'Don Van Vliet - The Painting' by Jessica Rutherford, Head of Museums and Director of The Royal Pavilion, Brighton. An introduction to the British Exhibition.

'Don Van Vliet in Bielefeld' by Andreas Beaugrand. An introduction to the Bielefeld exhibition.

'Animals and Black Ladies' by Karsten Ohrt., Director of Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik. An introduction to the Danish exhibition.

'Stand Up To Be Discontinued - On Don Van Vliet as Painter and Musician' by Paolo Bianchi. Well worth a look, despite the occasional presence of the nonsensical-pretensious-bullshit factor.

'The Painting of Don Van Vliet' by Roberto Ohrt. Excellent piece, eternally long, but highly recommended.

Beef Art by David Belcher, from 22nd March 1986 edition of NME. A small piece announcing a (then) upcoming exhibition.

Don Van Vliet at Michael Werner by Jutta Koether, from the May 1987 Artscribe. This is a review of Don's second exhibition at the Michael Werner.

Exhibition Introduction by John R. Lane from a 1988 exhibition. Source and precise date are as yet unknown. Recommended reading.

The Wizard's Inscriptions by Mark Van Proyen, 14th January Artweek. A fan of the music tries to like the paintings.

'In Tune With Art' by Rip Rense, 8th January 1989 Chicago Tribune. Contains exclusive snippets from a telephone conversation with Don.

'A Crossover of a Different Colour' by Kristine McKenna. Excellent article taken from the 29th July 1990 Los Angeles Times. If you only read one of these articles, make it this one.

The Art Of Don Van Vliet by Fred Hoffman, 1990. Taken from the exhibition catalogue. Hoffman explains his view of the brilliance behind Don's paintings.

Rising Above Chaos by Marcy Timberman, 6th September 1990 Artweek. A review of the Fred Hoffman Gallery show.

'Musics Mad Genius Finds Solace And Success In Painting' by John Rogers, taken from 9th September 1991 Associated Press. Many thanks to Steve Froy for sending me this.

Review of the book 'Stand Up to be Discontinued' by Chuck Stephens, source and date unknown. Kindly sent along by Arild.

Ravaged Blues On Canvas by Neil Spencer, taken from the 28th August 1994 edition of The Observer. Looks at the then-impending Brighton exhibition.

'Picture This' by Jonathan Morris, taken from September 1994 edition of Hyper, a local free newspaper in Brighton.

Exhibitions by Robert Hanks, taken from the 2nd September 1994 edition of The Independent.

Brighton Exhibition Flyer It was great to see these scattered all over town.

'Captain Beefheart Gaining International Acclaim For Painting' by John Rogers, taken from 22nd June 1995 Associated Press. Excellent piece containing interview snippets.

The 1998 New Work Exhibition - Collection of paintings, press releases, adverts, visitor reports and more relating to the recent New Work exhibition in New York.

Static Struggle and Transcendence by Pamela Popeson, taken from the March 1999 Cover Magazine. A look at Don Van Vliet's universe.

How Much??? by Peter Warner. A review for two Don van Vliet exhibitions from 1998 and 1999.

Don Van Vliet Exhibitions List - every exhibition ever to feature Don's paintings.

Catalogues - information about catalogues produced to accompany exhibitions of Don's paintings

Publications - information about art related publications other than exhibition catalogues

Scratch O' Light - The Radar Station's index of Don Van Vliet paintings.

Purchase info - how to buy a Don Van Vliet original.

Dreams In The Daytime Coloured With Sunshine - a screensaver featuring over 30 of Don's paintings (2,761K). Just download and run to install.

Don Van Vliet at Galerie Michael Werner on 5th May, 1985. Series of superb photographs taken by Carl Berger. Many thanks to Justin for sending me them, and to Carl for permission to display them. Carl has also written a personal account of this day.

Paul Gardner B.A. Hons. at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, October 1994.