2024
Kirschner, Noelani. Portrait of the Artist: Paolo Arao, Acts of Devotion. The American Scholar, August 19, 2024.
Sgambati III, Joseph. Threads Sing in Paolo Arao’s Devotion to Textiles. Design Milk. April 7, 2024.
2023
Orozco, Johnathan. Eight Queer Artists in their Own Words. WhiteHot Magazine. June 2023.
Ware, Joshua. The Queer Dynamics of Paolo Arao’s Selection of Recent Works. Southwest Contemporary. April 4, 2023.
2022
Jenkins, Mark. “Connecting modern abstraction with personal identity.” The Washington Post, March 11, 2022.
Arango, Jorge S. “There’s much to read between the lines of Rockland Exhibit.” Portland Press Herald, February 13, 2022.
2021
Wertz, Orion. “Paolo Arao: In Dialog with Drawing at the Columbus Museum.” Burnaway. April 6, 2021.
2020
Dovetail Magazine, Issue 2, Winter/Spring. December 2020.
Jaeger, William. “Airport gallery gets real and textured with ‘Cut + Color’” Times Union. August 31, 2020.
2019
Langevin, Julien. “Plastic Expressions in Particularity: Nature Moves in Tracy McKenna’s Shift at Able Baker Contemporary.”
Art Spiel, November 21, 2019.
TxP (Textiel Plus), Issue 249, “COLOR”, August, 2019, the Netherlands.
Barcio, Phillip. “Richard Kalina Curates an Abstract Art Show at DC Moore Gallery.” IdeelArtMagazine. July 3, 2019.
Arnold, Sharon. “Color, Conduits & Connectivity.” Bridge Productions, Seattle, WA. June 2019.
Couzens, Julia. “Legacy of the Hand: Paolo Arao’s Textile Paintings,” Two Coats of Paint. May 11, 2019
2018
“Pictures at an Exhibition: Afterimage at Paradice Palase,” ArtNews.com, November 30, 2018
Strumfield, Zan. “On the Cover.” Chronogram. Jul 2018. P. 18 (plus cover image)
Fontaine, Pearl. “Must See New York: Nick Cave, Justine Kurland, Paolo Arao and More.” Whitewall, June 20, 2018
New American Paintings, North Eastern Ed., Vol. 134, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA
Esopus, Issue 25, Spring Issue, Brooklyn, NY
Maake Magazine, Issue 6 (curated by Holly Coulis)
2017
Naber, Nick. Profile: Paolo Arao, The Coastal Post, December 2017
Murphy, Olivia. Paolo Arao – Yearbook 2016. Yearbook Paintings: Queering Abstraction.
Hannum, Terence. “Painting Not Painting.” B-More Art, August, 14, 2017
ArtMaze Magazine, Issue 02, April, 2017
Terra Firma Magazine, Issue 04, Speed= Distance / Time, February, 2017
2016
Artist Interview, FLOORR Magazine, Issue No. 5, August, 2016
Stone, Bryony. i-D Magazine, The Queer Artists of Fire Island, July 14, 2016
2011
Modern Painters, 100 Artists to Watch, December 1, p. 60
2008
Fusco, Maria. The Happy Hypocrite: Issue 1 – Linguistic Hardcore, Bookworks, London
Fisher, Matthew. “The Distance of Drawing.” Matthews the Younger blogspot
2006
Risemberg, Rafael, “A Weekend in the Country.” The New York Blade, April 3: p.16
2005
New American Paintings, North Eastern Ed., Vol. 56, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA
Harper’s Magazine, Readings, January, p. 22
Orden, Abraham. “Circus Without a Tent.” Artnet.com, February 11.
2004
VOGUE (Portugal), November p.104
The New York Sun, Calendar, October 19, p.15
Iwasaki Hitomi, Robert Lee and Timothy Liu. Mitochondria Emancipation, Asian American Arts Centre, New York, NY
2001
Smith, Roberta. “Funky Digs with Lots of Space for Performance-Oriented Hipsters.” The New York Times. September 28. E39.
Ramoran, Edwin, and Lydia Yee. Artist in the Market Place: 21st Annual Exhibition. Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY