Books and Catalogues
Benjamin Chaffee, Good Drawings for Future, Catalog essay for the exhibition Diane Simpson Cardboard-Plus, 1978-1980 at the Zikha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 2020
Dan Byers, 45˚, Catalog essay and Interview with the artist for the exhibition Diane Simpson at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2015-2016
John Corbett, forward for catalogue produced for the exhibition Diane Simpson at Corbett vs Dempsey, 2013
Jason Foumberg, The Iconography of Quirk, catalogue essay for the exhibition Diane Simpson at Corbett vs Dempsey, 2013
Lynn Warren, Form Into Flatness Into Form: The Shape-Sifting of Diane Simpson, Catalogue essay for retrospective exhibition Diane Simpson Sculpture + Drawings 1978-2009 at The Chicago Cultural Center, 2010
Susan Snodgrass, The Transformational Poetics of Dress: Diane Simpson's Aprons, Deep Pockets and Sleeves, Catalogue essay for exhibitions at Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, 1999 and Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2001
James Yood, Diane Simpson, Catalogue Essay for exhibition at Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1995
Pauline Saliga, New Dimensions: Volume and Space, Excerpts from brochure essay for exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
Articles and Reviews
Kristin Mariani, Review: Diane Simpson at Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2023
Jeffrey Kastner, Diane Simpson at JTT, Art
Forum, Dec 2021
Chris Murtha, One Work: Diane Simpson's Two Point Enclosure, at JTT, Art in America, Nov 2021
John Yau, Diane Simpson’s Sculpture Finds Beauty of a Different Kind,, (Review), Hyperallergic, Oct 20, 2021
Jillian Steinhauer, Point of View (Review), New York Times, October 1, 2021
Chloe Stead, ‘I’m Constantly Learning’: How 85-Year-Old Sculptor Diane Simpson Kept Going Until the Art World Finally Caught Up With Her, Artnet, February 17, 2020
Jacquelyn Gleisner, Diane Simpson: Cardboard-Plus, 1977-1980, Art New England, January 29, 2020
Peter Schjeldahl, The Whitney Biennial in an Age of Anxiety, New Yorker, May 20, 2019
Sebastian Smee; The Whitney Biennial (Review); Washington Post; May 17, 2019
Holland Cotter, The Whitney Biennial (review), New York Times, May 16, 2019
Andrew Russeth, The Whitney Biennial (review). ARTnews, May 13, 2019
Chloe Wyma, The Whitney Biennial (Review), Art Forum, September, 2019
Gilda Williams, Diane Simpson (at) Herald St, Art Forum, January 2019
Rachel Wetzler Diane Simpson (at) JTT, Art in America, March, 2017
Andrea K. Scott, Diane Simpson: Samurai, 4 Columns, January 6, 2017
Roberta Smith, Diane Simpson at JTT, New York Times, December 23, 2016
Wendy Vogel, Diane Simpson, Art Forum (Critic's Picks), December 2016
Jon Yau, Original Translations, Hyperallergic, December 4, 2016
Goings On About Town; Diane Simpson: Samurai, The New Yorker, December 5, 2016
Matthew Higgs; Lynne Warren: Brochure essays for the exhibition Window Dressing at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Chicago, 2016
Sara Cluggish, Critic's Guide, Chicago: Diane Simpson, Frieze.com, October 11, 2016
John Yau, The Beauty of Absent Bodies, Hyperallergic, October 9, 2016
Sarah Rose Sharp, Whimsical, Art Deco-Inspired Window Designs, Hyperallergic, May 30, 2016
Judith Clark, Interview with Diane Simpson about the influence of abstraction, architecture and fashion on her sculptures, Frieze, April 2016
Amy Sherlock, Diane Simpson, Lesley Vance at Herald St, Contemporary Art Daily, February 1st, 2016
Alex Jovanovich, Diane Simpson, Art Forum 500 Words, December 16, 2015
Tessa Paneth-Pollak, Sartor Resartus: Diane Simpson at the ICA, Boston, Big Red and Shiny, February 3, 2016
Sebastian Smee, Diane Simpson show at ICA is superb, Boston Globe, December 20, 2015
Roberta Smith, Tracing Diane Simpson's Structural Evolution in Boston Exhibition, New York Times, December 13, 2015
Emily Steer, Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance at Herald St, Elephant, December 2015
John Arthur Peetz, Diane Simpson, Female Genius Pin Up Magazine, December 2015
Ken Johnson, Unorthodox New York Times, November 13, 2015
Kate Nesin, Source Code: The Art of Diane Simpson, Art Forum, November 2015
Roberta Smith, 'Bonsai' Show at Maccarone Honors Roger Brown The New York Times, July 23, 2015
Ryan Steadman, A Monster at the Art Fair: Three Standout Works at Independent observer.com, March 6, 2015
David Rhodes Like This: An Exhibition of Near-Representations artcritical.com, February 19, 2015
Nick Relph, Artists' Artists, Best of 2014 Artforum, December 2014
Andrew M. Goldstein, 8 of he Best Artworks at EXPO Chicago 2014 Artspace.com, September 9, 2014
Holland Cotter, Diane Simpson at JTT, The New York Times,
December 12, 2013
The Lookout-Exhibitions Diane Simpson at JTT artinamericamagazine.com, November 2013
Andrew Russeth, Diane Simpson at JTT galleristny.com, November 26,2013
Luni Tam, Diane Simpson at JTT artforum.com / Critics' Picks, November 13, 2013
Jerry Saltz, See Diane Simpson... Nymag.com / To Do, November 6, 2013
SooJin Lee, Fashion, Architecture, Figuration and Abstraction, f news magazine, March 1, 2013
Lauren Weinberg, Diane Simpson at Corbett vs Dempsey, Art review, Time Out Chicago, March 7, 2013
Art 50: Chicago's Artist's Artists, New City Art, September 19, 2012 http://art.newcity.com/2012/09/19/art-50-chicagos-artists-artists/ (page 4)
Mia DiMeo, Diane Simpson: Sculpture + Drawing, Art Slant, May 24, 2010
Janina Ciezadlo, Diane Simpson/Chicago Cultural Center, New City Art, April 27, 2010
Margaret Hawkins, Diane Simpson: Cover-ups, Article, Fiberarts, January/February 2009
Alan G. Artner, Artist shows the steel side of familiar domestic pieces, Review, Chicago Tribune, September 26, 2008
Alan G. Artner, Art Galleries Review, Diane Simpson, Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2005
Victor Cassidy, Constructing Domesticity: Diane Simpson, Focus article, Sculpture, January/February 2005
Glen Mannisto, Diane Simpson, Sybaris Gallery, Review, New Art Examiner, September/October 2001
Susan Snodgrass, Diane Simpson at Fassbender, Review,
Art in America, May, 1999
Devonna Pieszak, Diane Simpson, Article, Arts Magazine, Volume 54, Number 8, 1980