Books and Catalogues
Sara Lynn Henry, Curator, The Animals Look Back At Us, exhibition catalogue for two venues: Kleinert James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, NY, and Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 2013.
Linda Weintraub, In The Making: Creative Options for Contemporary Art, Soul-Genus Fusion, Internal Sources of Inspiration, d.a.p., Distributed Art Publishers, New York, NY, 2003, pps. 127-132.
Marquis Who's Who In American Art, 2007-2017.
Karl Emil Willers and Beth E. Wilson, Encaustic Works 2005, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY, 2005.
Linda Weintraub, Animal.Anima.Animus, Genus Fusion, Pori Art Museum, FRAME-The Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Co-Curator with Marketta Seppälä,1998, pps. 66-73.
Bestial Angels: Historical Overview of the Animal in Art, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, Virginia, 1995.
Bernice Steinbaum, The Definitive American Contemporary Quilt, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY, 1990.
Object.Image.Icon, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Parkside, South Australia, 1988.
Gary Schwindler, Interface: Outsiders & Insiders, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1986.
The First San Jose Biennial, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California,1986.
Betty Collings, Ten Solo Exhibitions, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, University Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1982.
Articles and Reviews
Carter Ratcliff, 'Jan Harrison's Dream Animals,' Review of solo exhibition, ANIMULA - big little soul, 11 Jane St. Art Center, in Hyperallergic, October 3, 2020.
Lynn Woods, Jan Harrison’s thoroughly modern surrealism, Article and Interview, Kingston Times/Hudson Valley One, 2019.
Lynn Woods, "Shelter" at White Pines, Article in Hudson Valley One, Art & Music, on exhibition curated by Melinda Stickney-Gibson, of outdoor sculpture and installations, at historic White Pines, Byrdcliffe, July 3, 2022.
Lynn Woods, Sculpture in the Village Marks Springtime in Saugerties, Hudson Valley One, Review of ISDay International Sculpture Exhibition, April 19, 2018.
Lynn Woods, "Shelter" at White Pines, Article in Hudson Valley One, Art & Music, on exhibition curated by Melinda Stickney-Gibson, of outdoor sculpture and installations, at historic White Pines, Byrdcliffe, July 3, 2022.
Lynn Woods, Sculpture in the Village Marks Springtime in Saugerties, Hudson Valley One, Review of ISDay International Sculpture Exhibition, April 19, 2018.
Linda Weintraub, Essay, Genus Fusion, in book, Arcana Mundi: Jan Harrison, Selected Works, 1979-2000, Station Hill/Barrytown, Ltd., 2001.
Donatella de Rosa, Anima / Animus: The Strange and Beautiful World of Jan Harrison, Roll Magazine, 2013.
Lynn Woods, The Animals Look Back at Us, Almanac Weekly, Hudson Valley Publishing, February 22, 2013.
Jan Harrison, Article, "Singing in Animal Tongues, An Inner Journey," in January, 2011 issue of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, New York, NY.
Paul Smart, Fine Furred Friends, Ulster Publishing's Almanac, Woodstock Times, Woodstock, New York, May 17, 2007, p. 11.
Kathleen Wereszynski Murray, Artist Explores Animal Nature, The Arts-Poughkeepsie Journal, The Arts, Poughkeepsie, New York, May 18, 2007.
Sparrow, Animal Esperanto, Chronogram Magazine-Arts & Culture, June, 2007.
Paul Smart, Painting In The Language of Animals, Ulster Publishing's Almanac, Woodstock Times, Woodstock, New York, November 17, 2005, p. 9.
Joshua Cohen, Her Other Tongue, Chronogram, New Paltz, New York, May, 2001.
Susan Piperato, Jan Harrison Roams Widely, Woodstock Times, Woodstock, New York, May, 2001.
Fran Watson, A Perfect Pair, City Beat, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 6, 1999.
Owen Findsen, Works Balance Order, Spontaneity, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2, 1999.
Robin Rice, Jan Harrison, The Binnewater Tides, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York, Fall, 1998.
Erkki Linnala, Luomakunnan Kruunu?, Kulttuuri, Satakunnan Kansa, Finland, June 14, 1998.
Marja-Lisa Majasaari, Teurastuksesta Loytyy Huumoriakin!, Puaivyri/Kultt, Finland, June 16, 1998.
Ville Hammarberg, Porin Taidemuseo Esilla Upea Kokonaisuus,” Porin Sanomat, Kaupunki, Finland, June 13, 1998.
Lorna Tychostup, Speaking in Tongues, The Animalia Issue,” Chronogram, New Paltz, cover issue, New York, March, 1998.
Vivien Raynor, Water Is a Source of Inspiration for Landscape Sculptures, The New York Times, New York, NY, August 28, 1994.
Kathi Norklun, Personal Beast, Woodstock Times, Woodstock, New York, December 2, 1993.
Nancy Catandella, The Artist's Artist, Arttimes, Mt. Marion, New York, December, 1992.
Steven Kolpan, Beast of Eden, Woodstock Times, Woodstock, New York, May 25,1992.
Tram Combs, Jan Harrison, Noticias de Arte, New York, New York, May, 1992.
Eleanor Martin, Inner Space: Windows on the Human Spirit, Times Herald Record, Poughkeepsie, New York, July 14, 1991.
Estella Lauter, Women As Mythmakers Revisited, Quadrant: The Journal of Contemporary Jungian Thought, New York, NY, Volume 23, Number 1, 1991.
Ann Pollak, Myths For Our Time, Dialogue, Dialogue Portfolio, Columbus, Ohio, May, 1989.
Jerry Stein, New Museum Show a Treasure on Paper, The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 15, 1989.
Gary J. Schwindler, A Perilous Eden: Pastel Drawings by Jan Harrison,” Dialogue, Tenth Anniversary Issue, Columbus, Ohio, September, 1988.
Gary J. Schwindler, Jan Harrison, New Art Examiner, Chicago, Ilinois, September, 1988.
Jan Riley, Drawing, Toni Birckhead Gallery, Cincinnati, 27 June - 30 July, Dialogue, Columbus, Ohio, January, 1988.
Owen Findsen, Artist Harrison's Faces, Figures…, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, June, 1988.
Owen Findsen, Exhibit Portrays an Artistic Sense of Self, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 5, 1987.
Owen Findsen, Divining House Reflection of Artists’ Images, Emotions, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 1986.
Dorothy Burkhart, State of Our Art, San Jose Mercury News, Arts & Books, San Jose, California, April 20, 1986.
Janus Small, Jan Harrison-Paintings and Drawings-Toni Birckhead Gallery, Dialogue, Columbus, Ohio, March, 1984.
Jan Riley, Jan Harrison-Toni Birckhead Gallery, New Art Examiner, Chicago, Illinois, December, 1983.
Gina Franz, Figuratively Speaking, New Art Examiner, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1983.
Franz, Gina, Figuratively Speaking, New Art Examiner, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1983.
Elizabeth Hoxie, Ten Solo Exhibitions, New Art Examiner, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1982.
Betty Collings, Jan Harrison, Dialogue Magazine, Columbus, Ohio, February, 1982.
B.J. Foreman, Figural Art Star of a Show, The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 1982.
B.J. Foreman, A Taste of the City's Artistry, The Cincinnati Post,, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981.
Eleanor Munro, The Virtues of Staying at Home, Cincinnati Magazine, August, 1980.
Holiday T. Day, Midwest Art: A Special Report, Art In America, 1979.
Lucy Lippard, World Books A and B, Chrysalis, 1978.
Selected Website Listings
Linda Weintraub, Genus Fusion, 1998, essay in Arcana Mundi: Jan Harrison, Selected Works, 1979-2000, Station Hill/ Barrytown, Ltd., 2001.