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Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, “Joe Thurston at Elizabeth Leach,” August 22, 2007
Row, D.K. Oregonian, “Shows of Note ,” August 17, 2007
Motley, John. Portland Mercury, "Arts," August 16, 2007
Gallivan, Joseph. Portland Tribune , “Joe Thurston Preview,” July 31, 2007
Speer, Richard. The Finder, 2007/2008
Speer, Richard. Art Ltd., "Artist Profile," May 2007
The Bear Deluxe Magazine, Issue #22, 2006
Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, “The Best of 2005,” December 2005
Jahn, Jeff. NW Drizzle, “May Roundup,” June 2005
Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, “Flaying Faces, Painter Joe Thurston,” May 4, 2005
Jahn, Jeff. NW Drizzle, “Anticipate More,” May 2005
Just Out Magazine, April 2005
Speer, Richard. “Matt Lamb: The Art of Success,” Wiley, April 2005.
Greg Bell, John Buchanan and Bruce Guenther. Cascade AIDS Project Catalogue, April 2005
Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, Visual Arts News, March 23, 2005
Speer, Richard. ARTnews, “Pacific Edge,” October, 2004
Row, D.K.. Oregonian, “Artful thinking outside the box,” July 9, 2004
Just Out Magazine, Cover, April 2, 2004
Taylor, Sue. Cascade AIDS Project Catalogue, April 2004
Row, D.K.. Oregonian, December 4, 2003
Jahn, Jeff. NW Drizzle, “Flinging Paint Pots,” December 2003
Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, Art Review, November 12, 2003
All Classic, “First Thursday Pick,” November 6, 2003
Bowie, Chas. Portland Mercury, Art Review, November 6, 2003
Jahn, Jeff. NW Drizzle, “Core Sample,” November 2003