Books and Catalogues

Catalog: Growing Up Graffiti, 2025. Published by Contemporary Art Matters. Essay by Jonathan Stevenson, introduction by Rebecca Ibel

Book: Nicholas Ganz, Graffiti Woman: Graffiti and Street Art from Five Continents, Thames & Hudson 2006

Catalog essay: Nick Stillman, Cue Art Foundation Exhibition of 2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients

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Catalog essay: Steve Stelling, "Sunrise Through Crosshairs", 2004

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Interviews and Talks

Interview: Michele Jaslow, "Interview with Daina Higgins: On Graffiti, Risk, and the Art of Impermanence", Art Spiel, July 27, 2026

Daniel Paterna and Michele Jaslow, In the Studio with Daina Higgins, video feature on Vimeo as part of Artspiel.org interview, July 27, 2026

Interview: OnTV Artist Insight Interviews, Issue 012, with Thomas VanDyke, June 2026

Interview: Canvas Rebel Magazine, September 2025

Interview: ArtShow on Youtube, with Craig Stover, May 2024

Artist Talk: Basin Gallery for Speak Up! Women, Art, & Social Justice, March 2024

Interview: BronxNet News with Valeri Larko and Daren Jaime, March 2024

Interview: Contemporary Art Matters for Pandemic/Protest, with Rebecca Ibel, June 2021

Interview: Super Mario's Art: Fine Art in the Fast Lane, with Mario Vasquez, May 2010

Articles and Reviews

Catalog Essay: "Daina Higgins: At Home with Discord", Jonathan Stevenson, Two Coats of Paint, May 2025

Exhibition Review: Ray Katz, “Local Artist’s Work on Display at WCC Gallery”, The Viking News, October 18, 2023

Exhibition review: Charles Schultz, The Brooklyn Rail. "New Paintings" exhibition at Elizabeth Harris Gallery, February 2012

Exhibition review: Ann Landi, Artnews, September 2008

Exhibition review: Maureen Mullarkey, The New York Sun, 2008

Exhibition review: R.C. Baker, Best in Show, The Village Voice, 2007

Exhibition review: "Common Objects", The New Yorker, 2007

Exhibition review: Kaizaad Kotwal, The Columbus Dispatch, 2007

Exhibition review: Melissa Starker, The Columbus Alive, 2007

Exhibition Review: Bill Mayr, The Columbus Dispatch, 2007

Exhibition review: Roberta Smith, Last Chance, The New York Times 2006

Exhibition review, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, 2006

Exhibition review: Bill Mayr, The Columbus Dispatch, 2005

Exhibition review: Melissa Starker, The Columbus Alive A-List, 2005

Exhibition review: Absolutearts.com, January 2005

Exhibition review: Maureen Mullarkey, The New York Sun, 2004

Exhibition Review: Nikki Davis, The Columbus Alive, 2003

Exhibition review: Jeanne Fryer-Kohles, The Columbus Dispatch, 2003

Writings

Writing: "In Praise of Colored Mud", by Daina Higgins, (the)Magazine, Volume 3, June 2025.


An editorial by the artist on the enduring appeal of painting in the age of artificial intelligence

Selected Website Listings

Artist feature: Dismantling the Confederacy: Paintings by Daina Higgins, If It's Hip, It's Here, March 2021

Artist feature: Create Magazine, Women's Issue, March 2019