Publications

The Screaming Box #5, pastel on paper, 17 x 14 inches, 1985

  • Amen, Grover. Austere Passionate Icons of an Endangered Species. The GreekAmerican, New York, NY, April 11, 1987.

  • Andreadis, Effie. Despo Magoni. To Vima, Athens, Greece, May 22, 1981.

  • Andriotis, Giorgos. The Art of Despo Magoni. Greek Herald, New York, NY, December 2, 1976.

  • Angeline, John. Head To Head: Magoni, Basquiat, and a Forgotten SoHo. The Charioteer, New York, NY, November 2008-2009.

  •  Art Meccas in the Making: Growing Regional Influence. Mint Museum Member News, Charlotte, NC, March-April 1987.

  • Artists of Conscience. Exhibition Catalogue, The Alternative Museum, New York, 1991.

  • Artner, Alan G. Penelopeia Exhibit Requires Homework and Work by Viewer. Chicago Tribune, Chicago, MI, April 20, 2006.

  • Basquin, Kit; Carter, Curtis L.; Halley, Peter. Images of Death in Contemporary Art. Exhibition Catalogue, The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1990.

  • Blair, Eileen. Magoni’s Dream Machine at Henry-Hicks. The Phoenix, Brooklyn, NY, April 8, 1976.

  • Bloch, Mark. No Trespassing: Artists Comment on the Migration Crisis. Whitehot Magazine, New York, NY, April 24, 2024.

  • Browning, Robert. Despo Magoni. Exhibition Catalogue, Ora Gallery, Athens, Greece, 1983.

  • Browning, Robert; Schwabsky, Barry. Despo Magoni. Exhibition Catalogue, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY, 1986.

  • Chagnon-Burke, Veronique; Donahue, Mary, eds. The Appearance of Beauty. Visual Culture, New York, NY, June 2001.

  • Chomsky, Noam. Disinformation and the Manufacture of Consent. Exhibition Catalogue, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY, April 1985.

  • Cole, David. Despo Magoni. Exhibition Catalogue, Ora Gallery, Athens, Greece, 1981.

  • Denson, Roger G. To Survive a Myth. Exhibition Catalogue, Nees Morfes Gallery, Athens, Greece, 1988.

  • Drucker, Jerry. Despo Magoni. Artists Review Art, New York, NY, December, 1976.

  • Donahue, Mary. Despo Magoni’s Drawings, ‘The Queen’s Moves in a Game of Chess’: A Conversation Between the Artist and Mary Donahue. The Charioteer, New York,   NY, Fall 1993.

  • Donahue, Mary. Despo Magoni Exhibits in Boston. The Hellenic Chronicle, Boston, MA, May 27, 1993.

  • Donahue, Mary. Catharsis in Despo Magoni’s Art. The National Herald, New York, NY, May 27, 1993.

  • Donahue, Mary. Body Talk, Image Change or Trouble in the Kingdom. Exhibition Catalogue, Brooklyn College Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1994.

  • Erickson, Roger. Despo Magoni: Henry-Hicks Gallery. Brooklyn Heights Press, New York, NY, April 8, 1976.

  • Erickson, Roger. Nonson’s Grand Finale. Artspeak, Brooklyn, NY, July 3, 1980.

  • Ferrer, Elizabeth. 30: A Brooklyn Salon Celebrating Thirty Years of Contemporary Art. Brooklyn: BRIC Contemporary Art, 2011.

  • Heartney, Eleanor. Myth & Memory. Exhibition Catalogue, Andre Zarre Gallery, New York, NY, 1997.

  • Iliopoulou-Rogan, Dora. Despo Magoni. Kathimerini, Athens, Greece, May 9, 1989.

  • Iliopoulou-Rogan, Dora. Despo Magoni. Kathimerini, Athens, Greece, March 7, 1983.

  • Iliopoulou-Rogan, Dora. Despo Magoni. Kathimerini, Athens, Greece, May 22, 1981.

  • Iliopoulou-Rogan, Dora; Posner, Helaine. Three Generations of Greek Women Artists. Exhibition Catalogue, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, 1989.

  • Jang, Suk-Won. Despo Magoni. Exhibition Catalogue, Shinsaegae Gallery, Kwangju, Korea, 2001.

  • Jones, Marvin. Disinformation and the Manufacture of Consent. The New Common Good, New York, NY, April 1985.

  • Kalogerakis, George. Art in Boston, Brooklyn and Beyond. The Greek Accent, New York, NY, December 1981.

  • Kalomirakis, Theodoros. Winter of ’79: Day after Day. Proini, New York, NY, May 11,    1979.

  • Karageorge, Penelope. Magoni: Leaping Women! An Artist Plays the Game. The Greek American, New York, NY, April 30, 1994.

  • Kim, Seok Hoon. Kwangju is the Silk Road to Internationalization. The Honam Maeil, Kwangju, Korea, August 7, 2001.

  • Kontos, Yiannis. The Chess, the Adventure, the Struggle, New York and the Hermetic World in the Painting of Despo Magoni. Precious Metals. Athens: Kedros Publishing, 1994.

  • Koroxenidis, Alexandra. A Social Conscience and a Display of Disintegration. Kathimerini, Athens, Greece, June 7, 1999.

  • Koroxenidis, Alexandra. Nightmares of Reality. To Vima, Athens, Greece, June 7, 1999.

  • Kosmidou, Zoe. The Power of Visual Logos, Greek Women Artists. Athens: ICAN, 2003.

  • Kotseta, Roula. Despo Magoni, An Artist with a Brilliant Career. Proini, New York, NY, June 1, 1993.

  • Kuspit, Donald. Despo Magoni’s Humanistic Expression. Exhibition Catalogue, John Jay College Gallery, New York, NY, 1999.

  • Kwac, Kyuho. Memory of Father in a Book. The Chunnam Maeil, Kwangju, Korea, August 7, 2001.

  • Liadi, Kalliope. Faces that Scream Pain and Suffering. The Greek American, New York, NY, January 15, 1999.

  • Mahoney, Robert. Despo Magoni. Arti, Athens, Greece, May-July, 1994.

  • Magoni, Despo. Under Your Skin: Despo Magoni. Central Booking Magazine, Vol 3, Issue 2, New York, NY, June 2012.

  • Manzur, Rubana. Despo Magoni Offers Portrait of Pain. The Monroe Doctrine, Rochester, NY, April 22, 1996

  • Manzur, Rubana. Despo Magoni’s ‘The Queen’s Moves in a Game of Chess’. Hellenic Times, New York, NY, February 11, 1994.

  • Maschal, Richard. New Venue Gives New Audience to New York Artists. The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, April 11, 1987.

  • Mayer, Jon. New York-Charlotte. The Village Voice, New York, NY, June 12, 1987.

  • Miodini, Cate. Despo Magoni’s Art is Strong and Emotional. Hellenic Times, New York, NY, June 21, 1979.

  • Morgan, Robert C. A Nuanced Exploration of Art Books Made by Three Artists. Whitehot Magazine, New York, NY , April 26, 2024.

  • Nabers, William. Visual Politics is Too Strident. Washington Market Review, New York, NY, May 19, 1982.

  • Neagus, Bill. Three Foreign Artists Exhibit at New England Center. Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT, June 21, 1977.

  • Neal, Florence; Tatigikis Iberti, Elissa; Valenza, Catherine; Donahue, Mary, quote. Selections: Drawings. Exhibition Catalogue, Islip Art Museum, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Oakdale, NY, 1997.

  • Niarchos, Sophia A. Despo Magoni’s Portraits of Celebrities. Vradini, Athens, Greece, June 6, 1999.

  • Niarchos, Sophia A. Surviving Eternity, Surviving Eternally. The Greek American, New York, NY, May 19, 2000.

  • Pagoulatou, Regina. Despo’s Magoni’s Revolutionary Paintings. Eseis, New York, NY, June 26, 1993.

  • Pagoulatou, Regina. Interview with Despo Magoni. Proini, New York, NY, March 3, 1985.

  • Pagoulatou, Regina. The Queen. The Reporters, New York, NY, June 12, 1993.

  • Pagoulatou, Regina. The Revolutionary Art of Despo Magoni. The Reporters, New York, NY, March 5, 1994.

  • Papadopoulos, Aris. Despo Magoni. The National Herald, New York, NY, February 7, 1994.

  • Papadopoulou, Christy. Screams, Myths and Agony: The Human Condition. Athens News, Athens, Greece, June 15, 1999.

  • Park, Jae Sung. Despo Magoni Exhibit…Shinsaegae Gallery. The Moondeung Ilbo, Kwangju, Korea, August 7, 2001.

  • Phillips, Lisa; Rodriguez, Geno; Sims, Lowery. New York-New Venue. Exhibition Catalogue, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 1987.

  • Portelance, Bonnie. Artist of the Month: Despo Magoni. BRIC Contemporary Art, Website, September 28, 2011.

  • Richard, Michael. Observations: Magoni’s Monsters. Greek Accent, New York, NY, July-August, 1986.

  • Rubinstein, Raphael. Old Game, New Rules: The Queen’s Moves in a Game of Chess. Exhibition Catalogue, Brooklyn College Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1994.

  • Ryu, Dong Ho. Let’s Enjoy Arts of the World in Kwangju. The Honam Maeil, Kwangju, Korea, August 7, 2001.

  • Sichel, Berta. Disinformation Lumps. In These Times, New York, NY, June 12-15, 1985.

  • Spiegel, Claire. The Tourist in Heaven and Hell. Daily News, New York, NY, March 17, 1976.

  • Spiliades, Veatriki. Realism and Message. Eleftherotipia, Athens, Greece, March 7, 1983.

  • Spiliades, Veatriki. Realism and Message in Despo Magoni’s Art. The National Herald, New York, NY, April 17, 1983.

  • Stefanidis, Manos. Ellinomousion: Six Centuries of Greek Painting, vol. 2. Athens: Militos Publishing, 2001.

  • Tsine, Zoe. Just Like Penelope: Exhibition Documents Women’s Mental Journey. The National Herald, New York, NY, March 18, 2006.

  • Vakalo, Eleni. Post-War Greek Art Expressionism-Surrealism, vol. 2. Athens: Kedros Publishing, 1982.

  • Vrachopoulos, Thalia. Despo Magoni. Eseis, New York, NY, February 2002.

  • Vrachopoulos, Thalia. Eros and Thanatos: Notes on Human Conflict. NY Arts Magazine, New York, NY, February 2002.

  • Vrachopoulos, Thalia. Images of Power and Struggle: A Colloquy of Ideas in Magoni’s ‘The Moves in a Game of Chess’. The Charioteer, New York, NY, Fall 1993.

  • Vrachopoulos, Thalia. Prometheus Unbound; Pandora Unleashed: The Human Condition. Exhibition Catalogue, John Jay College Gallery, New York, NY, 1999.

  • Weinberg, Lauren. Penelopeia, The Other Journey: e-Migration. Time Out Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 4-10, 2006.

  • Welzenbach, Michael. Myth Defying Greek Women. The Washington Post, Washington, DC, February 22, 1989.

  • Wolfe, F. New York from Downtown. The Christian Science Monitor, New York, NY, June 28, 1983.

  • Xedakis, Nikos G. Despo Magoni. Kathimerini, Athens, Greece, June 23, 1999.

  • Yiannias, Vicki J. Total Recall. The Greek American, New York, NY, August 25-26, 2001.

  • Yoon, Jin-seob. Search for Drawings with Originality in International Drawing Exhibition: Traces of Sensitivity II.  Exhibition Catalogue, Mudeung Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwangju, Korea, 2011