Exhibition Catalogues
Brown, Betty; Benitez, Robert: “Sages”, Landcaster Museum of Art & History, Landcaster, CA, May 13- August 20, 2023.
Hipke, Laura; Guffogg, Shane: “Circle of Truth”, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, and Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, CA, and Orange County Center for Contemporary Art,
Santa Ana, CA, October 19, 2018 - May 29, 2021.
Colgate University: "Original Materials: The Picker Art Gallery and the Building of a Collection”, Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. September 5 - December 15, 2019.
Cairella-Fillmore, Michele; Morphesis, Jim: “Jim Morphesis: Passion and Presence, Memento and Myth”, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, CA, November 18, 2017 - February 1, 2018.Amazon
Selz, Peter: “JIM MORPHESIS: Wounds of Existence”, Pasadena Museum of California Art,
Pasadena, CA, January 24-May 31, 2015. (Brochure)
Duncan, Michael: “L.A. Raw: Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy”, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA, January 21-April, 2012.
Selz, Peter: “Heads”, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA, March 3-April 30, 2011.
Brinker, David; Dempsey, Terrence E., S.J.: “Reflecting on Good Friday: Meditations on Scripture and Art, in conjunction with the exhibition, Good Friday”, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, February 15-April 26, 2009.
Kuss, Susan and Mellein, Darlene; “Teacher/Mentor/Muse: Interviews with the Artists”, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA January 7- 31, 2009.
Judson, David; Steen, Ronald E.: “The S-Word: The State of Spirituality in Contemporary Art”, Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art at Judson Studios, Los Angeles, CA,
October 7, 2006 – January 5, 2007.
Barnes, Molly; Frank, Peter: “The First 80 Years: 1925-2005”, Los Angeles Art Association,
Los Angeles, CA, August 27 – September 24, 2005.
Fuglie, Gordon L.: “Passion/Passover: Artists Interpret Their Holy Days”, Cathedral of Our Lady of
The Angels, Los Angeles, CA, March 2 – May 1, 2005. (Brochure)
Judson, David; Steen, Ronald E.: “Contemporary Drawing as Preparation”, Judson Gallery of
Contemporary and Traditional Art at Judson Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 24 – April 29, 2005.
Celona, Pasquale; Spike, John T.: “Fourth Florence International Biennial of Contemporary Art”, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy, December, 2003.
Johnson, Kate; Viera, Michael J.; Blackley, Terry: “Visions: Fullerton College Permanent Art Collection”, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA, September 11-October 29, 2003.
Fuglie, Gordon L.: “Representing LA: Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art”, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA, December 9, 2000 – February 11, 2000, and Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, April 12, 2001 – June 10, 2001, and Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. November 4, 2001 – January 13, 2002.
Brown, Betty Ann; Rockwell, Roxene: “Dreamscapes: Contemporary Surrealist Landscapes”, Wignall Museum/Gallery, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. September 17 – November 15, 2001.
Selz, Peter; Vallerio, Bill: “Modern Odysseys: Greek American Artists of the 20th Century”, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY, October 6, 1999 – January 30, 2000, and State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 2 – December 3, 2000.
Wilson, John Montgomery: “Searching for the Spiritual”, DePree Art Center and Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI, August 18 - October 26, 1997.
Blaettler, James; Steensma, Regnerus; Nieboer, Jan Willem: “The One Chosen: Images of Christ in Recent New York Art”, Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, April 18 - May 31, 1997.
Baysa, Jeff; Mandala, David; de Souza, Allan; Yau, John: “Naked Truths”, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, March 3 - April 12, 1996.
Martz, Mary Jeanette: “Transformations: The Human Form in Diverse Contexts”, Wignall Museum, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, August 15 - November 16, 1994.
Dempsey, Terrence E.: “Sanctuaries: Recovering the Holy in Contemporary Art”, The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, February 7 -May 9, 1993.
Spring, Justin: “Jim Morphesis Paintings 1991-92”, Littlejohn Sternau Gallery, New York, NY, September 8 - October 17, 1992 and Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, October 10 - November 21, 1992, and the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, February 7 – May 9, 1993.
Rubin, David: “Cruciformed: Images of the Cross Since 1980”, Cleveland Center For Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH, September 6 - November 3, 1991.
Basquin, Kit; Curtis, Carter L.; Halley, Peter: “Images of Death in Contemporary Art”, Patrick and Beatrice Haggarty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, March 22 - June 3, 1990.
Johnstone, Mark: “Art In The Public Eye: Selected Developments”, Security Pacific Gallery, South Coast Metro Center, Costa Mesa, CA, June 13 - August 19, 1989.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: “Young Talent Awards: Joe Fay, Karla Klarin, Jim Morphesis, and Don Sorenson”, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, August 13 – September 20, 1987.
Fox, Howard N.: “Avant-Garde In The Eighties”, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, April 23 - July 12, 1987.
Holo, Selma: “Ancient Currents: Gabi Klasmer, Jim Morphesis, Janet Stayton”, Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, September 2 - October 18, 1986.
Rubin, David S.: “Concerning The Spiritual: The Eighties”, Emanuel Walker/Atholl McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, August 21 - September 28, 1985.
Frauchiger, Fritz: “Off The Street”, Old City Print Shop, Los Angeles, CA, April 27 - May 26, 1985.
Axsom, Richard H.; Butterfield, Jan; Coke, Van Daren; Flamson III, Richard J.; Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt; Larsen, Susan C.; Marter, Joan; Miller, Teressa Ruslander: “The Security Pacific Collection 1970 – 1985: Selected Works”, Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, 1985.
Wortz, Melinda: “Selections From The Merry and Bill Norris Collection”, Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, Irvine, CA October 11 - November 3, 1984.
Rubin, David S.: “Contemporary Triptychs”, Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, February 27 - April 9, 1982.
Rubin, David S.: “Jim Morphesis: Spiritual Expressionist”, Cruciform Paintings, Mount St. Mary's College Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, September 28 - November 15, 1981.
Advisory Council for the Arts, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles: “Exhibitions ‘76 ’77, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1976- 1977.
Starrels, Josine Ianco: Fifth California Small Images Exhibition”, California State College Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1971.
Books:
Weisberg, Ruth and Oretzky, Perry: “The Angell Foundation Collection”, Angell Foundation, Los Angeles, 2016, pp 16, 17, ILL.
Kienholz, Lynn: “L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980”, Los Angeles, CA: California International Arts Foundation, 2010, p 325, ILL.
Rubin, David S. (Edited by), Morgan, Robert C., Pinchbeck, Daniel: “Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960’s, Cambridge MA/London, England: The MIT Press, 2010, pp 29, 46, 90, ILL.
Wolfe, Gregory (Edited by): “Bearing the Mystery: Twenty Years of IMAGE”, Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, UK: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009, p 424, ILL.
Elkins, James: “On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art”, New York, NY: Rutledge, 2004, pp 82-83.
Fries, Chuck; Wilson, Irv: “We’ll Never Be Young Again: Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy”, Los Angeles: Tallfellow Press, 2003, pp 24-26, Artist Essay.
Williams, John: “Sex: Portraits of Passion”, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999, pp 394,
240-241, Ill.
Barnes, Molly: “How to Get Hung: A practical Guide for Emerging Artists”, Boston and Tokyo: Journey Editions, 1994, pp 27-28.
Tuchman, Maurice: “Masquerade, The Mask as Art”, San Francisco Chronicle Books, 1993,
pp 30-31, Ill.
Dillenberger, John: “A Theology of Artistic Sensibilities, The Visual Arts and The Church”, New York: Crossroad, 1986, pp 188-190, Ill.
Marrow, Marva: “Inside the L.A. Artist”, Layton, UT: Peregrine Smith Books, 1988, p 69, Ill.
Selected Articles and Reviews:
Brown, Betty Ann: ”LA Painting at the Museum of Art and History, Lancaster”, Art and Cake, October 9, 2019.
Brewer, Gary: Studio Visit: “Jim Morphesis, Odysseus and the Search for the Eternal Wound of the World”, Art and Cake, October 24, 2017. Article
Davis, Genie: “A Radiant Retrospective: Jim Morphesis at Garboushian Gallery”, Art and Cake, February 14, 2017.
Manus, Mavis: “Southern California Notes: Jim Morphesis’ Selected Works 1974-2016”,
Hellenic Journal, February 2017.
Wolfe, Gregory: “The Passion Paintings of Jim Morphesis”, Image Journal: Image Update,
January 28, 2017.
Seed, John, “Jim Morphesis: ‘Wounds of Existence’ at the Pasadena Museum of California Art”, The Huffington Post, April 6, 2015. Interview
Brown, Betty Ann, “Reviews: Jim Morphesis: Pasadena Museum of California Art”, Artillery, March/April, 2015. Review
Clothier, Peter, “Jim Morphesis ‘Wounds of Existence’: Art Review”, Huffpost Art and Culture, February 24 , 2015.
Brown, Betty Ann, “Jim Morphesis and the Quest for Self”, Visual Art Source, Editorial Features, Editor’s Roundtable, January 30, 2015.
Messerli, Douglas, “Trouble in Paradise” (on Jim Morphesis’ Wounds of Existence exhibition)”, ART La`-bas, January 28, 2015.
Bush, Bill: “Jim Morphesis: Wounds of Existence”, ArtweekLA, Cover Story, Vol. 173,
January 26, 2015.
Manus, Mavis: “Southern California Notes: Jim Morphesis”, Hellenic Journal, January 2015.
Gay, Malcolm: “Thresholds: MOCRA at 20 Part Two: The Second Decade”, Riverfront Times: Arts,
March 13, 2014.
Wolfe, Gregory: “Jim Morphesis’s Roses and Wounds”, Image Update: Gallery Watch, Issue #276, November 13, 2013.
Fusaro, Darrell: “Life & Times: Nudes on Campus in Culver City”, Culver City News, Vol.105, No.48, November 29, 2012.
Mallinson, Constance: “When Art had Heart: L.A. Raw-Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy”, Times Quoatidian, May 17, 2012.
Wood, Eve, “Reviews: Jim Morphesis: “Time and Desire” at Garboushian Gallery”, art ltd., March/April, 2012.
Manus, Mavis: “Southern California Notes: Jim Morphesis”, Hellenic Journal, February 2012.
Bush, Bill: “Arts: Menento Mori: Jim Morphesis: Time and Desire”, Huffington Post, January 24, 2012.
Bush, Bill: “Jim Morphesis: Time and Desire”, ArtweekLA, January 23, 2012.
Cheng, DeWitt: “Heads: at Dolby Chadwick Gallery”, art ltd., May/June, 2011.
Baker, Kenneth: “HEADS at Dolby Chadwick Gallery”, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2011.
Seed, John: “Studio Visits: 10 Great Paintings, 10 Artists Studios”, Huffington Post, December, 2010.
Brown, Betty Ann: “Continuing and Recommended: Thickening the Plot”, ArtScene, Vol. 30, No. 2, October, 2010.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “A False Sense of Security”, Art News, October, 2010.
Calder, Diane: “Continuing and Recommended: Brilliant Paintings and Amazing Ceramics”, ArtScene, Vol. 29, No.8, April, 2010.
Murphy, Jessica: “Arts: Everyman, Every Cross”, The Tablet, March 27, 2010.
Fine, Sasha: “Scene: A Suffering Christ in Contemporary Art at SLU’s MoCRA”, Student Life,
March 29, 2010.
Frank, Peter: “Riverside Art Museum: The 1980s Neo-Expressionism and Driven to Abstraction II”, art ltd magazine, October, 2008.
Woodbrook, Rachel (Edited by): “Jim Morphesis: Artist of the Month”, IMAGE: Journal of Art, Faith, Mystery, January, 2008.
Boehm, Mike: “Censored at the Airport”, Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2008.
Mills, Michelle J.: “Seeking Inspiration from the Past”, San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group,
April 27, 2008.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Classical Kinship: Jim Morphesis finds affirmation and inspiration at the
Getty Villa’s “Greeks on the Black Sea”, Los Angeles Times July 22, 2007.
Thornburg, Barbara: “Recycled Spaces: Hot Spot”, Los Angeles Times: West, October 1, 2006.
Zuliani, Margie Tabor: “Jim Morphesis”, Art Forum (Santa Ana College Quarterly), Vol. 27, No. 2, Autumn 2006.
Wood, Eve: “Jim Morphesis”, artUS, Issue No. 11, December-February, 2006.
______________.: “Pulse: A “Cut” Above”, Lifescapes, November, 2005.
Brown, Betty Ann: “Continuing and Recommended: Jim Morphesis”, ArtScene, Vol. 25, No. 2, October 2005.
Manus, Mavis: “Southern California Notes: Jim Morphesis”, Hellenic Journal, August, 2005.
Kang, K. Connie: “Beliefs: Art Focuses on Similarities of Easter, Passover”, Los Angeles Times,
March 5, 2005.
Scarborough, James: “A Spiritual Collaboration: Passion/Passover Art Exhibition”, Tidings,
March 11, 2005.
Schoenkopf, Rebecca: “Figures”, Orange County Weekly, October 17-23, 2003.
Brown, Betty: “Re(con)Figured Tableaux: Postmodern Images of the Sacred”, ArtScene, Vol. 22, No. 6, February, 2003.
Schoenkopf, Rebecca: “Fullerton College Looks Back at Sex and the Old West”, Orange County Weekly, December 7-13, 2001.
Gottlieb, Shirle: “Reviews: “Contemporary Surrealist Landscapes”, ArtScene, Vol. 21, No. 2,
October, 2001.
Woodard, Josef: “A Spot in the Mind at I-5 Gallery”, Artweek, Vol. 31, No. 3, March 2000.
Cheronis, Thalia: “Modern Odysseys: The Younger Generation of Greek-American Artists”, Odyssey, The World of Greece, January/February, 2000.
Walsh, Daniella: “A Collage of Forms”, the Orange County Register, June 20, 1999.
Gilbert, Rick: “Art Waves”, Laguna News-Post, June 10, 1999.
Berman-Enn, Beate: “Continuing and Upcoming: Jim Morphesis”, ArtScene, May, 1999.
Dunlap, Doree: “Confrontational Nudes”, Orange County Weekly, March 22-28, 1996.
Guiliano, Mike: “Body Double”, Baltimore Citypaper, January 25, 1995.
Dorsey, John: “Six Artists Search for New Approaches to Nudes”, The Baltimore Sun,
January 17, 1995.
Gottlieb, Shirle: “Reviews: Jim Morphesis”, ArtScene, Vol.14, No.1, September, 1994.
Dempsey, Terrence E.: “The Tragic Sense of Life, The Art of Jim Morphesis”, Image: A Journal of Art and Religion, No. 6, Spring, 1994.
Loughery, John: “At the Galleries”, The Hudson Review, Vol. XLV, No. 4, Winter, 1993.
Scott, Sue: Six Painters: “Littlejohn/Sternau Gallery”, ARTNEWS, February, 1993.
Fraser, Jan: The Art of Adornment”, The Desert Sun, January 10, 1993.
Garrett, Daniel: “Changing Traditions”, Art & Antiques. Vol. 9, No. 7, September, 1992.
DiMichele, David: “Review Shorts: Jim Morphesis”, Artweek, Vol. 23, No. 9, March, 1992.
Lazarow, Bill: “Continuing and Upcoming: Jim Morphesis”, ArtScene, Vol. 11, No. 7, March, 1992.
Jarrell, Joe: “Meta-Morphesis, Jim Morphesis Transforms Figures into Emotion”, Village View,
March 2-8, 1990.
Nieto, Margarita: “Figurative Dialect, Jim Morphesis Paintings at Tortue Gallery”, Artweek, Vol. 21, No. 9, March 8, 1990.
Geer, Suvan: “The Galleries, Gutsy Nudes”, Los Angeles Times, Friday, February 23, 1990.
Artner, Alan G.: “Art: Jim Morphesis”, Chicago Tribune, Friday, October 19, 1990.
Dempsey, Terrence E.: “And The World Was Made Flesh”, The Critic, Vol. 43, No. 1, Fall, 1988.
Gray, Yikiko: “Jim Morphesis”, Reliance, Vol.1, No. 11, August, 1988.
Word, Terrence: “Man/Morality/Myth, Jim Morphesis”, Visions, Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring, 1988.
Curtis, Cathy: “The Art Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, October 16, 1987.
Baker, Kenneth: “Galleries”, San Francisco Chronicle, May 12, 1987.
Dempsey, Terrence E.: “A Re-Assertion of the Spiritual”, Faith and Form Journal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, Vol. 20, Spring, 1987.
Buckhart, Dorothy: “Art Reviews”, San Jose Mercury News, April 10, 1987.
Artner, Alan G.: “At The Galleries”, Chicago Tribune, January 22, 1987.
Gardner, Colin: “Ancient Currents at USC Gallery”, Los Angeles Times, September 5, 1986.
Laurence, Michael: “Michael Laurence on Art”, The West Hollywood Paper, Vol. 1, No. 33,
April 3-10,1986.
Knight, Christopher: “Galleries”, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, March 23, 1986.
Wilson, William: “The Art Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1986.
Van Proyen, Mark: “Paint and Symbol”, Artweek, Vol. 17, No. 3, January 25, 1986.
Baker, Kenneth: “To Live And Die--And Paint--In L.A.”, San Francisco Chronicle, January 9, 1986.
Levy, Mark: “Invoking the Spiritual”, Artweek, Vol 16, No. 29, September 7, 1985.
Pincus, Robert L.: “Art As Artifact”, Flash Art, No. 123, Summer, 1985.
Singerman, Howard: “Jim Morphesis, Tortue Gallery”, Artforum, Vol. 23, No. 5, February, 1985.
Hammond, Pamela: “The Look Of Los Angeles: Painted Offerings”, Reader, Vol. 7, No. 3,
November 2, 1984.
Pincus, Robert L.: “Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1984.
Welles, Elenore: “Jim Morphesis”, Images and Issues, Vol. 4, No. 3, November/December, 1983.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Two Artists Outside The Pigeon Hole”, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1983.
Knight, Christopher: “LACMA Honors Painters Morphesis and Herman”, Los Angeles
Herald Examiner, June 13, 1983.
McDevitt, Lorelei: “Reaching into the Soul with Jim Morphesis”, Designers West, Vol.30, No.8,
June 1983.
Brown, Betty: “Jim Morphesis”, Arts Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 8, April, 1983.
Menzies, Neal: “Jim Morphesis: the Triumph of Spiritual Expressionism”, Artweek, Vol.14, No.9,
March 5, 1983.
Wilson, William: “Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, February 18, 1983.
Clothier, Peter: “Jim Morphesis at Traction Gallery”, Art in America, Vol.70, No.6, Summer, 1982.
Mallinson, Constance: “Jim Morphesis at Traction Gallery”, Images & Issues, Vol.3, No.1,
Summer, 1982.
Wortz, Melinda: “Jim Morphesis”, Art News, Vol.81, No.3, April, 1982.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Homage to Hallowed Themes”, Los Angeles Times, November 23, 1981.
Pincus, Robert L.: “Exhibition of three Artists Works”, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 1981.
Drohojowska, Hunter: “Pick Of The Week”, LA Weekly, Vol 3, October 9-15, 1981.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Jim Morphesis”, Art Voices, Vol. 3 No.1, January-February, 1980.
Howell, Betje: “Perspectives on Art”, Evening Outlook, June 30, 1979.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Jim Morphesis”, Arts Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 1, September, 1979.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1979.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Michiel Daniel and Jim Morphesis”, Artweek, Vol. 8, No. 6, February 5, 1977.
Wilson, William: “Galleries”, Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1977.
Muchnic, Suzanne: “Jim Morphesis”, Artweek, Volume 8, No. 22, June 4, 1977.
Seldis, Henry J.: “Newcomers '76”, Los Angeles Times, Calendar, October 31, 1976.
Jacobs, Jessica: “Artist’s Renderings”, Artweek, Vol 5, No. 16, April 20, 1974.