- reviews & essays in .pdf format:
- Wride, Tim. “Dean Kessmann.” Contact Sheet: The Light Work Annual, Number 157, Summer 2010.
- Capps, Kriston. “Dean Kessmann: Washington, DC.” Art Papers, July/August 2009.
- Irvine, Karen. “Worlds Within Worlds.” Catalogue Essay (Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC), 2009.
- Brown, Leslie. “Ad | Agency.” in the loupe, Volume 32, Number 1, December|January|February 2008.
- Dumbadze, Alexander. “Simple, Dumb Objects.” Exhibition Essay, 2007.
- Hileman, Kristen. “What the Bag Might Hold: Dean Kessmann’s Plastic on Paper.” Catalogue Essay, 2007.
- Bonetti, David. “Kessmann Finds Art in Crumpled Plastic Bags.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 25, 2007.
- Wennerstrom, Nord. “Dean Kessmann: Conner Contemporary Art.” Artforum, April 2006.
- Gopnik, Blake. “Here and Now.” The Washington Post, Sunday, January 29, 2006.
- Banerjee, Bidisha. “Artifacts: Loaded Magazines.” Washington City Paper, Vol. 24, No. 7, February 20, 2004.
- Smith, Jamie. “An Artist takes Matters Into His Own Hands: Dean Kessmann’s Cover to Cover.” Exhibition Essay, 2004.
- Smith, Brian. “Photos In Two Exhibits Show Off Nature and Landscapes.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 17, 2002.
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