Sam Gilliam

Dates

Born 1933, Tupelo, Mississippi

Died 2022, Washington, D.C.

Education

1955, University of Louisville, Kentucky, BA

1961, University of Louisville, Kentucky, MFA

2022

Sam Gilliam: Full Circle, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D. C., May 25–September 11, 2022

Online: Off the Wall: Sam Gilliam, Untitled, 2018, Pace Gallery Website, March 31–April 30, 2022.

2021

Sam Gilliam, Pace Gallery, Hong Kong, July 22–September 2, 2021. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam, Pace Gallery, Seoul, May 27–July 10, 2021. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam: Selections, The Ringling, Museum of Art Searing Galleries, Sarasota, Florida, February 21–August 15, 2021.

Sam Gilliam: Watercolors, Pace Gallery, Geneva, January 21–March 19, 2021.

2020

Sam Gilliam: Watercolors, Pace Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, December 11, 2020–January 3, 2021.

Sam Gilliam: Existed Existingf, Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street and 510 West 25th Street, New York, November 6–December 19, 2020. (Catalogue)

2019

Sam Gilliam, Dia:Beacon, New York, opened August 10, 2019.

Sam Gilliam: New Works on Paper, Flag Art Foundation, New York, June 6–August 16, 2019.

Sam Gilliam: Starting: Works on Paper 1967–1970, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, March 16–April 27, 2019.

2018

Sam Gilliam: The Music of Color, Kunstmuseum Basel, June 9–September 30, 2018. (Catalogue)

2017

Sam Gilliam: 1967–1973, Mnuchin Gallery, New York, November 2–December 16, 2017. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam, Seattle Art Museum, May 6–November 19, 2017.

2016

Sam Gilliam: Green April, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, June 4–July 16, 2016. (Catalogue)

2013

Sam Gilliam: Hard Edge Paintings 1963–1966, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, March 28–May 11, 2013.

2011

Sam Gilliam: Paintings, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., September 17–October 29, 2011.

Sam Gilliam: Close to Trees, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C., April 2–August 14, 2011.

Sam Gilliam: Flour Mill, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., January 29–April 24, 2011.

Sam Gilliam: New Paintings, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., January 22–March 12, 2011.

2009

Sam Gilliam: New Paintings, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., May 9–July 3, 2009.

2008

Sam Gilliam: I Adapt to Eatonville¸ Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville, Florida, May 15–August 24, 2008.

2007

Sam Gilliam, Imago Galleries, Desert Springs, California, 2007.

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, 2007.

Sam Gilliam: New Work, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., May 19–July 28, 2007.

Sam Gilliam: White Papers and Paintings, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, May 1–31, 2007.

Sam Gilliam, Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, University of Tampa, March 16–29, 2007.

Sam Gilliam: A Retrospective, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas, January 27–May 6, 2007. (Catalogue)

2006

Sam Gilliam: Prints from the Artist’s Collection, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., February 8–March 31, 2006; Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia, November 2006. (Catalogue)

2005

Sam Gilliam: Fixed Between Painting and Sculpture, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 2005.

Sam Gilliam: A Retrospective, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2005–January 24, 2006. Traveled to: Speed Art Museum, Louisville, June 6–September 3, 2006; Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, October 11-December 31, 2006; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, January 27–May 6, 2007. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam: Sunlight, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., October 8–November 26, 2005.

2004

Sam Gilliam, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, through April 30, 2004.

Sam Gilliam: New Work: “3,” Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., April 3–May 22, 2004.

Sam Gilliam: Folded & Hinged, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, February 28–April 18, 2004. Traveled to: Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi, May 15–July 3, 2004. (Catalogue)

2002

Sam Gilliam: New Paintings: Slats, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., April 5–May 18 (extended through May 25), 2002.

2001

Sam Gilliam, Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, California, 2001.

Sam Gilliam: From Shiraz, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2001.

2000

Sam Gilliam, Georgetown Gallery, Georgetown, Kentucky, 2000.

1999

Sam Gilliam: Works ’99, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., October 15–November 27, 1999.

Sam Gilliam: New Paintings and Sculpture, Klein Gallery, Chicago, March 27–April 24, 1999.

1998

Sam Gilliam in 3-D, Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1998–January 2, 1999.

Sam Gilliam, Klein Gallery, 1998.

1997

Sam Gilliam: The Three Musketeers, Baumgartner Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1997.

Sam Gilliam: Of Fireflies and Ferris Wheels: Monastery Parallel, Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, Magdeburg, Germany, May 3–June 22, 1997.

Sam Gilliam, Klein Gallery, Chicago, opened February 22, 1997.

1996

Sam Gilliam: Construction, J.B. Speed Memorial Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 1996.

Sam Gilliam: A Still on the Potomac, Baumgartner Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1996.

1994

Sam Gilliam: Bikers Move Like Swallows, Baumgartner Galleries, Washington, D.C., through November 26, 1994.

Sam Gilliam: Golden Element Inside Gold, Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, January 20–July 1, 1994.

1992

Sam Gilliam: Of Fire and Ferris Wheels, Arts America Program, United States Information Agency, Helsinki, 1992.

1991

Sam Gilliam, American Craft Museum, New York, 1991.

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, 1991.

Sam Gilliam, Walker Hill Arts Center, Seoul, 1991.

Sam Gilliam: Paintings 1970–1973, Barbara Fendrick Gallery, New York, April 19–May 25, 1991.

1990

Sam Gilliam: 1969–1975, Klein Art Works, Chicago, June 10–July 29, 1990. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam: Small Drape Paintings 1970–1973, Middendorf Gallery, Washington, D.C., February 24–March 24, 1990. (Catalogue)

1989

Sam Gilliam: Recent Paintings, Barbara Fendrick Gallery, New York, November 15–December 16, 1989.

1987

Sam Gilliam: Paintings 1985–1986, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, February 20–March 28, 1987.

1986

Sam Gilliam, Davis/McClain Gallery, Houston, 1986.

1985

Sam Gilliam, Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, 1985.

1984

Sam Gilliam: Recent Paintings, Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1984.

1983

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, 1983.

Sam Gilliam, McIntosh-Drysdale Gallery, Houston, 1983.

Sam Gilliam, Middendorf/Lane Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1983.

Modern Painters at the Corcoran: Sam Gilliam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 24–May 22, 1983. (Catalogue)

1982

Red & Black to “D”: Paintings by Sam Gilliam, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, November 16, 1982–February 27, 1983. (Catalogue)

1981

Sam Gilliam, Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1981.

Sam Gilliam, Nexus, Atlanta, 1981.

Sam Gilliam, Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York, March 1981.

1980

Sam Gilliam, Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco, January 15–February 16, 1980.

1979

Sam Gilliam, Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art, Mew York, March 10–31, 1979.

Sam Gilliam, Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1979.

Sam Gilliam, Middendorf/Lane Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1979.

1978

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, November 8–December 15, 1978.

Sam Gilliam: Indoor & Outdoor Paintings 1967–1978, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, September 16–November 5, 1978. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam, Arnold Gallery, Atlanta, March–April 1978.

Sam Gilliam, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, February–March 1978.

Sam Gilliam, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C., February–March 1978.

Sam Gilliam, University of Kentucky, Lexington, February–March 1978.

Sam Gilliam, Carl Solway Gallery, New York, January–February 1978.

1977

Sam Gilliam, Oliver Dowling Gallery, Dublin, October–November 12, 1977.

Sam Gilliam, Artpark, Lewiston, New York, July–August 1977.

New Paintings by Sam Gilliam, Dart Gallery, Chicago, April 23–May 21, 1977.

Sam Gilliam, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, March 1977.

1976

Sam Gilliam: An Exhibition of Paintings, Rutgers University Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 14–December 19, 1976. (Catalogue)

Sam Gilliam, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 1976.

Sam Gilliam, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York, May 1976.

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, May 13–June 18, 1976.

Sam Gilliam: Paintings and Works on Paper, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, January 12–February 8, 1976. (Catalogue)

1975

Sam Gilliam, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, 1975.

Sam Gilliam: Paintings 1970–1975, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C., October 15–November 8, 1975. (Catalogue)

Seahorse by Sam Gilliam, Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 26–May 25, 1975.

1974

Sam Gilliam, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1974.

Sam Gilliam: Paintings, Watercolors, Prints, Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, August 1974.

Sam Gilliam, Phoenix Gallery, San Francisco, May 1974.

1973

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, 1973.

Sam Gilliam, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 27–December 31, 1973.

Sam Gilliam, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 1973.

Sam Gilliam, University of California, Irvine, April 1973.

Sam Gilliam, Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, March 1973.

Sam Gilliam, Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 1973.

1972

Sam Gilliam, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 27–December 16, 1972.

1971

Projects: Sam Gilliam, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 9–December 8, 1971.

Sam Gilliam: Watercolors and Multiples, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., July 13–August 8, 1971.

1970

Sam Gilliam, Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, 1970.

Sam Gilliam: Recent Paintings and Watercolors, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., December 11, 1970–January 2, 1971.

1969

Sam Gilliam: New Paintings, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., April 1–19, 1969.

1968

Sam Gilliam, Byron Gallery, New York, May 11–July 28, 1968.

1967

Sam Gilliam, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 28–December 16, 1967.

Paintings by Sam Gilliam, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., October 7–November 14, 1967. (Brochure)

1965

Sam Gilliam, Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., June 7–26, 1965.

1963

Recent Paintings by Sam Gilliam, Adams-Morgan Gallery, Washington, D.C., though March 8, 1963.

Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland

Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

Allen Art Museum at Oberlin College, Ohio

Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

Asheville Art Museum, North Carolina

Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland

Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas

The Block Museum, Evanston, Illinois

Brooklyn Museum, New York

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio

Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

The Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Dayton Art Institute, Ohio

DePaul Art Museum, Chicago

Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California

The George Washington University Art Museum, Washington D.C.

Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina

Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

Howard University Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana

The Jacobs Gallery, Georgetown College, Kentucky

Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York

Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, Oklahoma

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin

The Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, Virginia

The McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas

Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota

Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, California

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection, Washington D.C.

National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington D.C.

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana

Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma

Palmer Museum of Art of The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Perez Art Museum Miami, Florida

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania

The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts

The Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California

Seattle Art Museum, Washington

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington, Indiana

Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, Illinois

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa

Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky

The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York

Tate Modern, London

Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia

Tubman Museum, Macon, Georgia

Tufts University Art Galleries, Medford, Massachusetts

University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington

University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts

2022

Fugues in Color, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, May 4–August 29, 2022. (Catalogue)

Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam, and William T. Williams: Epistrophy, Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, New York, April 1–30, 2022.

2021

Online: Convergent Evolutions: In Focus, Pace Gallery Website, September 15–October 23, 2021.

Convergent Evolutions: The Conscious of Body Work, Pace Gallery, 510 West 25th Street, New York, September 10–October 23, 2021.

Hiding in Plain Sight, Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, New York, July 14–August 21, 2021. (Booklet)

Online: Hiding in Plain Sight: In Focus, Pace Gallery Website, July 14–August 20, 2021.

Off the Wall, Mnuchin Gallery, New York, April 24–June 12, 2021.

Modal Painting: Sam Gilliam, Frank Bowling, Reginald Sylvester II, John Hoyland & John Golding, Maximillian William, London, March—April 2021.

2020

Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Fall 2020–Summer 2021.

Bloom of Joy, Pace Gallery, 12/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, September 4–October 15, 2020.

Presence: African American Artists from the Museum’s Collection, The Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii, March 7–May 31, 2020.

2019

With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972-1985, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, October 27, 2019–May 11, 2020. Traveled to Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, June 27, 2020–December 11, 2020. (Catalogue)

Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, September 29, 2019–January 19, 2020.

The REACH Opening Festival, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., September 7–22, 2019.

A Time for Action: Washington Artists Circa 1989, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., June 13–October 5, 2019.

Postwar Abstraction: Variations, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, April 19, 2019–December 31, 2020.

Count of Three, Alexander Gray Associates, New York, April 18–May 24, 2019.

Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 29–August 18, 2019.

Mapping Black Identities, Minneapolis Institute of Art, February 21, 2019–March 15, 2020.

Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, January 16–April 14, 2019. Traveled to: Gibbes Museum of Charleston, South Carolina, May 24–August 18, 2019. Traveled to: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Michigan, September 13–December 8, 2019; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, January 17–April 12, 2020; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, May 9–August 2, 2020; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, August 28–December 13, 2020. (Catalogue)

2018

The Gift of Art: Permanent Collection Exhibition in Celebration of Its 35th Anniversary, Pérez Art Museum Miami, opened on October 25, 2018.

Pattern, Decoration and Crime, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, October 10, 2018–March 2, 2019.

American Abstract, Charles Riva Collection, Brussels, September 28, 2018–February 23, 2019.

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 22, 2018–May 19, 2019.

The Fabricators, Akron Art Museum, Ohio, September 22, 2018–March 3, 2019.

Second Look, Twice: Selections from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, September 19–December 16, 2018.

Remember to React: 60 Years of Collecting, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 9, 2018–October 30, 2019.

Alma Thomas: The Light of the Whole Universe, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, July 27, 2018–December 1, 2019

Public Artworks of Rockne Krebs and Sam Gilliam, Built and Unbuilt, The Washington Studio School, Washington, D.C., July 19–August 3, 2018. (Catalogue)

One Shot: Featuring Works by Color Field Artists, UTA Artist Space, Beverly Hills, California, July 12–August 18, 2018.

Painting: Now and Forever, Part III, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, June 28–August 17, 2019.

Summer 2018, Mnuchin Gallery, New York, June 18–August 31, 2018.

Sam Gilliam in Dialogue: The Topographies of Color, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, June 7–September 3, 2018.

Inherent Structure, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, May 19–August 12, 2018.

Collecting Contemporaries: Recent Acquisitions from The Koch And Wolf Collections, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields, Indianapolis, May 4–December 16, 2018.

Sam Gilliam in Dialogue: Form, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, April 26–June 3, 2018.

Expanding Narratives: The Figure and the Ground, Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, April 24–December 16, 2018.

Problem Solving: Highlights from the Experimental Printmaking Institute, Mechanical Hall Gallery at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, March 5–May 11, 2018.

Reclamation! Pan-African Works from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, March 3–September 9, 2018.

Indulge, Art Movement, Los Angeles, March 1–April 28, 2018.

Hopes Springing High: Gifts of Art by African American Artists, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, February 18–July 15, 2018.

Sam Gilliam in Dialogue: Race + Representation, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, February 15–April 22, 2018.

The New Art: A Milestone Collection Fifty Years Later, The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma, February 15–May 13, 2018.

The Conscientious Objector, The Schindler House at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, West Hollywood, California, February 3–April 5, 2018. (Catalogue)

Experiments in Form: Sam Gilliam, Alan Shields, Frank Stella, The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, January 13–June 24, 2018.

2017

Washington Color School: 50 Years Later, Bethesda Fine Art, Washington D.C., on view through December 15, 2017.

Picturing Mississippi, 1817–2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise, Mississippi Museum of Art, December 9, 2017–July 8, 2018. (Catalogue)

BIG, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, November 4, 2017–May 6, 2018.

Impulse! Pace Gallery, London, November 3–December 22, 2017. (Catalogue)

Solidary and Solitary, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30, 2017–January 21, 2018. Travelled to The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, February 22, 2018–July 15, 2018; Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, August 18–December 15, 2018; David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, January 29–May 19, 2019; Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, March 2019–July 2019; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive at the University of California, August 2019–January 2020; and Pérez Art Museum Miami, 2020. (Catalogue)

Disorderly Conduct: American Painting and Sculpture, 1960 -1990, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, September 21, 2017–February 28, 2018.

Apparitions, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center for Healing and The Arts, Washington, D.C., September 8–October 27, 2017.

Start at Home: Art from the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center Collection, Hagerty Hall, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Thompson Library at The Ohio State University, Hale Black Cultural Center, King Arts Complex and Urban Art Space, Columbus, Ohio, August 24–November 4, 2017.

Art of Rebellion: Black Art of the Civil Rights Movement, Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, July 23–October 22, 2017. (Catalogue)

Simple Passion, Complex Vision: The Darryl Atwell Collection, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 22, 2017–January 22, 2018.

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, Tate Modern, London, July 12–October 22, 2017. Travelled to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, February 3–April 23, 2018; Brooklyn Museum, New York, September 14, 2018–February 3, 2019; The Broad, Los Angeles, March 23– September 1, 2019; de Young Museum, San Francisco, November 9, 2019–March 8, 2020; and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2020. (Catalogue)

Art Into Life! Collector Wolfgang Hahn and the 60s, Museum Ludwig, Museum Ludwig, Köln

Germany, June 24–September 24, 2017.

Spirit of Collaboration: Sam Gilliam and Lou Stovall, Griots’ Art Gallery, Center for Haitian Arts, Miami, June 10–September 30, 2017.

Viva Arte Viva, 57th Venice Biennale, May 13–November 26, 2017. (Catalogue)

Color People, Rental Gallery, East Hampton, New York, July 1–25, 2017.

Please Fasten Your Seat Belt as We Are Experiencing Some Turbulence, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, March 18–April 30, 2017.

Approaching Abstraction: African American Art from the Permanent Collection, La Salle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 15, 2016–June 15, 2017

Colour Is, Waddington Custot, London, March 1–April 28, 2017. (Catalogue)

Investigating Identity: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Art, Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia, February 3–April 9, 2017.

The Evolution of Mark-Making, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Florida, January 28–May 14, 2017.

AfroFantastic: Black Imagination and Agency in the American Experience, Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, January 14–May 14, 2017.

Revelations: Masterworks by African American Artists, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, January 10–May 7, 2017.

2016

Visual Art and the American Experience, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C., opened in 2016.

Dimensions of Black, Jacobs Building at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown, California, December 16, 2016–April 30, 2017.

Circa 1970, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, November 17, 2016–April 2, 2017.

Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America, Jepson Center at Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia, opened in September 30, 2016.

Three American Painters: David Diao, Sam Gilliam, Sal Sirugo, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, and The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 2, 2016–July 30, 2018.

Artworks by African Americans from the Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., August 31, 2016–February 28, 2017.

Modern Heroics: 75 Years of African-American Expressionism, Newark Museum, New Jersey, June 18, 2016–January 8, 2017. (Catalogue)

Big & Bold: Selections from the Collection, Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina, May 27– October 23, 2016.

Approaching American Abstraction: The Fisher Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 14, 2016–January 1, 2017.

Close Readings: American Abstract Art from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, March 17–May 26, 2016.

Passages in Modern Art: 1946 -1996, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, March 13, 2016–June 18, 2017.

A Celebration of the Speed Collection, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, opened on March 12, 2016.

Landmark: A Decade of Collecting at the Jepson Center, Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia, March 11–August 14, 2016.

Not New Now - Marrakech Biennale 6, Marrakech, Morocco, February 24–May 8, 2016.

2015

Art in the Making: A New Adaptation, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., on view through July 17, 2015.

Great Impressions IV: An Exhibition of Contemporary Prints, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on view through June 14, 2015.

On Paper: Howard Hodgkin, Sam Gilliam, Gene Davis, Sheila Rotner, Andrea Way, Athena Tacha, Agnes Denes, Kathleen Kucka, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D. C., December 12, 2015–January 23, 2016.

Black: Color, Material, Concept, Studio Museum Harlem, New York, November 12, 2015–March 6, 2016.

Surface Matters, Edward H. Linde Gallery at Museum of Fine Arts Boston, October 31, 2015–April 10, 2016.

Surface Tension, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, September 17–December 12, 2015.

You Have to See This: Abstract Art from the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, September 1–December 6, 2015.

Affecting Presence and the Pursuit of Delicious Experiences, The Menil Collection at Houston Museum District, Texas, July 17–November 8, 2015.

Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, February 11–June 7, 2015.

New Acquisitions, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, February 11–June 7, 2015.

Represent: 200 Years of African American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 10–April 5, 2015. (Catalogue)

2014

Sense of Place II: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014.

Make it New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, August 2–October 13, 2014. (Catalogue)

Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties, Brooklyn Museum, New York, March 7–July 13, 2014. Travelled to Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 30–December 14, 2014; and Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, February 15–May 10, 2015. (Catalogue)

K@20, The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C., February 20–July 31, 2014.

Black in the Abstract, Part 2: Hard Edges/Soft Curves, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas, January 25, 2014–March 23, 2014. (Catalogue)

2013

Black in the Abstract, Part 1: Epistrophy, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas, October 31, 2013–January 5, 2014. (Catalogue)

Assembly Required: Selections from the Permanent Collection, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, March 28–June 30, 2013.

The Force of Color, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, January 19–April 28, 2013.

2012

A Bigger Splash: Painting after Performance, Tate Modern, London, November 14, 2012–April 1, 2013. (Catalogue)

Drip, Drape, Draft, South London Gallery, London, September 28–November 25, 2012.

African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the David C. Driskill Center, the David C. Driskill Center at the University of Maryland, September 20–December 14, 2012. Travelled to Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 15–April 28, 2013; The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 16–June 15, 2014; Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, September 15, 2014–January 4, 2015; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida, March 21–June 29, 2015; Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 7, 2016–January 22, 2017. (Catalogue)

The 100th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: The Vision Endures, Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia, July 6–August 12, 2012.

Washington Color and Light, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 24–August 14, 2012.

Constant Artist, Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington D. C., June 9–August 12, 2012.

African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, Smithsonian American Art Museum, April 27–September 3, 2012. Travelled to Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary, Virginia, September 28, 2012–January 6, 2013; Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Florida, February 1–April 28, 2013; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, June 1–September 2, 2013; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 14–May 25, 2014; and Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, June 29–September 21, 2014. (Catalogue)

The Spirit Level, Gladstone Gallery, New York, March 24–April 21, 2012. (Catalogue)

2010

New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from The Bank of America Collection, Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 1, 2010–April 17, 2011.

Colorscape: Abstract Painting, 1960-1979, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, March 20–August 15, 2010.

2008

Three American Masters: Gene Davis, Sam Gilliam, Nathan Oliveira, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, D.C., September 5–October 11, 2008.

2007

5 X 5: Five Artists choose Five Artists to Watch, Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery at Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, Washington, D.C., February 15–May 13, 2007.

2006

Generations: African-American Art in the VMFA Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia Beach, Virginia, January 19–March 12, 2006.

2005

Resurfaced, Boston University Art Gallery, September 9–October 30, 2005. (Catalogue)

The Shape of Color, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, June 1–August 7, 2005. (Catalogue)

2000

Abstract Notions: Selections for the Permanent Collection, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, September 16–October 28, 2000.

The Chemistry of Color: African American Artists is Philadelphia, 1970–1990, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, February 5–May 9, 2010. (Catalogue)

1997

Seeing Jazz, International Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1997–January 19, 1998. (Catalogue)

1995

Richard Artschwager, Sam Gilliam, Jim Hyde, Baumgartner Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1995.

44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., December 16, 1995–February 19, 1996. (Catalogue)

1991

Abstraction: The 90’s, Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1991.

1989

The Blues Aesthetic: Black Culture and Modernism, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C., September 14–December 9, 1989. Travelled to California Afro-American Museum, opened on January 14, 1990; Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina, 1990. (Catalogue)

1987

Contemporary Visual Expressions, Anacostia Museum, Washington, D.C., May 27–July 31, 1987. (Catalogue)

1986

Abstraction/Abstraction, Carnegie-Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, March 22–April 27, 1986. (Catalogue)

1982

American Abstraction Now, Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia, September 1–October 3, 1982.

Painterly Abstraction, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana, February 5–March 14, 1982. (Catalogue)

1981

Installations: Stephen Antonakos, Sam Gilliam, Rockne Krebs, Middendorf/Lane Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1981.

1980

Alternatives by Black Artists, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington D.C., 1980.

Planar Painting: Constructs 1975–1980, Alternative Museum, New York, October 18–November 15, 1980. (Catalogue)

Afro-American Abstraction, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, February 17–April 6, 1980. Traveled to: Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, February 6–March 29, 1981, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, July 1–August 30, 1982; Oakland Museum of California, November 13, 1982–January 2, 1983; Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, February 2–March 20, 1983; The Art Center, South Bend, Indiana, September 4–October 16, 1983; Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, January 22–February 26, 1984; Bellevue Art Museum, Washington, March 25–May 6, 1984;  Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, June 1–July 15, 1984; Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, September 14–November 4, 1984. (Catalogue)

Six Black Americans, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, January 28–March 30, 1980. (Catalogue)

1979

Art of the Eighties, The Grey Gallery at New York University, New York, 1979.

1978

American Artists' Work in Private French Collections, Museum Modern Art, Lyon, 1978.

1977

Le Peinture et le Tissu, Museum of Modern Art, Lyon, 1977.

12th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Modern Gallery, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, May 13–August 31, 1977. (Catalogue)

1976

Festival Internationale de la Peinture, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 1976.

National Print Exhibition, 20th Biennial: 30 Years of American Printmaking, Brooklyn Museum, New York, November 20, 1976–January 30, 1977. (Catalogue)

Resonance: Williams, Edwards, Gilliam, Murphy Fine Arts Centre, Morgan State University, Baltimore, October 25–November 19, 1976. (Catalogue)

Handmade Paper Prints and Unique Works, Museum of Modern Art, New York, June 28–September 12, 1976.

72nd American Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, March 13–May 9, 1976. (Catalogue)

1975 

34th Biennial of Contemporary American Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., February 22–April 6, 1975. (Catalogue)

1974

Printed, Cut, Folded and Torn, Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 10–August 11, 1974. (Catalogue)

Expo '74, Spokane, Washington, May 4–November 3, 1974. (Catalogue)

Gilliam/Edwards/Williams: Extensions, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, February 6-March 17, 1974. (Catalogue)

1973

Works in Spaces, San Francisco Museum of Art, February 9–April 8, 1973. (Catalogue)

1972

Interconnections: An Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture by Three Major Black Artists, Wabash Transit Gallery at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, November 1–30, 1972. (Catalogue)

XXXVI International Biennial Exhibition of Art, Venice, Italy, June 11–October 1, 1972. (Catalogue)

1971

Washington Art, Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina, November 3–December 3, 1971. (Catalogue)

De Luxe Show, The De Luxe Theater, Houston, Texas, August 22–September 29, 1971.

Kid Stuff, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, July 25–September 6, 1971. (Catalogue)

Directions 3: Eight Artists, Milwaukee Art Center, June 19–August 8, 1971. (Catalogue)

Works for New Spaces, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18–July 25, 1971. (Catalogue)

2nd Indian Triennale: Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India, January 23–March 23, 1971. (Catalogue)

1970

Paperworks, Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 24, 1970–January 10, 1971. (Catalogue)

Two Generations of Color Painting, Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, October 1–November 6, 1970. (Catalogue)

Washington: Twenty Years, Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, May 12–June 21, 1970. (Catalogue)

Dimensions of Black, La Jolla Museum of Art, San Diego, February 15–March 29, 1970. (Catalogue)

Ten Washington Artists, Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada, February 2–March 8, 1970. (Catalogue)

69th American Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, January 17–February 22, 1970. (Catalogue)

1969

Gilliam, Krebs, McGowin, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969.

X to the Fourth Power, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 1969.

1969 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, December 16, 1969–February 1, 1970. (Catalogue)

The Washington Painters, Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida, December 1–28, 1969. (Catalogue)

Other Ideas, Detroit Institute of Art, Michigan, September 10–October 19, 1969. (Catalogue)

1968

Invisible Americans: Black Artists of the 30s, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, 1968.

In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 31–November 3, 1968.

1966

Artists in Washington, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Washington, D.C., 1966.

The Negro in American Art, Dickson Art Center at University of California, Los Angeles, September 11–October 16, 1966. (Catalogue)

The First World Festival of Negro Arts, Dakar, Senegal, April 1–24, 1966. (Catalogue)

1964

Nine Contemporary Painters, USA, Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., May 21–June10, 1964. (Catalogue)

2021
Fogle, Douglas, and Hanneke Skerath, eds. Making Strange: The Chara Schreyer Collection. New York: DelMonico Books, 2021: 255, illustrated.

Hiding in Plain Sight (exhibition booklet). Text by Andria Hickey. New York: Pace Gallery, 2021: 20–21, illustrated.

Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Arne Glimcher, Courtney J. Martin, Fred Moten and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Hong Kong: Pace Gallery, 2021.

Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Arne Glimcher, Courtney J. Martin, Fred Moten and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Seoul: Pace Gallery, 2021.

2020

Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Arne Glimcher, Courtney J. Martin, Fred Moten and Hans Ulrich Obrist. New York: Pace Gallery, 2020.

2019

Jones, Kellie and Choi, Connie H. Black Refractions, Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York: Rizzoli, 2019.

2018

The Music of Color: Sam Gilliam 1967-1973 (exhibition catalogue). Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter Konig, 2018.

2017

Sam Gilliam. Texts by Jonathan P. Binstock, Jenelle Porter, and Peter Halley. Los Angeles: David Kordansky Gallery, 2017.

Sam Gilliam, 1967-1973 (exhibition catalogue). Text by Adrienne Edwards. New York: Mnuchin Gallery, 2017.

2016

Four Generations: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art Collection. Edited by Courtney J. Martin, texts by Mary Schmidt Campbell, Chris Bedford, Joost Boosland, Mark Bradford, Alexis Clark, Nicholas Cullinan, Mark Godfrey, Norman L. Kleeblatt, et al., New York: Gregoy R. Miller & Co., 2016.

Indiana University Eskenazi Museum of Art Guide. Edited by Mariah Keller. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016.

2015

Relyea, Lane. “1960s: Color Field & Its Influence.” In “The Heroine Paint”: After Frankenthaler. Edited by Katy Siegel. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2015: 102–135.

2014

Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Teresa A. Carbone, Kellie Jones, Connie H. Choi, Dalila Scruggs, and Cynthia A. Young. New York: The Monacelli Press and The Brooklyn Museum, 2014.

2012

African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond. Texts by Richard J. Powell and Virginia Mecklenburg. Washington, D.C. and New York: Smithsonian American Art Museum and Rizzoli, 2012: 105–109.

Wood, Catherine, ed. A Bigger Splash: Painting after Performance. London: Tate Modern, 2012: 67.

2011

Cooks, Bridget R. Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and The American Art Museum. Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2011.

2005

The Chemistry of Color: African American Artists in Philadelphia, 1970-1990. Texts by Kim Sajet and Howardena Pindell. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2005.

Sam Gilliam: A Retrospective. Texts by Jonathan P. Binstock, Walter Hopps, and Jacquelyn D. Serwer. Washington D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2005.

The Shape of Color. Edited by David Moos. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2005.

2004

Berger, Maurice. White: Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art. Baltimore: Center for Art and Visual Culture, 2004.

Binstock, Jonathan P. Sam Gilliam: Folded & Hinged (exhibition catalogue). Baton Rouge and Laurel: Louisiana Art And Science Museum and Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 2004.

2000

Batchelor, David. Chromophobia. London: Reaktion Books, 2000.

American Watercolors at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Jonathan P. Binstock and Kathleen A. Foster. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2000.

1999

African American Art: 20th Century Masterworks. New York: Michael Rosenfeld, 1999.

Beardsley, John. Gilliam in 3-D (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Kreeger Museum, 1999.

Foley, Suzanne. Works in Spaces (exhibition catalogue). San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, June 1999: 88–91.

Krauss, Rosalind. “A Voyage on the North Sea”: Art in the Age of the Post-Medium Condition. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1999.

To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Texts by Powell, Richard, and Jock Reynolds. Andover and New York: Addison Gallery or American Art, Phillips Academy; and Studio Museum in Harlem, 1999.

Works ’99 (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Marsha Mateyka Gallery, 1999.

1998

Bob Thompson. Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, September 24, 1998–January 3, 1999 (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Thelma Golden, Judith Wilson, and Shamim Momin. New York and Berkeley: Whitney Museum of American Art and University of California Press, 1998.

Fried, Michael. Art and Objecthood: Essays and Reviews. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

History of Modern Art. Texts by H.H. Arnason and Marla F. Prather. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.

Patton, Sharon F. African American Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

1997

Gellner, Uwe Jens. Sam Gilliam: Of Fireflies and Ferris Wheels: Monastery Parallels (exhibition catalogue). Magdeburg: Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, 1997.

Powell, Richard. Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997.

Riggs, Thomas. St. James Guide to Black Artists. Detroit: St. James Press, 1997.

Rubenfeld, Florence. Clement Greenberg: A Life. New York: Scribner, 1997.

1996

African-American Art: 20th Century Masterworks (exhibition catalogue). New York: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1996.

Crow, Thomas. The Rise of the Sixties: American and European in the era of Dissent. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.

The Transformation of Nature Through Nature, Theories and documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writings. Edited by Kristen Stiles and Peter Selz. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.

Turner, Jane. The Dictionary of Art. London: Macmillan, 1996.

1995

Battock, Gregory. Minimal Art: A Critical Anthology. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Judith Goldman and Frank Stella. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1995.

King-Hammond, Leslie. “Sam Gilliam,” The 44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting: Painting Outside Painting (exhibition catalogue). Edited by Terry Sultan. Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1995.

Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art Today. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Powell, Richard. African American Art: 20th Century Masterworks II (exhibition catalogue). New York: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1995.

1993

Beardsley, John. Sam Gilliam: Recent Monoprints (exhibition catalogue). Philadelphia: Brandywine Workshop, 1993.

Douglas, Robert. “The Search for an Afrocentric Visual Aesthetic,” The African Aesthetic: Keeper of the Traditions. Westport: Praeger, 1993.

Gedeon, Lucinda H. Melvin Edwards Sculpture: A Thirty-Year Retrospective. Purchase: Neuberger Museum of Art, 1993.

“Sam Gilliam,” The Painter Speaks: Artists Discuss Their Experiences and Careers. Edited by Joan Jeffri. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1993: 39–52.

1992

Perry, Regenia. Free Within Ourselves. Washington, D.C. and San Francisco: National Museum of Art in association with Pomegranate Artbooks, 1992.

Van Deburg, William L. New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.

1991

Beardsley, John. Sam Gilliam: Paintings, 1970-1973 (exhibition catalogue). New York: Barbara Fendrick Gallery, 1991.

Beardsley, John. “Then and Now,” Sam Gilliam: Of Fireflies or Ferris Wheels (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C. United States Information Agency, 1991.

Gibson, Ann. The Search for Freedom: African American Abstract Painting, 1945-1975. New York: Kenkeleba Gallery, 1991.

Sam Gilliam, 1969-1973 (exhibition catalogue). Paris: Galerie Darthea Speyer, 1991.

1990

Friedman, Martin. Walker Art Center: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection. Minneapolis and New York: Walker Art Center and Rizzoli International Publications, 1990.

Sam Gilliam: Small Drape Paintings 1970-1973 (exhibition catalogue). Text by Jane Livingston. Washington D.C. Middendorf Gallery, 1990.

Scott, Sue. Washington Color Painters: The First Generation. Orlando: Orlando Museum of Art, 1990.

1989

African-American Artists, 1880-1987: Selections from the Evans-Tibbs Collection. Text by David C. Driskell, Guy C. McElroy, Sharon F. Patton, and Richard J. Powell. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1989.

Beardsley, John. Sam Gilliam: Recent Paintings (exhibition catalogue). New York: Barbara Fendrick Gallery, 1989.

Verre, Phillip. Traditions and Transformations: Contemporary Afro-American Sculpture. Bronx: Bronx Museum of Art, 1989.

1988

Kingsley, April. Afro-American Abstraction (exhibition catalogue). New York: P.S. 1, 1988.

1987

The Afro-American Artist in the Age of Cultural Pluralism, Montclair: Montclair Art Museum, 1987.

Driskell, David C. Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.

Rubin, William. Frank Stella: 1970-1987. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1987.

1986

King, Elaine. About Abstraction. Edited by Elaine A. King. Pittsburg: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1986.

Livingston, Jane. The Washington Show (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1986.

Stella, Frank. Working Space. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986.

1985

Jacobs, Joseph. Since the Harlem Renaissance: 50 Years of Afro-American Art. Lewisberg: Center Gallery of Bucknell University, 1985.

Morrison, Keith. Art in Washington and Its Afro-American Presence: 1940-1970. Washington, D.C.: Washington Project for the Arts, 1985.

Schmidt Campbell, Mary. Tradition and Conflict: Images of a Turbulent Decade. New York: Studio Museum in Harlem, 1985.

Wright, George C. Life Behind a Veil: Blacks in Louisville, Kentucky, 1865-1930. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1985.

1984

Robins, Corinne. The Pluralist Era: American Art, 1968-1981. New York: Harper and Row, 1984.

1983

Beardsley, John. Sam Gilliam: Modern Painters at the Corcoran (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983.

Loring, John. Jones Road Print Shop and Stable 1971-1981: A Catalogue Raisonné. Madison: Madison Art Center, 1983.

North, Percy. “Dialogue: Sam Gilliam with Jerry Clapsaddle and Percy North,” Abstraction from the Phillips Collection. Fairfax: George Mason University, 1983.

Through Their Eyes: The Art of Lou and Di Stovall. Washington, D.C.: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, 1983.

Walker, Barry. The American Artist as Printmaker: The 23rd National Print Exhibition, Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1983.

1982

Painterly Abstraction: Four Views for the 1980’s. Texts by James M. Bell and Joseph D. Ketner II. Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1982.

Red & Black to “D”: Paintings by Sam Gilliam (exhibition catalogue). Text by Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell. New York City: Studio Museum in Harlem, 1982.

1980

Greene, Carroll Jr. Six Black Americans. Trenton: New Jersey State Museum, 1980.

1979

Rose, Barbara. American Painting: The Eighties. New York: Urizen Books, 1979.

1978

Leider, Philip. Stella Since 1970. Fort Worth: Fort Worth Art Museum, 1978.

Sam Gilliam: Indoor and Outdoor Paintings (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Hugh M. Davies and Jay Kloner. Amherst: University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, 1978.

1976

Hopps, Walter. Sam Gilliam: Paintings and Works on Paper (exhibition catalogue). Louisville: The J.B, Speed Art Museum, 1976.

1975

Sam Gilliam: Paintings 1970-1975 (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Fendrick Gallery, 1975.

1974

Serwer, Jacquelyn Days. Gilliam/Edwards/Williams: Extensions. Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1974.

1973

Honig Fine, Elisa. The Afro-American Artist: A Search for Identity. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

1972

Cruz, Emilio. Interconnections: Edwards, Gilliam, Williams (exhibition catalogue). Chicago: Wabash Transit Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1972.

XXXVI International Biennial Exhibition of Art/Venice. Texts by Walter Hopps and Joshua C. Taylor. Washington, D.C.: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1972.

1971

Danese, Renato G. Washington Art. Potsdam and Albany: Art Gallery, Brainerd Hall, State University College at Potsdam, and University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Albany, 1971.

The Deluxe Show. Texts by Jefferee James, Steven Cannon, Clement Greenberg, Peter Bradley, Houston: Menil Foundation, 1971.

Eight Artists (exhibition catalogue). Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Center, 1971.

Lastra, Luis. An Exhibition of Washington Area Artists (exhibition catalogue). Wisconsin: Madison Arts Center, 1971.

Rose, Barbara. The Vincent Melzac Collection: Modernist American Art Featuring New York Abstract Expressionism. Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1971.

1970

Gaither, Edmund B. Afro American Artists: New York and Boston. Boston: Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1970.

Hudson, Andrew. Ten Washington Artists: 1950-1970. Edmonton: Edmonton Art Gallery, 1970.

Johnson, Diane F. Washington: Twenty Years. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1970.

Milad, Ben. A Travers Les Galeries (exhibition catalogue). Combat, Paris: Galerie Darthea Speyer, November 9, 1970.

1969

Harithas, James. The Washington Painters. Sarasota: Ringling Museum of Art, 1969.

Wagstaff, Samuel J. Other Ideas (exhibition catalouge). Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1969.

1968

In Seconds, Art in Washington: 1969 Calendar and Diary. Edited by Leslie Judd Ahlander. Washington, D.C., 1968.

1967

Paintings by Sam Gilliam (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Phillips Collection, 1967.

1965

Norland, Gerald. The Washington Color Painters (exhibition catalogue). Washington, D.C.: Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1965.

1964

Greenberg, Clement. Post Painterly Abstraction. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1964.

2022

“Hirshhorn’s Sam Gilliam Exhibition Will Spotlight His Decades-Long Investigation Into Abstraction” (Hirshhorn Museum exhibition review). Smithsonian, 7 April 2022. https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/hirshhorns-sam-gilliam-exhibition-will-spotlight-his-decades-long-investigation

Gilliam, Sam, Melvin Edwards, William T. WIlliams. “Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam and William T. Williams: Abstract Artists and Old Friends” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Interview with Adam Bradley. The New York Times Style Magazine, 31 March 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/t-magazine/melvin-edwards-sam-gilliam-william-t-williams.html

2021

"Black Elderly Artist Sam Gilliam's First Solo Exhibition... Abstract Paintings Rendered on Beveled Edge Canvases" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). Newspim, 26 May 2021.

https://www.newspim.com/news/view/20210526001115

Cho, Sang In. "Improvisational Like Jazz...Sensational as a Blues... Breaking the Canvas Frame" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). Seoul Economics, 31 May, 2021.

https://www.sedaily.com/News/NewsView/NewsPrint?Nid=22MKNYWIIG

Dumont, Etienne. “Pace propose à Genève les aquarelles de Sam Gilliam. C'est visible depuis la rue!” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Bilan, 25 January 2021. https://www.bilan.ch/opinions/etienne-dumont/pace-popose-a-geneve-les-quaralles-de-sam-gilliam-cest-bien-visible-depuis-la-rue

Fox, Peter. “A Work in Progress” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Milieu Magazine (Spring 2021): 94–97, illustrated.

Gaskin, Sam. “Sam Gilliam Shows ‘Garden Rake’ Paintings in Seoul” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Ocula Magazine, 31 May 2021. https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/sam-gilliam-shows-garden-rake-paintings-in-seoul/

Giles, Oliver. “About Time” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Hong Kong Tatler, August 2021: 174–179, illustrated.

Gilliam, Sam. “Sam Gilliam on the Physical Activity of Discovery” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Interview with Terence Trouillot. Frieze, 18 August 2021. https://www.frieze.com/article/sam-gilliam-physical-activity-discovery

Ine-Kimba Boyle, Christiana. "Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle: Rewriting the Canon” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Interview with Millie Walton. Trebuchet, 25 September 2021. https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/christiana-ine-kimba-boyle-rewriting-the-canon/

Jun, Ji Hyun. "Pace Gallery Seoul Moves to a New Location and Quadruples in Size, as it Aims to Target the Rapidly Increasing Amount of Young Collectors in Korea" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). MK News, 8 June 2021. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/view/2021/06/553413/

Jun, Yuh Wool. "Pace Gallery Finds a New Home in Hannam-Dong, with Bright Future Ahead" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). W Magazine, 26 May 2021. https://www.wkorea.com/2021/05/26/176983/

Karamaounas, Vanna. "Sam Gilliam – Valentina Volchkova – PACE Gallery (Pace Gallery exhibition review). L'Art A Genève, 26 February 2021. https://www.artageneve.com/article/rencontre/sam-gilliam-valentina-volchkova-pace-gallery

Knupp, Kristen. “Sam Gilliam: Watercolors” (Pace Gallery exhibtion review). Art Vista, 11 March 2021. https://art-vista.com/sam-gilliam-watercolors/

Kwon, Jae Hyun. "Pace Gallery Seoul Joins the Trending Hannam-Dong Gallery District" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). All That Art, 3 June 2021. https://post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=31638494&memberNo=37451778&navigationType=push

Lee, Han Bit. "Pace Gallery Seoul Opens in Hannam-Dong" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). Herald Corp, 31 May 2021. http://biz.heraldcorp.com/common_prog/newsprint.php?ud=20210531000390

Lee, Koeun. "Sam Gilliam: Pace Gallery Seoul" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). Lee Atel, 20 May 2021. https://www.leeatelmag.com/gne/2021/5/20/sam-gilliam

Loos, Ted. “At Museums and Auctions, Paintings, Posters and a Magician’s Treasures” (Pace Gallery exhibition preview). The New York Times, 21 October 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/arts/museums-shows-listings.html

Mbuti, Ann. “Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). ContemporaryAnd, 24 June 2021. https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/sam-gilliam-between-structure-and-improvisation/

O’Grady, Megan. “Once Overlooked, Black Abstract Painters Are Finally Given Their Due” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The New York Times Style Magazine (21 February 2021): 70–72, illustrated. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/t-magazine/black-abstract-painters.html

Ologundudu, Folasade. “Pace Gave Its New Digital Director Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle the Keys to Its Brick and Mortar Gallery. The Results Are Refreshing” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Artnet News, 9 September 2021. https://news.artnet.com/opinion/christiana-ine-kimba-boyle-2006877

“Previewed” (Pace Gallery exhibition preview). Art Asia Pacific, Spring 2021: 17, 26, illustrated.

“Sam Gilliam en watercolor” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Arteez, February 2021. https://arteez.ch/sam-gilliam-en-watercolor/

"Sam Gilliam's Solo Exhibition at Pace Gallery" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). MK News, 25 May 2021. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/print/2021/500696

“Sam Gilliam” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Art in Culture, May 2021: 158, illustrated, cover.

Selvin, Claire. "Share and Share Alike." ARTnews, August/September 2021. Web version: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-museum-joint-acquisitions-collaborations-1234604356/

So-Young, Moon. "With fashion and art galore, Hannam-dong emerges as cultural hub" (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Korea Joongang Daily, 9 June 2021. https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/06/09/culture/artsDesign/Pace-Seoul-Pace-Gallery-Sam-Gilliam/20210609173400431.html

"Virtuosos in their 70s and 90s... Who Demonstrate Endless Transformation" (Pace Gallery Exhibition Review). Asia Today, 30 June 2021. https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/print.php?key=20210630010018432

2020

Angeleti, Gabriella, Wallace Ludel, and Helen Stoilas. “Three Exhibitions to See in NY This Weekend” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The Art Newspaper (6 November 2020): illustrated. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/three-exhibitions-to-see-in-new-york-november-2020

“Art Exhibitions to See Right Now in New York City” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). DuJour.com, 16 December 2020. https://dujour.com/gallery/art-exhibitions-to-see-right-now-in-new-york-city/#slide-5

“Bloom of Joy” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Art Power HK, 27 August 2020. https://www.artpowerhk.com/en/features/bloom-of-joy

“The Critic’s Notebook: On George III, art by Sam Gilliam & Frank Auerbach, Marcel Proust & more from the world of culture,” NewCriterion.com, 3 November 2020. https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-critics-notebook-11951

D’Arcy, David, “Sam Gilliam’s Long-Awaited Pace Exhibition Blurs the Boundaries of Paintin,” Observer.com, 11 November 2020. https://observer.com/2020/11/sam-gilliam-pace-gallery-exhibition/

Delistraty, Cody. “86-Year-Old Artist Sam Gilliam Looks Back on a Tumultuous,

Legendary Life.” WSJ.com, 13 October 2020.

Keh, Pei-Ru, “Sam Gilliam’s musical musings on jazz, colour and Beyoncé,”

Wallpaper*, 17 November 2020. https://www.wallpaper.com/art/sam-gilliam-existed-existing-pace-gallery-new-york

Lee, Carol. “Picture Perfect: Pace” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Manhattan Magazine (December 2020): 122, illustrated. https://digital.modernluxury.com/publication/?m=3700&i=685010&p=124%201/2

MacCash, Doug. “Ogden Museum reopens Monday with must-see exhibits of African American abstract art.” NOLA, 15 June 2020. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/article_4d82d628-af18-11ea-af4b-3f2c4c0e6bd7.html

Machado, Danilo. “Sam Gilliam’s Tactile Choreography of Colors” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Hyperallergic, 4 November 2020. https://hyperallergic.com/599388/sam-gilliam-existed-existing-pace/

“Meet the Champions of Art” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Sag Harbor Express, 22 July 2020. https://sagharborexpress.com/meet-the-champions-of-art/?wallit_nosession=1

Panero, James. “The Critic’s Notebook” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The New Criterion, 4 November 2020. https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-critics-notebook-11951

Panero, James. "‘Sam Gilliam’ Review: Flowing Color, Billowing Canvas" (Dia Beacon exhibition review). Wall Street Journal, 19 August 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sam-gilliam-review-flowing-color-billowing-canvas-11597867995

Pickford, James. "Black Artists Matter: The Winds of Change Are Blowing Through the Art World." Financial Times, 24 August 2020. https://www.ft.com/content/10c8bef5-b62f-464f-a3ee-1512056c62aa

Pogrebin, Robin. “In Pursuit of a More Diverse Gallery.” The New York Times, 21 October 2020: C1, C7.

Rees, Lucy, “Sam Gilliam.” Galerie, Fall 2020: 30.

“Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Airmail, 16 November 2020. https://airmail.news/arts-intel/events/sam-gilliam-existed-existing-3448

“Sam Gilliam Interview: Artists Are Supposed to Change.” Louisiana Channel, 28 May 2020. https://channel.louisiana.dk/video/sam-gilliam-artists-are-supposed-to-change

Schjeldahl, Peter. "How to Read Sam Gilliam's Formalism" (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The New Yorker, 9 November 2020. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/16/how-to-read-sam-gilliams-formalism

Schjeldahl, Peter. “Goings on About Town: Sam Gilliam” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The New Yorker, 30 November 2020. https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/art/sam-gilliam-pace

Scott, Jonathan, “Painter Gets Inspired by Serena And Althea Gibson,” Baseline.Tennis.com, 2 November 2020. http://baseline.tennis.com/article/91616/sam-gilliam-painting-serena-williams-althea-gibson-beyonce

Segal, Mark. “The Art Scene 07.23.20” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The East Hampton Star, 23 July 2020. https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/2020723/art-scene-072320

Thackara, Tess. “For High-End Galleries, It’s a Season of Upended Exhibitions” (Pace gallery exhibition review). The New York Times, 22 October 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/arts/high-end-art-galleries-pandemic-changes.html

2019

Allen, Greg. “Color in Landscape.” Art in America, February 2019: 58–63.

Begun, Sam. “‘Soul of a Nation’ honors the work of black artists.” Daily Trojan, 14 April 2019.

Brown, Jessica Bell. “Sam Gilliam”. Artforum, May 2019: 91.

Chui, Vivian. “Gallery Peeping: Best of Los Angeles Spring 2019.” Cultured Mag, April 8, 2019.

Desmarais, Charles. “‘Art in the Age of Black Power’: Blockbuster exhibit will come to SF.” San Francisco Chronicle, March 26, 2019.

Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter. “Soul of a Nation at The Broad” (exhibition review). KCRW, March 21, 2019.

“Editors’ Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week.” Artnet, June 3, 2019.

Goldstein, Andrew. “There Were Women Working Then, Too’: How Dia Director Jessica Morgan Is Breaking Open the (Male) Canon of Postwar Art.” Artnet, May 15, 2019.

Hudson, Suzanne. “Sam Gilliam.” Artforum, Summer 2019: 294–295.

“Installation of Pioneering Early Work by Sam Gilliam on Long-Term View at Dia:Beacon Opening August 10, 2019.” Dia Art, June 11, 2019.

Luke, Ben. “Missing in action: African-American art in European public collections.” The Art Newspaper, January 10, 2019.

“Meet the Committee: David Kordansky.” Frieze, January 23, 2019.

Micchelli, Thomas. “The Colors of the Sixties” (exhibition review). Hyperallergic, April 6, 2019.

Miller, Chris. “One Collector’s Effort to Reframe Art History: A Review of ‘Solidary and Solitary’at the Smart Museum of Art” (exhibition review). Art New City, March 7, 2019.

Miranda, Carolina A. “Datebook: Textiles that channel history by Diedrick Brackens at Various Small Fires.” Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2019.

“The Most Influential Living African-American Artists.” Artsy, February 25, 2019.

Oldweiler, Cory. “The Whitney's ‘Spilling Over’ exhibit celebrates painting with color in the 1960s” (exhibition review). AM New York, March 27, 2019.

Selvin, Claire. “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Receives 78 Artworks from Constance E. Clayton.” Art News, March 14, 2019.

Seremetis, Lia. “THE PHILLIPS COLLECTS: SAM GILLIAM (PART II).” Phillips Collection Blog, February 7, 2019.

Sheets, Hilarie M. “Discovered After 70, Black Artists Find Success, Too, Has Its Price.” The New York Times, March 23, 2019.

Sheets, Hilarie M. “LA’s Go-To Gallerist”. Robb Report, May 2019: 124–125.

Uszerowicz, Monica. “The Keepers of Culture.” Cultured Magazine, June–August 2019: 124–133.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Culture Type Picks: 18 Best Black Art Books of 2018.” Culture Type, January 4, 2019.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Whitney Museum’s ‘Spilling Over’ Exhibition Celebrates Color and Calls to Mind an Earlier Moment in Art History” (exhibition review). Culture Type, May 24, 2019.

Waxman, Lori. “Art by black artists forces a new look at art history in a must-see show at the Smart Museum” (exhibition review). Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2019.

Yan, Christine. “Finding Solidarity At The Smart” (exhibition review). The Chicago Maroon, February 4, 2019.

“25 most important events in art, design, architecture, fashion and everything in between.” Cultured, June/July/August 2019: 84.

2018

“Art Basel 2018 Round-Up Reports Buoyant Sales at Core Event.” Art Lyst, June 18, 2018.

Barone, Joshua. “Auction to Raise Funds for Studio Museum.” The New York Times, March 12, 2018: C3.

“Basel Insiders Tips: Eva Presenhuber, Gianni Jetzer, and Izabela Depczyk.” Whitewall, June 13, 2018.

Battaglia, Andy. “Pamela J. Joyner Appointed Chair of the Tate Americas Foundation.” Art News, March 1, 2018.

Berg, Allison. “Play It Again, Sam.” Hamptons Magazine, Summer 2018: 80.

“Best Booths of Art Basel in Miami Beach 2018.” Whitewall, December 6, 2018.

“The Biggest Winner of Auction Week and 12 Other Takeaways From New York’s $2 Billion Sales.” Artnet, November 20, 2018.

Brandy, McDonnell. “Oklahoma City Museum of Art celebrates 50th anniversary of major collection with ‘The New Art’ exhibit.” Newsok, February 11, 2018.

Browne, Alix. “L.A. Art.” Departures, September 2018: 146–151.

Burns, Charlotte and Halperin, Julia. “Yes, Basquiat Is an Art-Market Superstar. But the Work of Other African American Artists Remains Vastly Undervalued.” Artnet, September 20, 2018.

Cascone, Sarah. “Collector Beth Rudin DeWoody Names 7 of the Most Dazzling Works to Grace Her New Florida Art Space.” Artnet, March 16, 2018.

Cascone, Sarah. “What’s in Beyoncé’s Mom’s Art Collection? A Tour of Tina Knowles Lawson’s Hollywood Home Reveals All.” Artnet, August 7, 2018.

Cascone, Sarah and Goldstein, Caroline. “From Frida Kahlo in London to Casanova in Boston, Here Are 29 Museum Shows Worth Traveling for This Summer.” Artnet, July 10, 2018.

“Chiparus Leads Weschler’s Auction At $242,000 With Sam Gilliam Right Behind At $239,500.” Antiques and The Arts, March 5, 2018.

Clancy, Sean. “UALR basketball coach scores an impressive assortment of art when he’s not on the court.” Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Online, August 19, 2018.

da Silva, José. “Sam Gilliam: A life beyond the frame.” The Art Newspaper, June 14, 2018: 17–18.

“David Hockney painting nets $90.3 million, smashing record for work by a living artist.” Artforum, November 16, 2018.

Donoghue, Katy. “Josef Helfenstein Talks Sam Gilliam At Kunstmuseum Basel.” Whitewall, June 11, 2018: 30–33.

Flanigan, Robin L. and Colombo, Meg. “MAG director showcases American artist on global stage.” Rochester, May 31, 2018.

Felsenthal, Julia. “A Landmark Exhibition Returns for Its 3rd Iteration, Spread Across 5 Venues.” Vogue, June 27, 2018.

Forbes, Alexander and Freeman, Nate. “10 Must-See Works at Art Basel Unlimited.” Artsy, June 12, 2018.

Gerlis, Melanie. “Art Basel: Melanie Gerlis selects her highlights from the fair.” Apollo, June 2018: 58–59.

Gleadell, Colin. “A colourful array of sales confirm Basel as the world’s best art fair.” The Daily Telegraph, June 19, 2018: 24.

Gleadell, Colin. “Sotheby’s Notches a Robust $151.7 Million Contemporary Sale in London, Despite Flops by Hockney and Doig.” Artnet, March 8, 2018.

Goldchain, Michelle. “10 notable D.C. projects designed by black architects.” Curbed DC, February 19, 2018.

Goldstein, Caroline. “Art Basel 2018: Your Go-To Guide for All 6 Fairs Taking Place This Week.” Artnet, June 11, 2018.

Grossman, Dan. “Curator Elisabeth Smith Talks About 'Collecting Contemporaries' at Newfields.” Nuvo, May 21, 2018.

Halperin, Julia. “‘Why Was It So Hard to Get Here?’ European Collectors Are at Last Buying Up Work by African American Artists at Art Basel.” Artnet, June 15, 2018.

Harris, Gareth. “Scale factor.” Financial Times, June 9, 2018: 2.

Heardman, Adam. “How Sam Gilliam Became the Artist of the Moment.” Mutual Art, October 9, 2018.

“Henry Taylor’s finger-lickin’ painting in Rennes.” The Art Newspaper, June 2018.

Hudson, Suzanne. “Public Fiction: The Conscientious Objector’ MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Schindler House.” Artforum, May 2018: 243–244.

Jackson, Ashawnta. “Visiting ‘Soul of a Nation’” (exhibition review). JSTOR Daily, November 14, 2018.

Jaeger, William. “Williams College exhibit salutes color field painters” (exhibition review). Times Union, August 15, 2018.

Juliano, Michael. “An Ai Weiwei-designed art gallery and exhibition is coming to Beverly Hills.” Time Out, May 22, 2018.

Kaufman, Rachel. “Baltimore Museum to Sell White Male Art to Buy Works by Artists of Color.” Next City, May 2, 2018.

Kazakina, Katya. “Wall Street Rush to Scoop Up Black Art Sends Prices Sky High.” Bloomberg, April 18, 2018.

Kim, Rebecca. “Ai Weiwei Designs United Talent Agency's New Artist Space.” Hype Beast, July 28, 2018.

Kinsella, Eileen. “At Age 84, Living Legend Sam Gilliam Is Enjoying His Greatest Renaissance Yet.” Artnet, January 2, 2018.

“Kunstmuseum Basel: 'The Music of Color'” (exhibition review). Barfi.ch, June 8, 2018.

Leonhardt, Andrea. “‘Soul of a Nation,’ Critically Acclaimed Exhibit Celebrating Black Power, Comes to Brooklyn.” BK Reader, May 30, 2018.

“LesGirls' by Demétre Chiparus Headlines Weschler’s March 2nd Sale.” Art Fix Daily, February 12, 2018.

Lind, C.J. “Smart Museum of Art expands perspectives with major reinstallation of its collection.” The University of Chicago News, May 10, 2018.

Loos, Ted. “At 84, Sam Gilliam Fires Up His Competitive Spirit.” The New York Times, International Edition, June 13, 2018: S5.

Loos, Ted. “Championing Black Artists, at Home and in the Spotlight.” The New York Times, July 24, 2018.

Loos, Ted. “Where art flourishes, outside and in.” The New York Times, International Edition, June 13, 2018: S1.

Lu, Keyin. “Nasher celebrates black abstract artists in 'Solidary & Solitary'” (exhibition review). Duke Chronicle, February 28, 2018.

Maiellano, Sarah. “The best museum exhibits in Europe this summer.” CBS8, June 18, 2018.

Malvoisin, Armelle. “20 key sales, between 5,000 and 10 million euros.” Le Quotidien del Art, June 13, 2018.

Marks, Thomas. “‘I’ve always insisted on remaining an artist’: Sam Gilliam.” Apollo, June 2018: 39–40.

“Must-see museum exhibits in Europe for summer 2018.” WBIR, June 19, 2018.

“News in pictures: Thursday June 28, 2018.” The Times UK, June 28, 2018.

“'Painting: Now and Forever, Part III' at Matthew Marks, New York” (exhibition review). Blouin ArtInfo, June 25, 2018.

Patterson, Jennifer. “5 arts venues collaborate for 2018 season.” Times Union, April 28, 2018.

Peacock, Leslie Newell. “Soulful: 'Art in the Age of Black Power' at Crystal Bridges: Update.” Ark Times, January 31, 2018.

“Photo courtesy of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art Ogden Museum to Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with Free Admission.” Off Beat, January 5, 2018.

Pogrebin, Robin. “Sotheby’s Auction to Raise Money for Studio Museum’s New home.” The New York Times, March 11, 2018.

“A Preview of Unlimited at Art Basel 2018.” Whitewall, June 11, 2018.

Proctor, Rebecca Anne. “Art Basel Report: Africa Comes of Age.” Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, June 22, 2018.

Reyburn, Scott. “Breathing New Life into London’s Summer Auction ‘Season’.” The New York Times, June 29, 2018.

Rozell, Mary. “The Ultimate Art Insider’s Guide to Basel, Switzerland.” Galerie Magazine, June 7, 2018.

Russeth, Andrew. “Out of the Fair and Into the City: A Look at Exhibitions Around Basel” (exhibition review). Art News, June 15, 2018.

Russeth, Andrew. “Site Seeing: Basel Locals Pick Art, Gardens, and Boats to See Beyond t

he Fairs” (exhibition review). Art News, June 13, 2018.

Russeth, Andrew. “The Year in, and Beyond, New York’s Galleries—Plus a Top 10 From All Over.” Art News, December 27, 2018.

Sharp, Chris. “Basel Roundup.” Art Agenda, June 18, 2018.

Smith, Roberta. “Fresh Broad Strokes of an Incomplete Survey” (exhibition review). The New York Times, August 3, 2018: C11; C16.

“Sotheby’s Auction House Celebrates The Studio Museum in Harlem.” Vogue, May 10, 2018.

“Sotheby’s soared past expectations with a £110.2 million sale on Tuesday night in London, which set new records for Sam Gilliam and Henry Taylor.” Artsy, June 27, 2018.

Stamberg, Susan. “Hard at Work At 84, Artist Sam Gilliam Has ‘Never Felt Better’.” National Public Radio, August 30, 2018.

Sussman, Anna Louie. “What Sold at Art Basel in Basel.” Artsy, June 17, 2018.

“A Tour of Mandy and Cliff Einstein's Incredible Art Collection.” W Magazine, October 23, 2018.

Tarmy, James. “A Powerful Exhibition of Black Art Moves to Arkansas.” Bloomberg, February 6, 2018.

“Top 12: Your Art Basel 2018 Must Do List.” Whitewall, June 12, 2018.

Tully, Judd. “‘A Luxury Problem’: As Art Basel 2018 Rolls On, the Sales Beat Continues.” Art News, June 14, 2018.

“U-M Exhibition Explores Relationship Between Art, Politics of The Early 1970s.” Broadway World, October 3, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Art Basel Miami Beach 2018: Select Galleries Throughout the Mega Fair are Showing Works By African and African American Artists, Here’s Where to Find Them.” Culture Type, December 6, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Auction Record: 1968 Beveled-Edge Painting Sets New High Mark for Sam Gilliam.” Culture Type, March 14, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Auction Results: A Review of African American Art Featured in Sotheby’s Fall 2017 Contemporary Auctions—Several Never Exhibited, Unseen For Decades.” Culture Type, March 4, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Basel and Beyond: Overdue Recognition of African American Artists at Home is Generating Unprecedented Curatorial and Collector Interest Throughout Europe.” Culture Type, June 16, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “New Mark Bradford Exhibition Features Tribute to Fellow Abstract Painter Jack Whitten: ‘It Was Comforting Because I Could Look at a Lineage’.” Culture Type, February 27, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Record Breakers? Paintings by Jack Whitten, Sam Gilliam, Barkley L. Hendricks, and Other African American Artists Priced to Set New Auction Highs This Week.” Culture Type, November 14, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Speed Art Museum Acquires Bob Thompson Painting, a Self-Portrait of the Louisville Native.” Culture Type, April 8, 2018.

Valentine, Victoria L. “The Week in African American Art: Kehinde Wiley Signed with a Hollywood Agent & More.” Culture Type, April 9, 2018.

Vazzoler, Marine. “L'entrée en force de Sam Gilliam au Kunstmuseum de Bâle.” L'hebdo du Quotidien de L'Art, October 5, 2018: 22–23.

Westall, Mark. “The exhibitions to see during Art Basel.” Fad Magazine, June 11, 2018.

Whitewaller: Dallas Art Fair 2018, no 17 (2018): cover.

Wyrick, Christopher. “L.A. Artists, Hollywood Collectors Honor Thelma Golden and 50 Years of The Studio Museum in Harlem.” Hollywood Reporter, April 18, 2018.

2017

“American Black Power Explored in New Tate Summer Exhibition.” Art Lyst, March 17, 2017.

Battaglia, Andy. “Traveling Exhibition and Brooklyn Museum Fete to Honor Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of African-Diasporan Art.” Art News, March 7, 2017.

Bookhardt, D. Eric. “Review: ‘Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Guiffrida Collection’” (exhibition review). Best of New Orleans, November 6, 2017.

Buffenstein, Alyssa. “The 57th Venice Biennale Reveals Full List of Participating Artists.” Artnet, February 7, 2017.

Campbell, Andrianna. “Sam Gilliam.” Artforum, 500 Words, July 11, 2017.

Capps, Kriston. “At Hemphill Fine Arts, a Survey of Washington Color School’s Lesser-Known Stars.” Washington City Paper, February 17, 2017.

Capps, Kriston. “Late Artist Kenneth Young Is Finally Getting His Due.” Washington City Paper, June 1, 2017.

Cascone, Sarah. “34 Unmissable Gallery Shows to See in New York City This November.” Artnet, October 26, 2017.

Corbett, Rachel. “All the Artists and National Pavilions in the 2017 Venice Biennale.” Blouin Art, February 7, 2017.

Cotter, Holland. “Sam Gilliam, 1967-1973” (exhibition review). The New York Times, December 6, 2017: C21.

Crow, Kelly. “Olympics of the Art World.” The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2017: A13– A14.

Davis, Ben. “Feast Your Eyes on Photos of the Venice Biennale’s Much-Anticipated ‘Viva Arte Viva’ Exhibition” (exhibition review). Artnet, May 10, 2017.

Enholm, Molly. “Los Angeles.” art ltd. magazine, 2016 top ten, Volume 11, Number 1, Jan/Feb 2017: 55.

Freeman, Nate. “Dawn Kasper Will Be Staying in the Giardini’s Central Pavilion for Six Months.” Art News, May 9, 2017.

Gillis, Casey. “Maier exhibit features the work of Betye and Alison Saar, Sam Gilliam, Sally Mann.” News Advance, February 14, 2017.

Gonou, Aphrodite. “Tactile Rhythms.” Nomas, 2017: 81–96.

Gebremedhin, Thomas. “The Magic of Venice.” The Wallstreet Journal, September 2017: 140–171.

Holmes, Pernilla. “Souls Grown Deep.” Frieze Week, 2017: 29–32.

“In the Spirit of Collaboration: Sam Gilliam and Lou Stoval” (exhibition review). Miami Times Online, May 31, 2017.

Jansen, Charlotte. “Throwing shade: artists explore the visual language of colour.” Wallpaper, March 2, 2017.

Jones, Jonathan. “America in the age of Malcom X.” The Guardian, July 12, 2017: 3.

Krasinski, Jennifer. “A Half-Century After Hitting the Art Scene, Sam Gilliam’s Legacy Blossoms.” Village Voice, November 15, 2017.

McGlone, Peggy. “Meet the museum director behind the Hirshhorn’s Kusama show.” The Washington Post Magazine, April 27, 2017.

Martin, Courtney J. “The Corona Rising.” Art in America, March 2017: 45–50.

Ollerearnshaw, Phoebe. “The Tate Modern's New Powerful Exhibition.” Arts and Collections, July 22, 2017.

Pollack, Barbara. “You’ve Gotta See This!” Art News, Spring 2017: 72–77.

“Route One: Venice Biennale 2017 Guide.” The Art Newspaper, Venice App, May 2017.

“Saint Louis Art Museum Receives Gift of Eighty-One Works by African American Artists.” Artforum, December 6, 2017.

Sargent, Antwaun. “How Black Artists, Dealers, and Collectors Are Boosting the Careers of Their Younger Peers.” Artsy, December 14, 2017.

Sargent, Antwaun. “The Revolutionaries.” Cultured, Summer 2017: 210–211.

“The Stars of the Washington Color School Get a Transcendent Survey—See It Here. Show of the day: ‘Impulse’ is on view at Pace London.” Artnet, December 18, 2017.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Pamela Joyner, Influential Collector of African American Art, Joins Board of J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles.” Culture Type, February 13, 2017.

Valentine, Victoria L. “2017 Venice Biennale List Includes African American Artists Sam Gilliam, Senga Nengudi, and McArthur Binion.” Culture Type, February 8, 2017.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Virginia Museum Acquires ‘Three Folk Musicians’ by Romare Bearden, an ‘Iconic’ Collage Long Held in a Private Collection.” Culture Type, February 8, 2017.

Walsh, Brienne. “Calling an Art Exhibition ‘Color People,’ And Not Discussing Race, Is A Radical Gesture In 2017.” Forbes, June 29, 2017.

Wilson, Linden. “Generation Next; This Young Curator Doesn’t Own a Car (in Texas), Bowls Like a Pro and Finds New Art Stars.” Paper City Mag, February 6, 2017.

Wright, Karen. “Tate Modern’s exhibition of black art is the show we need in the age of Trump” (exhibition review). Independent UK, July 11, 2017.

Wullschlager, Jackie “Venice Biennale round-up: a rainbow thread of optimism” (exhibition review). Financial Times, Visual Arts, May 12, 2017.

2016

“Acquisitions of the month: November 2016.” Apollo Magazine, Features, December 8, 2016.

Agostini, Sara Dolfi. “Expo Chicago, porta principale della cultura afroamericana.” Art Economy 24, October 3, 2016.

“Afropolitan abstraction.” Financial Times, October 1–2, 2016: 6–7.

Ayad, Myrna. “Call to action at the heart of sixth Marrakech Biennale.” The Art Newspaper, March 17, 2016.

Babal, Roshni. “Tufts Art Gallery acquires Sam Gilliam’s ‘Fold XII’.” Tufts Daily, November 2, 2016.

Belcove, Julie. “Pamela Joyner: collector of ‘Afropolitan abstraction’.” Financial Times, September 30, 2016.

“Biennale de Marrakech: Petite ballade au palais Bahia.” L’Economiste, February 25, 2016: 24.

Boucher, Brian. “Is the Art Market Racially Biased?” Artnet, October 11, 2016.

Caroll, Tori. “DIA plans multimillion-dollar investment in African-American art collection.” Metro Times, July 22, 2016.

Catlin, Roger. “History Grabs the Headlines, But the Quiet Authority of the Art Gallery in the New Smithsonian Museum Speaks Volumes.” Smithsonian Mag, September 2, 2016.

Cotter, Holland. “A Bold New Landing” (exhibition review). The New York Times, September 30, 2016: C19.

Cunningham, Vinson. “A Darker Presence.” The New Yorker, August 29, 2016: 34–39.

“Datebook: ‘African-American Fine Art’ auction at Swann Galleries, New York.” Blouin ArtInfo, September 20, 2016.

Edgers, Geoff. “Back Again Gilliam.” The Washington Post, July 10, 2016: E1, E14.

Enholm, Molly. “Sam Gilliam: ‘Green April’ at David Kordansky Gallery” (exhibition review). art ltd., Volume 10, Number 4, July/Aug 2016: 30.

“Expo Chicago: First Impressions.” Randian Online, September 23, 2016.

Farago, Jason. “National Gallery of Art’s East Building review a new view of America” (exhibition review). The Guardian, October 3, 2016.

Fensom, Sarah E. “Out of Frame.” Art & Antiques, October 2016: 64–71.

Freed, Benjamin. “Look Inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture.” Washingtonian, May 13, 2016.

Greenberger, Alex. “Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Sam Gilliam Painting.” Art News, November 17, 2016.

Gottschalk, Molly. “What Sold at EXPO CHICAGO.” Artsy, September 26, 2016.

Halperin, Julia. “Black history takes its place on Washington’s Mall.” The Art Newspaper, September 7, 2016.

Haskell, Rob. “Bold Strokes.” W Magazine, November 2016: 76–78.

Herbert, Martin. “Marrakech Biennale.” Art Review, January & February 2016: 34.

Hoffmann, Jens. “Marrakech Biennale 6.” Frieze, April 9, 2016.

Indrisek, Scott. “What to Buy At Expo Chicago.” Blouin ArtInfo, September 23, 2016.

Jones, Jennie C. “Blue Turning Gray Over You.” Art in America, March 2016: 54–55.

Kennedy, Randy. “Mark Bradford Will Represent U.S. at Venice Biennale.” The New York Times, April 20, 2016: C3.

Loos, Ted. “Reframing Art with African Roots.” The New York Times, October 17, 2016: C1–C2.

McGlone, Peggy. “For National Gallery of Art, a building reopening means rebirth.” The Washington Post, October 14, 2016.

Mendelsohn, Meredith and Thackara, Tess. “How Advocates of African-American Art Are Advancing Racial Equality in the Art World.” Artsy, January 12, 2016.

Miranda, Carolina A. “Datebook: Portraits of adolescents, retyping famous books, an L.A. painter at 90.” Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2016.

Miranda, Carolina A. “Suspended color field canvases, California landscapes, a new space debuts.” Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2016.

Muenzer, David. “Sam Gilliam.” Artforum, June 8, 2016.

Neuendorf, Henri. “Gallerist David Kordansky on Today’s Market, and the LA Art Scene.” Artnet, October 26, 2016.

Neuendorf, Henri. “See The Top 10 Booths at EXPO Chicago.” Artnet, September 23, 2016.

Oltuski, Romy. “How to Collect Fine Art—On A Budget.” Harper’s Bazaar, June 15, 2016.

Pagel, David. “Wonders of the here and now” (exhibition review). Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2016: E4.

Piejko, Jennifer. “Living History at the 2016 Marrakech Biennale.” Interview Magazine, March 21, 2016.

Piejko, Jennifer. “Review: Marrakech Biennale.” Blouin ArtInfo, May 7, 2016.

Pobric, Pac. “‘We’re a part of American art too’: Black artists speak on their roles in art history.” The Art Newspaper, October 5, 2016.

“Rediscovery.” The Economist, September 24, 2016: 79–80.

“Rising Market for Post-War Abstraction Seen in Swann Galleries’ April African-American Fine Art Auction.” Art Fix Daily, April 19, 2016.

Rodney, Seph. “A Black Painter Who Found Aesthetic Liberty in the 1960s.” Hyper Allergic, July 11, 2016.

Russeth, Andrew. “Beach House: Katharina Grosse Brings a Masterpiece to the Sands of New York.” Art News, July 5, 2016.

“Sam Gilliam.” Art Talk Collective, September 9, 2016.

“Sam Gilliam ‘Green April’ at David Kordansky Gallery’” (exhibition review). Art Addict, June 30, 2016.

Samet, Jennifer. “Beer with a Painter: Sam Gilliam.” Hyper Allergic, March 19, 2016.

Shanahan, Mark. “The renaissance of Sam Gilliam.” Boston Globe, October 22, 2016.

Shang, Danielle. “LA, the New Art Frontier.” Randian Online, May 28, 2016.

Smith, Roberta. “Tumultuous Era in Many Guises.” The New York Times, April 8, 2016: C19.

Spiegler, Marc. “Ten questions all gallerists should be asking themselves now.” The Art Newspaper, January 29, 2016.

Spurlock, Inga Fowler. “Sam Gilliam, an artist who teaches by example.” The Washington Post, July 22, 2016.

Stryker, Mark. “DIA launches multimillion-dollar effort to acquire African-American art.” Freep, July 21, 2016.

Tully, Judd. “Healthy Sales but Less Chest Thumping at Expo Chicago.” Blouin ArtInfo, September 25, 2016.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Almost Famous: The Ebb and Flow of Sam Gilliam's Formidable Practice.” Culture Type, July 14, 2016.

Valentine, Victoria L. “At Swann African American Art Auction, Abstract Paintings by Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, and Wadsworth Jarrell Top Sales.” Culture Type, October 10, 2016.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art —Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter.” Culture Type, September 3, 2016.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art — Hamza Walker to Head LAXART, National Medal of arts Announced.” Culture Type, September 17, 2016.

Valentina, Victoria L. “With the Smithsonian African American Museum Set to Open in Washington, the Entire City is Brimming with Black Art.” Culture Type, September 20, 2016.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Sneak Peak: Smithsonian Curators Preview New African American Museum.” Culture Type, February 20, 2016.

Wagley, Catherine. “5 Free Art Show to See in L.A. This Week.” Los Angeles Weekly, June 15, 2016.

2015

Abrams, Amah-Rose. “We’ve Got the Scoop on What’s Selling at Frieze Masters 2015.” Artnet, October 16, 2015.

Barnes, Freire. “What not to miss at Frieze London and Frieze Masters.” Timeout, October 12, 2015.

Bencks, Jarret. “Spring arrives at the Rose Art Museum.” Brandeis, February 10, 2015.

Biswas, Allie. “Rashid Johnson with Allie Biswas.” Brooklyn Rail, December 9th, 2015.

Boucher, Brian. “Corcoran Gallery of Art Dissolution Leaves Thousands of Orphaned Artworks. Who Gets Them?” Artnet, February 6, 2015.

Bowley, Graham; Finkel, Jori; Sheets, Hilarie M. “The Washington Hostess Who Nurtured Warhol.” The New York Times, August 7, 2015: C20.

“Brandeis art museum presents ‘Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler’.” Wicked Local Waltham, February 4, 2015.

Carter, Kelly E. “Prolific Art Collector Pamela Joyner Isn’t Like Her Peers.” Haute Living, January 23, 2015.

Cotter, Holland. “Dusting Off Gems from the Attic” (exhibition review). The New York Times, February 5, 2015.

DeVito, Lee. “Susan Aaron-Taylor exhibits as one of three solo shows at N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art (exhibition review). Metro Times, June 10, 2015.

Duggan, Bob. "Facing African-American History Through African-American Art.” Big Think, January 19, 2015.

Duray, Dan. “Xu Bing, Mark Bradford, Sam Gilliam, Maya Lin, Julie Mehretu, Pedro Reyes, and Kehinde Wiley Win U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts.” Art News, January 15, 2015.

Durón, Maximilíano. “Preview Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2015.” Art News, October 12, 2015.

“EXPO CHICAGO is the talk of the town.” Examiner, September 26, 2015.

Farago, Jason. “Represent: 200 Years of African American Art review -not bold, but dutiful.” The Guardian, January 16, 2015.

Forbes, Alexander. “How Frieze Director Victoria Siddall Is Diversifying the Art Fair Experience.” Artsy, October 12, 2015.

Forrest, Nicholas. “Q&A: Frieze Director Victoria Siddall on Frieze London 2015.” Blouin ArtInfo, October 13, 2015.

Fowler, William. “Searching for Sam Gilliam: the 81-year-old art genius saved from oblivion.” The Guardian, October 15, 2015.

Granovsky, Brooke. “Spring 2015 at the Rose Art Museum.” The Justice, March 3, 2015.

Greenberger, Alex. “Christie’s Contemporary Art Day Sales Net $88.8 M., With Records for Gilliam, Krushenick, And For A Moment, Kelley.” Art News, November 12, 2015.

Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: An artist’s past, present and future” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, July 10, 2015.

Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: A painter’s progress revealed” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, February 27, 2015.

Johnson, Sam. “Sam Gilliam: Paint Pioneer.” AnOther Magazine, September 4, 2015.

Kennedy, Randy. “Black Artists and the March into the Museum.” The New York Times, November 29, 2015: A1, A26.

Kingdon, Victoria. “Frieze Masters 2015: The Highlights.” Harper’s Bazaar UK, October 11, 2015.

McGlone, Peggy. “Seven artists awarded State Department Medal of Arts for cultural diplomacy.” The Washington Post, January 21, 2015.

McQuaid, Cate. “Frankenthaler’s art prompts new take on history at the Rose.” Boston Globe, January 31, 2015.

Miller, Robin. “Famous African works on display at Southern.” The Advocate, March 5, 2015.

Munro, Cait. “What Noteworthy New Artist Records Were Set at New York’s Fall Auctions?” Artnet, November 13, 2015.

Neuendorf, Henri. “Who Are the Most Undervalued Artists in Today’s Market?” Artnet, November 12, 2015.

Picard, Charmaine. “In the Studio: Sam Gilliam.” Blouin Art + Auction, December 17, 2015, pp. 64–70.

“'Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler’ Opens 2/10 at The Rose Art Museum.” Broadway World, January 12, 2015.

“‘Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler’ Opens Today at The Rose Art Museum.” Broadway World, February 10, 2015.

“Remarks at the Art in Embassies Medal of Arts Award Luncheon.” United States Department of State, January 21, 2015.

Sargent, Antwaun. “Can Tumblr Preserve Black Contemporary Art?” Vice, The Creator’s Project, July 13, 2015.

Schjeldahl, Peter. “Shapes and Colors” (exhibition review). New Yorker, The Art World, August 3, 2015.

“Secretary Kerry To Award the 2014 U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts.” United States Department of State, January 20, 2015.

“Seven artists awarded State Department medal.” Columbia Tribune, January 25, 2015.

“6 Artworks to Invest in This October.” Art Space, October 14, 2015.

Smee, Sebastian. “Raw power at Rose Art Museum” (exhibition review). Boston Globe, February 19, 2015.

Smith, Roberta. “Review: ‘Pretty Raw’ Recounts Helen Frankenthaler’s Influence on the Art World” (exhibition review). The New York Times, June 3, 2015.

Tarmy, James. “Forty Years Too Late, an Artist’s Market Takes Off.” Bloomberg, October 14, 2015.

Tully, Judd. “Frieze and Frieze Masters Open with Steady Sales.” Blouin ArtInfo, October 14, 2015.

Valentine, Victoria L. “National Gallery of Art Acquires 190+ Works by African American Artists From Corcoran.” Culture Type, March 18, 2015.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Overdue: Recognition of Sam Gilliam’s Work Continues to Gain Momentum with Auction Record at Christie’s.” Culture Type, November 15, 2015.

Valentine, Victoria L. “Prominent African American Artists Break Records at Swann Auction.” Culture Type, April 7, 2015.

Vogel, Sabine B. “London: autumn storm on the art in the tent.” Die Presse, October 17, 2015.

Ward, Ossian. “The old and the new(ish): Frieze Masters 2015 presents a plethora of classic works.” Wallpaper, October 16, 2015.

Wilcox, Jess. “Promise Machine: At MoMA, Steffani Jemison Explores Blackness and Utopian Thought.” Art in America, June 24, 2015

“Winners of U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts announced.” Art Media Agency, January 20, 2015.

2014

Angaza, Maitefa. “Bear 'Witness' at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.” Amsterdam News, July 10, 2014.

Becque, Elien Blue. “The Culture List: Frieze New York, Sterling Ruby’s Mystery Sculptures, Matisse’s Cutouts, and Tattoos as Art.” Vanity Fair, May 9, 2014.

Bellamy, Cliff. “Domestic art: Artist transforms house into an installation.” Herald Sun, March 31, 2014.

Boazman, Derrick. “Too Much Truth – Have You Seen The Kinsey Collection?” CBS Atlanta, June 6, 2014.

Bonenti, Charles. “Clark Art Institute: 'Making It New' Abstract art takes center stage” (exhibition review). The Berkshire Eagle, August 1, 2014.

Campbell, Andrianna. “Witness” (exhibition review). Artforum, March 12, 2014.

Colbert, Mark. “Hunter Museum Features ‘African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond.” WUTC, February 28, 2014.

Corbett, Rachel and Halperin, Julie. “Is ninety the new twenty?” The Art Newspaper, May 10–12, 2014.

Cotter, Holland. “Battle Lines for Change: ‘Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties,’ at the Brooklyn Museum” (exhibition review). The New York Times, March 21, 2014: C23.

D'Addario, John. “Ogden surveys Southern art from permanent collection.” The New Orleans Advocate, May 7, 2014.

Dalkey, Victoria. “Review: 'African American Art' a revelation at the Crocker” (exhibition review). Sac Bee, July 2, 2014.

Dawson, Jessica. “Why Is Washington, D.C., an Art Desert?” Vulture, December 5, 2014.

“The Fairest of them All.” W Magazine, May 14, 2014.

Galloway, Jordan. “For Artists, the Civil Rights Era Was More Than Black and White.” Brooklyn Based, March 13, 2014.

Glentzer, Molly. “HMAAC steps up its game for Kinsey Collection.” Houston Chronicle, September 12, 2014.

Gopnik, Blake. “Abstraction Colored by Race” (exhibition review). The Daily Beast, January 31, 2014.

Gopnik, Blake. “Sam Gilliam, Cut from Feminist Cloth” (exhibition review). Artnet, December 16, 2014.

“Grahams selling Washington Post art collection.” The Washington Post, July 9, 2014.

Griffin, Jonathan. “The New Dealer.” T Magazine, September 14, 2014: 124–128.

Guthrie, Julian. “Pamela Joyner opens doors on Private Collections Tour.” SFGate, May 16, 2014.

Hamer, Katy Diamond. “10 Black Artists on the Lessons of Ebony and Jet.” Vulture, December 19, 2014.

Jenkins, Mark. “Galleries: Different views showcased at Long View Gallery” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, January 31, 2014.

Jenkins, Mark. “In the Galleries: A Washington Color School reunion” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, July 12, 2014.

Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: Watercolors, silkscreen, portraiture in Alexandria” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, September 5, 2014.

Judkis, Maura. “The Corcoran Gallery's hidden gems.” The Washington Post, June 26, 2014.

Judkis, Maura. “‘An empty tomb’: Former Corcoran staffers hold ‘funeral’ for museum.” The

Washington Post, September 28, 2014.

Kazakina, Katya and Romano, Mary. “Frieze Woos Billionaires with $375 Sleepovers, Pricey Art.” Bloomberg, May 7, 2014.

Kennicott, Philip. “Graham Holdings to sell much of its corporate art collection to accommodate new, smaller headquarters.” The Washington Post, July 8, 2014.

Kinsella, Eileen. “Frieze New York Preview.” Artnet, May 6, 2014.

Levesque, Dawn. “African-American Art: 1920s and Beyond at Crocker Art Museum” (exhibition review). Guardian Liberty Voice, May 11, 2014.

Lewis, Jim. “Red Orange Yellow Green and Blue Period.” W Art, December 2014/January 2015: 86-87.

Loos, Ted. “A Preview of Frieze New York.” Vogue, May 8, 2014.

Markus, David. “Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties.” Art in America, June/July 2014: 153–154.

“The Most Admired Art Dealers of 2014.” Artnet, December 24, 2014.

“New York: Frieze.” Whitewall, Summer 2014: 28.

Newton, Mike. “Art and the Movement.” The Independent, issue #195, April 4, 2014.

O’Sullivan, Michael. “’K@20’ at the Kreeger Museum” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, March 14, 2014.

Peltier, Karen. “Art Review: The Kinsey Collection” (exhibition review). City Paper, February 26, 2014.

Roberts, Pamela. “BWW Reviews: Ideas Pop at Dog & Pony DC’s TOAST” (exhibition review). Broadway World, September 23, 2014.

“Rubell Recollections.” Art + Auction, December 2014: 73.

Russeth, Andrew. “A Look Around Frieze New York.” GalleristNY, May 8, 2014.

Russeth, Andrews. “’Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties’ at the Brooklyn Museum.” GalleristNY, March 26, 2014.

“Sam Gilliam at David Kordansky Gallery: Frieze New York.” Gallery Intell, May 11, 2014.

Sheets, Hilarie M. “Black Abstraction: Not a Contradiction.” Art News, June 2014: 62–71.

“Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition About African American Art In The 20th Century Opens At The Hunter Museum Feb. 14.” Chattanoogan, January 17, 2014.

Valentine, Victoria L. “W Magazine Concludes 2014 with Coverage of Sam Gilliam, Rashid Johnson, Julie Mehretu and Kevin Beasley.” Culture Type, December 29, 2014.

Williams, Maxwell. “The Los Angeles Gallery to Know.” Details, September 2014: 110.

Wilson, Lia. “Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties at Brooklyn Museum” (exhibition review). Daily Serving, May 22, 2014.

Yates, Clinton. “Muralist takes on Takoma, now ready to tackle the rest of the country with his art.” The Washington Post, September 17, 2014

Zhong, Fan. "Supersize It: Gallerist David Kordansky upgrades to a big new space." W Magazine, September 2014: 248.

Zilkha, Bettina. “Frieze Art Fair VIP Preview Attracts Serious Collectors, Celebrities.” Forbes, May 10, 2014.

2013

Berardini, Andrew. “Cover Song” (exhibition review). ArtSlant, April 6, 2013.

“Bold Strokes.” C Magazine, April 2013.

Camhi, Leslie. “Abstractions for a Brave New World: Sam Gilliam’s Paintings on View in Los Angeles.” Vogue, March 26, 2013.

“Cultured 25.” Cultured, Spring 2013: 37, 40.

“Currier Museum acquires works by pop artist Robert Indiana, abstract artists Frank Stella, Sam Gilliam.” Union Leader, April 25, 2013.

“David Kordansky Gallery: Sam Gilliam: ‘Hard-Edge Paintings 1963-66’ curated by Rashid Johnson” (exhibition review). Art+Auction, Exhibitions In Brief, June 2013: 150.

“Hit List: Things we like.” Modern Painters, April 2013: 39.

Kirszenbaum, Martha. “Visit: Sam Gilliam’s exhibition curated by Rashid Johnson at David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles” (exhibition review). Kaleidoscope Blog, March 25, 2013.

Muchnic, Suzanne. “Sam Gilliam, David Kordansky” (exhibition review). Art News, Reviews: National, Summer 2013, pp. 117–118.

“PLAN ForYourArt THIS WEEK: Sam Gilliam.” ForYourArt, March 27, 2013.

Rappolt, Mark. “Sam Gilliam.” ArtReview, Issue 67, April 2013: 76–79.

“Rashid Johnson Curates Sam Gilliam.” Hampton University IRAAA, April 25, 2013.

Rutledge, Walter. “Walter's World: The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center – June 20, 2013.” Harlem World Mag, June 20, 2013.

“Sam Gilliam at David Kordansky” (exhibition review). Contemporary Art Daily, May 7, 2013.

Schama, Chloe. “The Art of Inspiration.” Wallstreet Journal. Magazine, April 2013: 68–69.

Trembley, Nicolas. “L’atelier -Rashid Johnson” (exhibition review). Numéro, Issue 140, April 2013: 46–48.

Williams, Maxwell. “Curator Q&A: Rashid Johnson's Sam Gilliam: Hard-Edge Paintings 1963 –1966.” Whitewall Mag, April 15, 2013.

Yablonsky, Linda. “The Collections of Artists: Ugo Rondinone.” T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Culture, December 5, 2013.

Zevitas, Steven. “Must See Painting Shows: April 2013.” Huffington Post, April 12, 2013.

Zhong, Fan. “Eye Candy: Sam Gilliam at David Kordansky Gallery” (exhibition review). W Magazine, March 28, 2013.

2012

Jovanovic, Rozalia. “David Kordansky Gallery Now Represents Color Field Painter Sam Gilliam.” GalleristNY, October 19, 2012.

McNay, Anna. “Review: Rashid Johnson: Shelter” (exhibition review). Interface, October 1, 2012.

Sowah, Jillian S. “Going Out Guide.” The Washington Post, November 26, 2012.

Sutton, Benjamin. “L.A.’s David Kordansky Gallery Now Represents Color Field Pioneer Sam Gilliam.” ArtInfo, October 19, 2012.

2011

LeGro, Tom and Stother, Annie. “In a Station of the Metro, an Apparition of Color From Sam Gilliam.” PBS, August 18, 2011.

Trescott, Jacqueline. “Sam Gilliam: An ever-changing force.” The Washington Post, January 30, 2011.

2004

Dawson, Jessica. “The Many Sides of Gilliam” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, April 15, 2004: C05.

2003

Meyers, Laura. “African American Art Moves Beyond Black and White.” Art Business News, January 2003: 34–38.

Stein, Judith E. “The Adventures of Jo Baer.” Art in America, May 2003: 104–11, 157.

2002

Cotter, Holland. “No Greater Love: Abstraction” (exhibition review). The New York Times, October 11, 2002: B83.

Fine, Ruth. “Double Vision.” International Review of African American Art, 2002: 38–42.

Dawson, Jessica. “Gilliam’s New Harvest from Old Color Field” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, April 15, 2002: C01.

Garance, Franke-Ruta. “Artifacts: Less is More.” City Paper, April 19, 2002: 54.

Gopnik, Blake. “Washington’s Color-Field Painters, Like the ‘60s, Are Back Why? There’s No Black-and-White Answer.” The Washington Post, September 29, 2002: G1.

Meyers, Laura. “African American Art Moves Beyond Black and White.” Art Business News, January 2002: 34–38.

Shannon, Joe. “Sam Gilliam at Marsha Mateyka” (exhibition review). Art in America, December 2002: 116

Shaw-Eagle, Joanna. “’Slats’ Paintings Fit in Color and Form” (exhibition review). The Washington Times, April 13, 2002: D3.

Stein, Judith E. “The Adventures of Jo Baer.” Art in America, May 2003: 104–11, 157.

2001

Panczenko, Paula. “Sam Gilliam’s New Work Has Echoes of the Past but Moves into an Entirely New Direction” (exhibition review). University of Madison - Wisconsin Tandem Press, Fall 2001: 1.

2000

Weil, Rex. “Sam Gilliam: Marsha Mateyka” (exhibition review). Art News, February 2000: 168.

1999

Protzman, Ferdinand. “Pushing the Drapes Aside.” The Washington Post, November 1999: C5.

Shannon, Joe. “Sam Gilliam and Kendall Buster at the Kreeger Museum” (exhibition review). Art in America, June 1999: 127.

1998

Hassold, Cris. “Sam Gilliam: Constructions; Jeff Baker Gallery, Boca Rato.” Art Papers, August 1998: 33.

Richard, Paul. “Gilliam’s New Angles” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 1, 1998: G1, G4.

Rogers, Patricia Dane. “Sam Gilliam on Home Ground: Painter-in-Residence.” The Washington Post, October 15, 1998: 15, 17–18.

Shaw-Eagle, Joanna. “D.C. Exhibit Reveals How Gilliam Juggles Logic and Emotion” (exhibition review). Washington Times, November 1, 1998: D1– D3.

1997

Forgey, Benjamin. “Washington, in Living Color” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, February 23, 1997: G1, G5.

Protzman, Ferdinand. “Drapes Not Drawn.” The Washington Post, June 1997: H2.

Yood, James. “Sam Gilliam: Klein Art Works” (exhibition review). Artforum, May 1997: 112–113.

1996

Risatti, Howard. “Painting outside of Painting” (exhibition review). Artforum, April 1996: 105–106.

Protzman, Ferdinand. “Gilliam: A case Study in Artistry.” The Washington Post, March 16, 1996: D2.

Rose, Barbara. “Sam Gilliam: Abstraction as Identity” (exhibition review). International Review of African American Art, 1996: 18–23.

Sizemore, Gene. “Mothers, Mentors, and Mischief.” Art News, January 1996: 110–113.

Smith, Roberta. “Testing Limits at the Corcoran” (exhibition review). The New York Times, January 6, 1996: 11–12.

Storr, Robert. “Projects: 120 and Counting” (exhibition review). MOMA Magazine, Winter/Spring 1996: 16–19.

1995

Cohn, D’Vera. “Washington Is the Capital of Black Prosperity.” The Washington Post, March 5, 1995: A1, A18.

Lewis, Jo Ann. “The Magnificent Seven: The Galleries are Bringing New Life to a Once Run-Down D.C. Street.” The Washington Post, June 25, 1995: G7.

Richard, Paul. “Washington, Where Life Ignores Art” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, April 9, 1995: G1, G6– G7.

Vogt, Barbara. “KOAN Interview: Alice Denney, on the Making of a Washington Contemporary Art Scene.” KOAN, April 1995: 12–16.

1994

Cotter, Holland. “Sam Gilliam ‘Golden Element inside Gold’” (exhibition review). The New York Times, March 18, 1994: C23.

Fleming, Lee. “Sam Gillman, Still Experimenting” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 5, 1994: D2.

1993

Cohen, Jean Lawlor. “Sam Gilliam: Drysdale.” Art News, May 1993: 145.

“The Market.” Art and Antiques, November 1993: 28.

Richard, Paul. “Soul Survivor: Sam Gilliam, the Last of the Color Painters, Toughs it Out in D.C” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, February 23, 1993: G1, G7.

1991

Brenson, Michael. “Sam Gilliam” (exhibition review). The New York Times, May 3, 1991: C19.

Colpitt, Frances. “The Shape of Painting in the 1960s.” Art Journal, Spring 1991: 52.

McCoy, Mary. “Sam Gilliam: De Andino Fine Arts.” New Art Examiner, September 1991: 36.

“Solids and Veils.” Art Journal, 1991: 10–11.

1990

Cotter, Holland. “Black Artists: Three Shows” (exhibition review). Art in America, March 1990: 165–171, 217.

Grant, Daniel. “Gaining Self-Confidence and Patience.” American Artist, November 1990: 12, 14, 20.

Oren, Michel. “The Smokehouse Painters, 1968–70.” Black American Literature Forum, Autumn 1990: 509–531.

Thompson, Walter. “Sam Gilliam at Barbara Fendrick” (exhibition review). Art in America, March 1990: 201–202.

Welzenbach, Michael. “Gilliam’s History Lesson” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, February 24, 1990: C2.

1989

Allen, Jane Addams. “Exploring the Alchemy of Paint.” Washington Times, March 15, 1989.

Gilliam, Sam and Benjamin Forgey. "Oral history interview with Sam Gilliam, 1989 Nov. 4-11." Archives of American Art, 11 November 1989. https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-sam-gilliam-11472#transcript

James, Curtia. “Sam Gilliam: Working with His Seven-League Boots On.” American Visions, February 1989: 26–30.

“Lost to the Flames.” The Washington Post, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, April 24, 1989.

Mahoney, J.W. “Sam Gilliam, Middendorf Gallery” (exhibition review). New Art Examiner, September 1989: 54–55.

Rubenfeld, Florence. “Sam Gilliam.” Arts Magazine, Summer 1989: 79.

Welzenbach, Michael. “Reliefs by Sam Gilliam” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, March 4, 1989: C2.

1988

Cameron, Dan. “IS There Hope for Art in Washington? A New Yorker Checks it Out.” New Art Examiner, March 1988: 33–37.

1987

Argy, Andy. “Sam Gilliam: Klein Gallery” (exhibition review). New Art Examiner, Summer 1987: 48.

Collins, Bradford R. “Clement Greenberg and the Search for Abstract Expressionism’s Successor: A Study in the manipulation of Avant-garde Consciousness.” Art Magazine, May 1987: 36–43.

1986

Allen, Jane Addams. “Letting Go.” Art in America, January 1986: 99–104, 147.

Arnett, Earl. “Artist Finds Baltimore Congenial.” Baltimore Sun, March 23, 1986: D6.

Richard, Paul. “The Nesta Revival” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, October 17, 1986.

Richard, Paul. “Sam Gilliam’s Abstract Poise” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 29, 1986: D2.

1985

Bass, Ruth. “Telling it Like it Was.” Art News, April 1985: 11–13.

Gerrit, Henry. “A Metaphor for Human Being: New Paintings by Sam Gilliam” (exhibition review). Arts Magazine, February 1985: 78–79.

Heartney, Eleanor. “Old Masters of Abstraction Meet the Eighties.” New Art Examiner, April 1985: 32–33.

Klein, Ellen Lee. “Sam Gilliam: Recent Black Paintings” (exhibition review). Arts Magazine, December 1985: 114.

Rost, Kerstin. “Pushing D.C. into the Present: Can Washington Become a Capital of Contemporary Art?” New Art Examiner, December 1985: 36–38.

1984

Allen, Jane Addams. “Jazz-Inspired Gilliam: Stretching the Rainbow” (exhibition review). Washington Times, November 30, 1984: 1B–2B.

Richard, Paul. “Gilliam’s Masterly ‘Jazz’” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 19, 1984: D7.

1983

Johnson, Patricia C. “Gilliam Works at McIntosh” (exhibition review). Houston Chronicle, December 23, 1983: 4, 8.

Richard, Paul. “Sam Gilliam’s Show at the Corcoran: Proof of His Power and Significance as a Washington Color Painter” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, March 24, 1983: C15.

Russell, John. “Art: Paintings by Sam Gilliam” (exhibition review). The New York Times, January 7, 1983: C23.

Storr, Robert. “Sam Gilliam at the Studio Museum in Harlem” (exhibition review). Art in America, Summer 1983: 161–162.

1982

Abatt, Corinne. “Gilliam Designs a Patchwork of Colors, Concepts.” The Eccentric, November 18, 1982: 1–6.

Days, Michael. “Sam Gilliam, ex-Louisvillian, Is Returning to the Paintbrush.” Courier-Journal, October 13, 1982: H8.

Miro, Marsha. “From a Pigment of His Imagination.” Detroit Free Press, September 9, 1982: 1B–2B.

Polling, Clark. “Interview: Sam Gilliam.” Art Papers, January–February 1982: 6–8.

Riddle, Mason. “Sam Gilliam: Barry Richard Gallery” (exhibition review). New Art Examiner, December 1982: 20.

Sonsky, Steve. “Chaos on Canvas.” Miami Herald, February 15, 1982: D1–D2.

1981

King, Mary. “Art Can Never Be about Nothing.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, October 25, 1981.

Larson, Kay. “Skin-Deep” (exhibition review). New York, March 23, 1981: 58–59.

“Sam Gilliam.” Washington Star, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, March 22, 1981.

Welish, Marjorie. “Sam Gilliam and Austéat Hamilton” (exhibition review). Art in America, November 1981: 173.

Well, Debbie. “Gilliam’s Art the Picture of Controversy.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 25, 1981: 1F, 11F.

1980

Auer, James. “Gilliam: The Athletics of Art” (exhibition review). Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, March 9, 1980.

International Sculpture Conference.” Art in America, November 1980: 39–45.

Lewis, Jo Ann. “Gilliam in Fine Shapes” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, October 25, 1980: F7.

Lewis, Jo Ann. “A Present Worth a Thousand Words” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, June 18, 1980: C2.

Perreault, John. “Positively Black.” Soho Weekly News, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, February 27, 1980.

Rickey, Carrie. “Singular Work, Double Blind, Triple Threat” (exhibition review). Village Voice, March 3, 1980: 71.

Russell, John. “Art: Abstractions from Afro-America” (exhibition review). The New York Times, March 14, 1980: C19.

Swift, Mary. “Protean Sam Gilliam.” Washington Review, December 1980–January 1981: 5.

Tannuous, David. “Report from Washington: The 11th Annual International Sculpture Conference.” Art in America, November 1980: 39–45.

Wilson, Judith. “‘Afro-American Abstraction’ at P.S.1.” Art in America, June 1980: 157.

1979’

Ashbery, John. “Decoration Says.” New York, July 2, 1979: 51–52.

Ashbery, John. “Out of Left Field.” New York, April 2, 1979: 64–65.

Coker, Gylbert. “Sam Gilliam.” Black American, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, 1979.

Davies, Hugh. “Sam Gilliam.” Arts Magazine, March 1979: 15.

Forgey, Benjamin. “Sam Gilliam: Middendorf/Lane Gallery” (exhibition review). Washington Star, April 15, 1979: D–4.

Forgey, Benjamin. “The South Rises, on the Art Front” (exhibition review). Washington Star, October 28, 1979: H1–H3.

Morrison, Keith. “Art Criticism: A Pan-African Point of View.” New Art Examiner, February 1979: 4–7.

Richard, Paul. “Galleries” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, April 14, 1979: C2.

1978

Davis, Gene. “Starting Out in the ‘50s.” Art in America, July/August 1978: 88–94.

Forgey, Benjamin. “Around the Galleries: Encounters with High Levels of Energy and Ambition” (exhibition review). Washington Star, February 12, 1978: F20.

“’Kentucky Town’ Series of Prints to Be Shown at Little Pleasures.” Flint Journal, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithson Institution, February 26, 1978.

Kloner, Jay. “Sam Gilliam: Recent Black Paintings.” Arts Magazine, February 1978: 150–153.

Perrone, Jeff. “Carl Solway Gallery.” Artforum, March 1978: 63–66.

Ratcliff, Carter. “New York Letter.” Art International, February 1978: 79–83.

Raynor, Vivien. “Art: Casting Space in a Different Light.” The New York Times, January 20, 1978.

Tannuous, David. “Capital Art: In the Major Leagues?” Art in America, July/August 1978: 70–77.

Wright, Martha McWilliams. “Washington Letter.” Art International, Summer 1978: 20–24.

1977

“Finding the Territory of Five Exploring Artists.” Detroit Free Press, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, December 4, 1977: 14–C.

Morrison, Keith. “Interview with Sam Gilliam.” New Art Examiner, June 1977: 4–5.

Tannous, David. “Sam Gilliam at Fendrick.” Art in America, March/April 1977: 119.

1976

Forgey, Benjamin. “Ford’s Re-emergence, Gilliam’s Retrospective” (exbition review). Art News, February 1976: 79–82.

1975

Forgey, Benjamin. “Corcoran Show Is Mostly Big” (exhibition review). Washington Star, February 21, 1975: B1–B2.

Forgey, Benjamin. “D.C. Artist Aids Philadelphia” (exhibition review). Washington Star, April 25, 1975: B–3.

Forgey, Benjamin. “Energy is the Catalyst in Sam Gilliam’s Formula” (exhibition review). Washington Star, November 5, 1975: H–24.

Forgey, Benjamin. “The 34th Corcoran Biennial” (exhibition review). Art News, May 1975: 38.

Hammer, Gail. “Gilliam Art Exhibit a ‘Family Affair’” (exhibition review). Afro-American, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, March 8, 1975.

Richard, Paul. “Gilliam: Artful Drapery” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, April 28, 1975: B1–B9.

1974

Lewton, Val. “Art Now 74 Art Then 66.” Washington Review, June 1974.

Richard, Paul. “Art and Energy” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 13, 1974: B13.

1973

Albright, Thomas. “Required: Perception by the Viewer.” San Francisco Chronicle, February 10, 1973: 35.

Bourdon, David. “Washington Letter.” Art International, February 1973: 20–23.

Bourdon, David. “Washington Revisited.” Art in America, July-August 1973: 95–99.

Lewis, Jo Ann. “Wherefore Art...” Washington Start, December 4, 1973: C1–C2.

Miller, Donald. “Hanging Loose: And Interview with Sam Gilliam.” Art News, January 1973: 42–43.

Richard, Paul. “Gilliam: Mellow and Calm” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, November 30, 1973: B1, B7.

1972

Forgey, Benjamin, “News From Europe...” (exhibition review). Washington Star, December 12, 1972: C–8.

Miller, Donald. “Gilliam Art is Advanced.” Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, February 17, 1972.

Pincus-Witten, Robert. “Sam Gilliam, Museum of Modern Art” (exhibition review). Artforum, February 1972: 80–84.

Richard, Paul. “Paint a Vision” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, December 1, 1972: D1, D15.

1971

Appell, Frederick W. “Works for New Spaces.” Minnesota Daily, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, May 21, 1971.

Applegate, Judith. “Paris Letter.” Art International, January 20, 1971: 33–36.

“Gilliam Gets Art Grant.” The Washington Post, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, May 4, 1971.

Gilliam, Sam; Dowell, John; Edwards, Melvin; Hunt, Richard; Johnson, Daniel; Overstreet, Joe; Williams, William T. “Letter to the Editor.” Artforum, May 1971: 3.

Glueck, Grace. “15 of 75 Black Artists Leave AS Whitney Exhibition Opens.” The New York Times, April 6, 1971: 50.

Horwitz, Elinor Lander. “The Uncommon Shopper.” Washington Sunday Star Magazine, January 10, 1971: 20–22.

Jensen, Dean. “Public Seeking Awakening to Works by Black Artists.” Milwaukee Sentinel, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, June 14, 1971.

Kramer, Hilton. “Minneapolis Museum Opens Today.” The New York Times, May 18, 1971: 44.

Lansdell, Sarah. “Sam Gilliam Drapes a New York Museum.” The Courier-Journal & Times, Sam Gilliam Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, November 28, 1971.

Naimer, Lucille. “Projects: Sam Gilliam at MoMA.” Arts Magazine, December 1971–January 1972: 56.

Pleynet, Marcelin. “Paris.” Art International, January 1971: 53–58.

Stich, Sidra. “Five New Washington Artists.” Art International, December 1971: 48.

1970

Benson, LeGrace G. “Sam Gilliam: Certain Attitudes” (exhibition review). Artforum, September 1970: 56–58.

Carper, Elsie. “Gilliam’s Giants in a Paris Show.” The Washington Post, November 6, 1970: B1.

Davis, Douglas. “What Is Black Art?” (exhibition review). Newsweek, June 22, 1970: 90.

Hopps, Walter, and Osnos, Nina Felshin. “Three Washington Artists: Gilliam Krebs McGowin.” Art International, May 20, 1970: 32–42.

Richard, Paul. “Sam Gilliam: More ‘Melodic’” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, December 19, 1970: B6.

Rose, Barbara. “Black Art in America.” Art in America, September/October 1970: 54–67.

Taylor, Kimberly. “Art Notes: Black Artist Fault Writers...” New Art Examiner, Summer 1970: 56.

1969

Bearden, Romare. “The Black Artist in America: A Symposium.” Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 1969: 245–260.

Benson, Legrace G. “The Washington Scene: Some Preliminary Notes on the Evolution of Art in Washington, D.C.” Art International, 1969: 21–23, 36–42.

Davis, Douglas. “Washington Letter” (exhibition review). Arts Magazine, December 1969–January 1970: 53–54.

Davis, Douglas. “Washington on the Rise” (exhibition review). Arts, February 1969: 50–51.

Donaldson, Jeff. “The Role We Want for Black Art.” College Board Review, Spring 1969: 15–18.

Christmas, Anne. “Art of Risk and Courage.” Washington Star, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, October 4, 1969.

Davis, Douglas. “This Is the Loose-Paint Generation” (exhibition review). National Observer, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 4 August 1969.

Forgey, Benjamin. “The Third Wave” (exhibition review). Washington Sunday Star Magazine, 12 October 1969: 8–13.

Glueck, Grace. “Into the Mainstream, Everybody.” The New York Times, 15 June 1969: 24.

Glueck, Grace. “Whitney Museum Plans Show by Black Artists for Next Year.” The New York Times, 2 October 1969: 53.

Kramer, Hilton. “The Age of Modernism.” The New York Times, 18 May 1969: 27.

Lawlor, Jean G. “Nesta Dorrance and the Jefferson Place Gallery.” The Washington Post, 21 September 1969: 15–19, 21–23.

Mellow, James R. “The Black Artist, the Black Community, the White Art World” (exhibition review). The New York Times, 29 June 1969: 23.

Richard, Paul. “Breaking Free” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, 7 April 1969: B1–B2.

Richard, Paul. “Corcoran’s Stunning Show” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, 4 October 1969: F1, F4.

Richard, Paul. “A Local Exhibition with International Appeal: In the Tradition of Washington’s Color Painters” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, 9 November 1969: F1, F6.

1968

Canaday, John. “Sam Gilliam.” The New York Times, 1 June 1968: 23.

Forgey, Benjamin. “Art” (exhibition review). Washington Sunday Star, 19 May 1968: E13.

Glueck, Grace. “A Very Own Thing in Harlem” (exhibition review). The New York Times, 15 September 1968: 34.

Hess, Thomas B. “Editorial: The Studio Museum in Harlem.” Art News, Summer 1968: 23.

Hudson, Andrew. “Washington” (exhibition review). Artforum, December 1968: 64–66.

Richard, Paul. “Around the Galleries” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, 21 July 1968: E7.

“Sam Gilliam.” Time Magazine, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 7 June 1968.

Wasserman, Emily. “New York.” Artforum, September 1968: 61–62.

1966

Hudson, Andrew. “A Rewarding Look Backwards” (exhibition review). The Washington Post, Sam Gilliam Papers: Archive of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 24 July 1966: F1.

1965

Hudson, Andrew. “Letter from Washington” (exhibition review). Art International, 20 December 1965: 56–57.

Noland, Cornelia. “Meet an Artist: Sam Gilliam.” Washington Magazine, October 1965: 24–25, 69.

Stevens, Elizabeth. “The Washington Color Painters.” Arts Magazine, November 1965: 29–33.

1964

Coplans, John. “Greenberg’s ‘Post Painterly Abstraction in L.A. County” (exhibition review). Artforum, Summer 1964: 4–6.

1962

Judd Ahlander, Leslie. “The Emerging Art Of Washington.” Art International, November 25, 1962: 30–33.

“Marriage Announcement.” The Washington Post, 2 September 1962: F2.

1961

Truitt, James McConnell. “Art: Arid D.C. Harbors Touted ‘New Painters’.” The Washington Post, 21 December 1961: A20.