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Constance Mallinson, "Astrid Preston: Floating Worlds at Craig Krull Gallery", Instagram @artiq_cm, Dec 9, 2025 Lita Barrie, "Art of Devotion: Astrid Preston and Blue McRight at Craig Krull Gallery" Whitehot Magazine, Sep. 2023 Peter Frank, "Dan McCleary and Astrid Preston at Craig Krull, Santa Monica", Whitehot Magazine, Sep. 2021 Robert L. Pincus, "Freezing Flux: Art and Artifice in Astrid Preston's Paintings ("Echoing Light"), R.B. Stevenson Gallery, June 2018 Gary Brewer, "Astrid Preston; Between Earth and Silence", Art and Cake, Dec. 28, 2017 Jody Zellen, "Astrid Preston, Upside Down World at Craig Krull Gallery", Art and Cake, Nov. 10, 2017 Lita Barrie, "Pixelation Breathes Life into Landscape Painting: Astrid Preston Upside Down World", ART Là-bas, Oct. 13, 2017 John O'Hern, "Et in Arcadia Ego", American Art Collector, Apr. 2017, p. 46-51 John Seed, “Astrid Preston: New Territory at Craig Krull Gallery,” Huffpost Arts & Culture, Feb. 13, 2013 Michael Charles Tobias, “New Territories: Artist Astrid Preston Celebrates the Earth in a Landmark Nature Exhibition,” Forbes.com, Jan. 31, 2013 Previews, “Astrid Preston: New Territory,” Artweek. LA, Jan. 21, 2013 Constance Mallison, “Astrid Preston: “east west spring fall,” art ltd., Jan/Feb. 2013, p. 25-26 Michael Shaw, “Exhibitions, Continuing and Recommended,” ArtScene, Nov. 2010, p. 18-19 Michael Shaw, “November's Top Exhibitions in the Western United States,” The Huffington Post, Nov. 19, 2010 Leah Ollman, “Scientific Lens on Shrubbery,” Los Angeles Times, May 2008 Robert L. Pincus, “’Plein Air Past & Present’ showcases continuity in painting,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 24, 2008, p. E2-3 Adam Kaye, “Plein air artist sets up easel in Encinitas,” North County Times, Feb. 19, 2008, p. B-1 & B-7 Marcia Manna, “The Nature Lover,” The San Diego Union-Tribune North County, Feb. 7-13, 2008, p.1 Susan Heeger, “The Inner and Outer Landscapes,” Los Angeles Times West, Apr. 16, 2006, p. 32-35 Mike Vensel, “Astrid Preston. Art,” interview, kittenmag.com, 2003 Anne Valdespino, “This new art installation is bearing fruit,” Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2003, p. E21 Alex Worman, “L.A. Confidential,” Artnet, September 12, 2003 David Pagel, Art Reviews, Los Angeles Times, September 10, 1999 David Lewinson, “Astrid Preston at Arts College Int’l,” ArtWeek, August 1999 Kate Milano, “Preston’s Gardens,” Coast Orange County, v.8, December 1998, p. 69 Terrence Rogers, “City of Vapor,” American Artist, July 1998, p. 28-37, 72-73 Orville O. Clarke, Jr., “Astrid Preston,” ArtScene, December 1998, p. 11-12 Suzanne Muchnic, “City of Vapor,” ARTnews, February 1997, p. 122 Susan Heeger, “No Watering Required,” Los Angeles Times Magazine, January 19, 1997, p. 24-25 Barbara L. Fredricksen, “Exhibit’s theme gets back to nature,” Pasco Times, Sep. 6, 1996, p. 5 Kim Irwin, “Canvassing the Westside,” Daily Breeze, May 12, 1996, p. B1, B2 Doree Dunlap, “The Golden Land,” OCWeekly, March 8-14, 1996 Elenore Wells, “Landscape of the Soul,” Visions, v.6, no.2, Fall, 1992 Heather Lineberry, “California Landscapes,” Art of California, vol.4, no.2, March 1991, p. 10-11 Marlena Donohue, Review, Art in America, v.78, no.4, April 1990, p. 272-273 Orville O. Clark, Jr., “The Jan Turner Gallery,” So. California Home & Garden, July 1989, p. 32-38 Merle Schipper, “Astrid Preston: Living Landscapes,” Angeles, June 1989, p. 40-42 Orville O. Clark, Jr., Review, Home & Garden, March 1989, p. 57 Robert L. Pincus, Review, Art in America, V.75, no.10, October 1987, p. 191 Susan Freudenheim, Review, Artforum, September 1987, p. 136 Leah Goldman, Review, Los Angeles Times (S.D. Edition), Calendar, July 3, 1987 Robert L. Pincus, Review, San Diego Union, Currents, June 11, 1987, p. E8 Merle Schipper, Review, ARTnews, May 1987, p. 50 Suzanne Muchnic, Review, Los Angeles Times, June 21, 1985 Peter Clothier, “Matters of Life and Death,” L.A. Weekly, June 24 - July 4, 1985, p. 57 Robert L. Pincus, Review, San Diego Union, March 11, 1985, p. D4 Robert McDonald, Review, Artweek, March 6, 1985, p. 3 Suzanne Muchnic, “ARCO Finale is Awash in Whimsy,” Los Angeles Times, Aug. 1984, p. 1 Orville O. Clark, Jr., Review, Images & Issues, May/June 1984, p. 55 Laura Boucher, “Free Spirits, Painters Brush Up for Community Project,” Evening Outlook, June 1, 1984, p. A1 and Focus Magazine Marlena Donohue, Review, Los Angeles Times, February 10, 1984 Merle Schipper, Review, Images & Issues, Sep/Oct 1983 Ron Sequeria, “Houses Open for Inspection,” The Pioneer, November 15, 1983, p. 5 Joanne Burnstein, “California Color,” Artweek, April 23, 1983, p. 24 Suzanne Muchnic, Review, Los Angeles Times, March 18, 1983 Barry Brennan, “Santa Monica Gets Pinned,” Evening Outlook, July 27, 1982, p. B2 Betty Brown, “Astrid Preston’s Fractured Urbanscapes,” Reader, April 9, 1982, p. 15 William Wilson, Review, Los Angeles Times, Calendar, April 12, 1982 Cornelia Emerson, “Studio Stop for Fine Arts Seminar,” At Art Center, February 1982 Melinda Wortz, “New Editions: Astrid Preston,” ARTnews, September 1981, p. 159 Suzanne Muchnic, Review, Los Angeles Times, Calendar, June 5, 1981 Suzanne Muchnic, “A connective Muni Survey,” Los Angeles Times, Calendar, March 23, 1980 William Wilson, Review, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1977 William Wilson, Review, Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1977 Louise Lewis, “A Point of View-Four L.A. Artists,” Art Week, July 1977, p. 16 Phillip Gordon, “The Two Cultures,” Los Angeles Free Press, January 17-21, 1977 Faith Wilding, “Twenty-Four Women Making Art,” Artweek, January 15, 1976 Gordon J. Hazlitt, Review, ARTnews, March 1976, p. 88 Melinda Wortz, “Women’s Art Experiences,” Artweek, September 6, 1975