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 25

‘Beautiful horror’: Fazal Sheikh’s works are more than skilled photography — they tell socially charged stories as well for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 25

‘Wimpy Kid’ gains fans as sales gain steam for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 23

The alchemist: Tara Donovan does a ‘dance of sorts’ to create her singular works — and ordinary stuff becomes magical art for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 18

MCASD zeroes in on ‘Here’ (aka San Diego) for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 18

Big-game Hunter: In ‘Nature as Trophy,’ Jeff Irwin takes aim at our attitudes toward other animals for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 15

Exhibit redefines how architecture takes up space for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 11
Automatic Cities: The Architectural Imaginary in Contemporary Art at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Tree surgeon: Roman de Salvo’s works showcase a superb technician at play with nature for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 8

For her, the beauty’s in the subtext (and text) for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 4
Cheryl Sorg’s In Readable Ardor at eric Phleger Gallery in Leucadia

Manny Farber: critic ‘who opened other critics’ eyes’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 4
Farber on Film: A Hometown Reception at DG Wills Books

The family man: Sebastian Blanck’s works are soothingly escapist for The San Diego Union-Tribune on October 1

Fitzgerald, Hemingway fascinate after all these years for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 27

Dedicated to stone: Elizabeth Turk describes her method for working in marble as ‘the crafting of thought’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 27

Paint me a rainbow for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 17
Kinetic Stillness, paintings by Molly McCracken Kumar at R.B. Stevenson Gallery in La Jolla

The brothers Collyer: E.L. Doctorow’s ‘Homer and Langley’ reimagines the lives of a pair of recluses for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 13

Cartwright leaves SDMA stronger than he found it for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 13

A tale of inspiration: Mingei’s ‘Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing’ features striking works — and a striking story for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 10

SDMA sets interim team to run museum for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 6

She conjures ‘Ghosts’ from a monotype echo, Viviana Lombrozo for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 6

It starts with a good eye: Mark Quint’s 30-year gallery history is richly dotted with highlights for The San Diego Union-Tribune on September 3

Fair aims to put San Diego on binational art-lovers’ map for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 30

Group hug: 20-artist show is a decisive step in the right direction for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 27

Finally, we get the unabridged Raymond Carver for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 23

Tinker at heart: An informal artistic delight shines through in ‘Calder Jewelry’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 23

Drawing the lines between Calder, Miro and Picasso for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 23
Picasso, Miró, Calder at the San Diego Museum of Art

‘Summer Selections’ is a timely display of ocean themes for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 20

Bruce Nauman’s dark art shines at the Venice Biennale for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 16

He’s come ‘Undone’: It’s clear Michael Reafsnyder’s whistling while he works for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 13

Raising ‘Hell’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 9
Attempt to Raise Hell at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Andy Ralph puts the ‘multi’ in multi-tasker for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 2

Final chapter for a local treasure: Wahrenbrock’s ends a 74-year run for The San Diego Union-Tribune on August 1

Cannon ‘2009 Invitational’ pleasing in its contrasts for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 31
Cannon Art Gallery

Treasures lying in wait to be discovered for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 26

Raising the profile of the ‘invisible’ Timken for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 19

‘Resistance’ is futile (and fun): May-Ling Martinez’s new works are simpler than usual, but retain their usual flair for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 16

Victoria Hamilton honored for local arts leadership for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 4

Making past present: Guild taps rich artistic veins in Lux Art exhibit for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 2
Derrick Guild paintings and sculptures at Lux Art Institute in Encinitas

Oceanside’s conceptual exhibit risky but worthy for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 28

Crossing disciplines? Piece o’ cake: Matthew Hebert took a few detours on his way to becoming an artist and teacher for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 28

Virtues of short story apparent in 2 collections for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 28
Review of Love and Obstacles: Stories by Aleksandar Hemon and The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

Found’s serendipitous search party continues for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 19

Art on a pedestal: John Rogers solo show pays homage to perfection, exacting detail for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 18

The ‘Power’ of one: SDMA’s ‘Richard Avedon’ is a fascinating exhibit of the master photographer’s work for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 14

Local color: 50 artists, 50 works from one area adds up to ‘Homing In’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 11

Architecture as art makes for a constructive ‘Mix’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 7

At play in the natural world: MoPA exhibits showcase Adams and Whaley for The San Diego Union-Tribune on June 4

Luis Alberto Urrea, straddler of worlds for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 31

Quint gallery homes in on local artists for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 24

Greatness and grandeur: Jasper Johns and Allison Wiese put these concepts in perspective for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 21

Top honor to ‘Seasons’ at S.D. book awards for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 18

Two shows at MCASD, two approaches to madness of war for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 17
Jane Hammond: Fallen and Sandow Birk at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Sight lines: ‘Drawn In’ features figurative works; ‘Becky Cohen’ showcases two series by the photographer for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 14

Differing visions: Victoria Adams honors the past; ‘Cardinal Points’ is a nice survey of Latino and Latin American works for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 7

He has an uncanny eye for the uncanny: Artist Clayton Llewellyn sees the ‘possibilities and pitfalls of our future’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 3

Lost in the shadows for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 30
Roger Kuntz: The Shadow Between Representation and Abstraction, a retrospective exhibition at Laguna Art Museum

A lesson yearned: Teaching her students writing opened a wide world to this youth-fiction author for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 26

Thematic adventures: Three exhibitions branch out into kinetic, spare and fragile worlds for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 16

A gift of vision: Chris Reilly’s technical skills enhance the power of imagination at work in ‘Buddhamirror’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 9

‘Oceanic Art’ celebrates works from indigenous cultures for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 5

Trading places: MCASD sent works Down Under last year; with ‘Rising Tide,’ the Aussies return the favor for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 2

George McGovern’s Lincoln moment for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 29

Beauties with a feminist sensibility: Technically gifted sculptor builds a dose of paradoxical symbolism into her work for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 29

Great expectations: SDMA’s Julia Marciari-Alexander has a clear goal: to create a curatorial department of the highest caliber for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 22

Animal kingdom: The featured artists in SDSU exhibit bring eclectic perspective and talents to the show for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 19

Visual fantasies: Lee Materazzi photos play with performing models; Derek Stroup’s alter designs we take for granted for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 12

Seth Lerer, ‘cartographer’ of children’s literature for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 8

Fear factor: Provoking thought with ‘Defend: Security’; potential counts in ‘New Contemporaries 2’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 5

Pair of shows pay tribute to Stoumen’s keen vision of everyday life: The presence of people for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 1

Loner quietly made a mark on abstract figure studies for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 27

Making complex art from ‘simple images’: Shauna Peck finds that ‘faith and the uncertainty of life’ seeps into her work for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 22

‘Black Womanhood’ cuts a wide swath through cultural history for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 22

An artist turns a photo into an iconic image – but is it fair use? for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 15

Passion for a golden slice of a Golden State: Art review: ‘Visions of San Diego’ is a nice sampler of California impressionist works for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 12

Lauding the ‘lowbrow’: Artists in the Oceanside exhibit have different styles yet share a certain sensibility – and a flair for the fantastical for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 5

Another year, another ALA award to Nelson for The San Diego Union-Tribune on February 1

MCASD’s Jasper Johns show reveals itself slowly: Take your time and wait for illumination for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 29

Obituary: John Updike; Pulitzer-winning author known for ‘Rabbit’ series for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 28

Bellagio hotel rolls dice on MCASD artworks for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 25

Art forum: Museum directors from across the country are coming to San Diego to talk shop (top topic: money woes) for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 25

The illusionist: Visual Arts: Jolynn Krystosek’s wax works are phenomenally detailed, pleasing to the eye for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 22

Geraldine Brooks, a person of the book for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 18

Collegial environment will help smooth out the rough spots for The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 4

Director, Collector, Provocateur: Hugh Davies, Art Ltd. in January 2009

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2008

Art: Craft, vision, obsession – the right ingredients for creativity for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 28

Books: Making time for some major league, successful efforts for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 28

Life, compressed for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 18
Smoking Room, exhibition by Jay Johnson at Athenaeum Music & Art Library in La Jolla

State of mind: ‘Biennial’ is an ambitious undertaking that raises the question: Is there something particularly Californian about California art? for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 14

A teacher makes her ‘grand escape’: Sweetwater High’s Marlene Wagman-Geller has high hopes for ‘Once Again to Zelda’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on December 7

Painter’s log: Alison Moritsugu turns wood slices into something else entirely for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 27

Joyce Carol Oates on productivity: ‘I love to write’ for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 23

Light Makes Right: Robert Irwin in San Diego, Art Ltd. in March

’Las Vegas Diaspora’ at the Las Vegas Art Museum, Art Ltd. in January

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2007

Port Surrenders in the battle against kitsch, for The San Diego Union-Tribune on March 11, 2007

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2006

Review: In The Spirit of Velazquez for The San Diego Union-Tribune on November 2, 2006

Treasured Figures: Despite being adorned in gold, pearls and more, these Russian icons were not always values in their country [PDF] for The San Diego Union-Tribune on July 20, 2006

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2004

Flying Solo: ‘Clouds’ is local artist’s first lone effort in two years for The San Diego Union-Tribune on April 8, 2004

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2002

Celebrated sculptor dead at 71, Niki de Saint Phalle, for The San Diego Union-Tribune on May 23, 2002

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1990’s

City Focus, San Diego: Declaration of Independence, Art News in October 1997

The Making of Manuel Neri, Sculpture in January-February 1994

Cast in Hope: Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s Mine Camp, Sculpture in April-May 1992

Critical Assemblages: The Kienholz Tableaux, Art in America in June 1990

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1980’s

Sophie Calle: The Prying Eye, Art in America in October 1989

Museum of Art Exhibit is an Ethnic Mix for The San Diego Union, July 21, 1988

Art as Artifact: The Rise of Historicism in Southern California Painting and Sculpture, Flash Art in the summer of 1985

Exhibition reviews, Artforum from January 1984 – April 1985

Leon Kossoff in Artforum, vol. 23, no. 8, April 1985

Peer Reviewed: Pictures of New England’s Apocalypse: Benjamin Tompson’s Transformation of the British Advice-To-A-Painter Poem, in Early American Literature, vol. XIX, from 1984-1985

Peer Reviewed: A Mediated Vision, A Measured Voice: Culture and Criticism in Whitman’s Prose , in the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, vol. 2, no. 1, from 1984

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Examines a broad range of Whitman’s prose–from his early journalism through Democratic Vistas and Specimen Days–and stresses how Whitman’s “voices or visions alternate in his literary and cultural criticism”; concludes that in his prose Whitman “found a form to fit his microscopically attuned eye and his castigating voice–both of which had little, if any, place in his poetry.”

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The Open Road of Risk: George Herms. Wallace Berman, the Beats and West Coast Visionary Poetics, Journal (Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art), vol. 4, no. 34, from 1982

Parisian Culture During the War Years: ‘Paris-Paris’ at the Center Georges Pompidou, in Images and Issues, vol. 2, no. 2, from 1981

Exhibition reviews, in Artweek from 1979

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