JEFF WHIPPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY
These listings refer to published or broadcast profiles, interviews, reviews of plays or exhibits, and/or reproductions of artwork. They are listed chronologically from recent back to 1980.
Mary Mulhern, “Meet Jeff Whipple”, Flair Magazine, profile/photos, Tampa, FL, Summer, pages 66-71
Lance Goldenberg, “Year of the Chicken, Year of the Snake”, The Weekly Planet, May 12-18, 2004, 109
Esther Hammer, “Movie Theater Showcases Artists”, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL, May 15, 2004, Central Tampa, 9
WMNF 88.5 fm, Radio interviews on the program, “Art in Your Ear”, Tampa Bay, Florida, May 7 and 14, 2004
Katherine Reid, “Three Gulf Coast Curators on the Eclectic Craft of Collecting, Gulfshore Life, Naples, Florida, February 2004
Denise Watson Batts, “Film festival captures local edge on screen”, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., March 12, 2004, 17
Susan Thurston, “Artist’s out of the picture”, story/photo, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 12, 2004, City Times, 1
Lennie Bennett, “That’s Soooo Romantic”, interview/photo, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, February 12, 2004, Cover story for Weekend magazine
Richard Lardner, “Black Aviation Pioneer Honored”, photo of the portrait of Gen. Davis, The Tampa Tribune, Feb. 10, 2004, A4
WFLA TV 8, (NBC affiliate), news interview about the portrait of Gen. Davis, Tampa, Florida, February 9, 2004
Natasha Del Toro, “Figure Sketching”, story/photos, The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, January 24, 2004, ST, CT, 1
Babita Persaud, “Orlando puts squeeze on local artist’s works”, story/photos, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 2, 2004, City Times 1
“Ridge Art presents 54th annual Exhibition”, photo/story, The News Chief, Lakeland, Florida, January 9, 2004, WP 6
Babita Persaud, “New class provides nude muses for artists”, story, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, November 28, 2003, City Times 2
Mitzi Gordon, “Celebrating The Art Of Film”, story/photo, South Tampa News, Tampa, Florida, September 17, 2003, page 1
Babita Persaud, “Artist not rattled by brush with controversy”, profile/photos, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, September 5, 2003, City Times 1
Ester Hammer, "Channel District Painter's Home Is Where His Art Is", profile/photos, Tampa Tribune, August 21, 2003, Central Tampa, 1 & 3
Lisa Levine, "Show or No Show", photos and story, Orlando Magazine, August 2003, 119
Mike Thomas, “Banned artwork paints picture of troubled mayor,” The Orlando Sentinel, July 6, 2003, A
Bob Ross, “Free Spirits: Jeff Whipple, Artist,” The Tampa Tribune, July 4, 2003, Friday Extra, 18
Editorial, “Be bolder on art,” The Orlando Sentinel, June 27, 2003
Associated Press, “Orlando mayor delays hanging controversial art outside office,” photos/story, The Naples Daily News, Naples, Florida, June 21, 2003
WMNF 88.5 fm, Radio interview on the program, “Art in Your Ear” with host JoEllen Schilke, June 20, 2003
Beth Kassab, “Dyer’s taste in art raises cries of censorship,” story/photos, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, June 20, 2003
ABC Action News 28, Morning News interview, Tampa, Florida, April 28, 2003
“Small Works from the Arthur S. Goldberg Collection”, catalog/photo, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts, 2003
“Ridge Art opens 53rd fine arts show,” photo/story, The News Chief, Lakeland, Florida, January 10, 2003, Weekend magazine
Joanne Milani, “Show Stoppers: the top 10 art shows of 2002”, The Tampa Tribune, December 29, 2002, Baylife 16
“Jeff Whipple, A Twenty-five Year Retrospective,” catalog, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, 36 pages, 2002
Andrew Meacham, “Midtown welcomes a big key to learning,” The St. Petersburg Times, October 2, 2002, BE 1
Natasha Del Toro, “Will work for audience,” cover photo and profile, The Weekly Planet, August 7, 2002, Vol. 15 No. 20, 1, 14 - 18
WFTS TV 28, News story on library mural, Tampa Bay, Florida, September 2002
Marty Fugate, “Laughter is really the best medicine,” play review, The Longboat Observer, March 28, 2002, 14 B
Radio interviews, “Art in Your Ear”, WMNF, 88.5 fm Radio, September (public art) and December (retrospective exhibit) 2002
Marjorie North, “Playwright wins competition with well-timed entry,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, April 4, 2002, 3 E
Pamela Gilbert Wortzel, “Exciting Juxtaposition of Two Artists at Alliance Show,” Island Sun, October 19, 2001, 28
Miriam Pereira, “Obsessed with messages,” Fort Myers News Press, photos/review, September 30, 2001, 3 - 9 E
Mary Ann Marger, “Tools of his trade,” St. Petersburg Times, October 4, 2001, 1W
Joanne Milani, “Jeff Whipple’s ‘Faller’,” The Tampa Tribune, photo, July 1, 2001, Baylife 13
Joanne Milani, “Explosive Art,” photo/review, The Tampa Tribune, July 15, 2001, The Arts 1
Fox TV 28, Morning show, TV interview, “Jeff Whipple, Playwright,” Tampa, Florida, May 2001
Esther Hammer, “2-Person Show Offers Unique Perspectives,” The Tampa Tribune, September 13, 2001, ST 4
Donna Hartman, “Bradenton actors star in play by Sarasota writer,” Bradenton Herald, April 8, 2001, A&E 1
“Whipple’s ‘Meat Bush’ premieres,” photo/story, The Weekly Planet, April 19, 2001
“Art in the dark and in the light,” photos/story, Cultural Affairs Magazine, Tampa, Florida, October 2001, Vol. 4, No. 9, 1 & 18
Richard Dymond, “Sarasota Biennial 2000,” photos/review, The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, July 23, 2000, A&E 1
Joe Rada, “Paradoxical paintings,” The Daily Commercial, photo/review, July 21, 2000, C 1
Christine Cole, “Artist’s exhibit allows open interpretation,” The Lake Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, July 21, 2000, 4
Anthony Bannon, “Exhibition of American Art opens at CCVA,” The Chautauquan Daily, Chautauqua, New York, June 24, 2000, A 10
“Sarasota 2000 Biennial,” catalog, Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, July 2000
“Exhibit takes whimsical look at life’s obsessions,” The Mount Dora Topic, Mount Dora, Florida, photos/story, July 20, 2000, Vol. 86, No. 29, 1
Dora Walters, “Art with an Attitude,” The Longboat Observer, photos/review, March 4, 1999, C 1
Susan Wallach, “Whipple Werks,” Sarasota Arts Review, August 1999, Vol. 10, No. 10, 5
Radio interview for play production, “Art in Your Ear”, WMNF, 88.5 fm Radio, April 30, 1999
Lennie Bennett, “Art Center puts on show of success,” The St. Petersburg Times, May 12, 1999, 3
Kevin Costello, “School days: the mural by Jeff Whipple,” Pelican Press, Sarasota, Florida, July 22, 1999, 1 A and 2 B
Jeffrey Smart, “Intensity rescues ‘Tunnels in Crust’,” The Longboat Observer, April 29, 1999, B 2
Jay Handelman, “Imaginative ‘Tunnels’ trapped in place,” play review, Sarasota Herald Tribune, May 4, 1999, 2 E
“Whipple’s work exhibited at Mira Mar Gallery,” Pelican Press, Photo and story, Sarasota, Florida, May 6, 1999, B 1
“The Jean Bordeaux Florida Sculpture Competition,” catalog, LeMoyne Art Center, Tallahassee, Florida, September 1999
“Profiles in Art: Jeff Whipple,” 18 minute video for WCEU-TV, Volusia County, Florida, John Wilton, Director, 1999
The Mississippi Review, “Jeff Whipple, Six Paintings,” April 1998, Vol. 4, No. 4
Skip Sheffield, “In a corner stands a boxer,” Boca Raton News, March 15, 1998, 6E
Sarasota Arts Review, play announcement and photo, February 1998, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2
Radio interviews for play productions, “Art in Your Ear”, WMNF, 88.5 fm Radio, Tampa, Florida, January and May 6, 1998
Marcia Corbino, “Landscape paintings open new horizons,” The Longboat Observer, February 19, 1998, B 6
Marcia Corbino, “Artists use fans for fantasies,” The Longboat Observer, February 12, 1998, B 5
Laura Stewart, “Artist adds culture to fairground’s art center,” The News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Florida, December 7 1998, 3 C
Joanne Milani, “Lovely landscapes,” The Tampa Tribune, February 12, 1998, Flavor 8
Jeffrey Smart, “Players experiment with ‘Tourist Trap’”, The Longboat Observer, January 22, 1998, B 5
“Spotlight: Jeff Whipple,” photo and story, Orlando Sentinel, March 27, 1998, 46
“It’ll suction you in,” photo and show announcement, Ticket Magazine, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 9, 1998, 21
William McElcheran, “Portrait of an Artist,” Eclipse Magazine, March 1997, 6
Sherri Hill, “Contemporary Portraits,” Sarasota Arts Review, March 1997, Vol. 8, No. 6, 10
Radio interview for play production, “Art in Your Ear”, WMNF, 88.5 fm Radio, Tampa, Florida, May 16, 1997
R. A. Bell, “TOURIST TRAP sucks you in,” Orlando Weekly, April 3, 1997, 19
Mary Ann Marger, “Show features up-and-comers,” The St. Petersburg Times, May 16, 1997, 25
Jeffrey Smart, “Autobiographical ‘Polio Boxer’ jabs in the right direction,” The Longboat Observer, May 22, 1997, B 3
Jean Reed, “‘Polio Boxer’ pulls no punches,” play review, Pelican Press, Sarasota, Florida, May 15, 1997, B 1
Jean Read, “THE POLIO BOXER,” Pelican Press, May 22, 1997, 6B
Elizabeth Maupin, “Fringe Festival finds new downtown home,” Orlando Sentinel, play photo, April 6, 1997, F 1
Cari Johnson, “Does Jeff Whipple ever sleep?,” Sarasota Arts Review, July 1997, Vol. 8, No. 10, 6
Roger Hurlburt, “Acting up in Boca,” Sun Sentinel, photo and description, October 19, 1996, 3 D
Mary Ann Marger, “Expressionist,” The St. Petersburg Times, May 17, 1996, 27
Mary Ann Marger, “Art of the state,” St. Petersburg Times, June 9, 1996
Joanne Milani, “Best Bets,” photo, The Tampa Tribune, July 12, 1996, Extra! 3
Joan Altabe, “Sometimes, you get what you need,” photo/review, The Sarasota Herald Tribune, November 1, 1996, Ticket 22
Jeffrey Smart, “Jeff Whipple, Living breathing artist next door,” The Longboat Observer, Longboat Key, FL, May 30, 1996, 1B
“Interpreting Art,” The Volusian, Daytona Beach, Florida, photo, February 26, 1995
The El Paso Herald-Post, photo and description, June 8, 1995, E 6
NuCity, Cover painting, weekly newspaper, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 8, 1995
Laura Stewart, “Touch of mystery unites contrasting works of art,” The News-Journal, Daytona, Florida, March 12, 1995, 1 G
Kathaleen Roberts, “Larkin graduate pokes fun at modern life,” The Courier News, Elgin, Illinois, July 11, 1995, 1 C
Andrew J. Ligon III, “Careful: Whipple art might trigger ideas,” El Paso Herald-Post, review, June 1995, E 12
“Look Back In Terror,” photo and exhibit announcement, NewCity, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1995, 12
“Jeff Whipple’s ‘Modern Romance’ is on view at Stetson University,” photo and story, The Orlando Sentinel, February 26, 1995
Susanne Nielsen, “Biennial I,” Sarasota Arts Review, October 1994, 12
Sarasota Arts Review, “Sincere Congrats,” photo and story, February 1994
Sarah Tippit, “Jeff Whipple, A painter and writer with a unique vision”, The Orlando Sentinel, May 22, 1994, Florida Magazine, 6
Jeff Whipple, “The Invisible Censor,” Edgewise Magazine, July/August 1994, 16
Elizabeth Maupin, “Art-world drama fails to connect,” The Orlando Sentinel, April 28, 1994, E 1
Sean Smith, “‘Inane’ heroes and heroines to visit PJC art gallery,” The Corsair, Pensacola, FL, September 1, 1993
Roger Hurburt, “Strong State of Art,” Sun Sentinel, December 8, 1993, D 1
Roberta Morgan, “Science Affliction,” New Times, Miami, Florida, play review, April 21, 1993, 57
Lisa A. Stemle, “Museum exhibits unusual paintings,” Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 25, 1993, 8
Larry Wallberg, “Casements show a satire on life,” Datona Beach Sunday News-Journal, February 7, 1993, 5H
George Capewell, “Third Rail’s Telewas offers despairing view of the world,” The Miami Herald, April 8, 1993, 5F
Gary Schwan, “Society offers varied exhibition, The Palm Beach Post, December 3, 1993, TGIF 27
Gary Schwan, “Artist paints ‘theater of absurd’,” The Palm Beach Post, July 12, 1993, TGIF 34
Gary Knight, “Telling it as it is about TELEWAS,” Outpost Magazine, Miami, Florida, April 1993, Vol. 1, No. 10, 13
Catalog, “Jeff Whipple, Impossible Realities,” Boca Raton Museum of Art, 20 pages, 1993
“Jeff Whipple: Impossible Realities,” Boca Museum, cover photo of newsletter, Boca Raton Museum of Art, June 1993
“Impossible Realities,” The News, photo and story, Boca Raton, Florida, June 11, 1993, E 1
Radio interview for art exhibit, “Art in Your Ear”, WMNF, 88.5 fm Radio, Tampa, Florida, April, 1992
Maureen Bashaw, “‘Tunnels’ deep, powerful story with just enough humor,” Fort Myers News Press, October 30, 1992, 3 D
Kevin Dean, “Jeff Whipple,” The New Art Examiner, January 1992
Kevin Dean, “Jeff Whipple is back at Corbino Galleries,” The Longboat Observer, Longboat Key, FL, April 16, 1992, 6B
Dianne Copelon, “Annual Juried Exhibition a potpourri of techniques,” The Orlando Sentinel, May 24, 1992, F 5
Steven Rosen, “Critic’s Choice: Jeff Whipple’s unsettling paintings,” The Denver Post, February 24, 1991, D 1
Nicole Neves, “Whipple’s art charms East Campus Gallery,” Eclectica, Orlando, Florida, September 24, 1991, 1
Mary Ann Marger, “Collector’s Collection,” The St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 1991, 27
Joanne Milani, “Selections from Florida Collections,” The Tampa Tribune-Times, September 22, 1991, Baylife 8
Helen Cullinan, “Five fit separately into Spaces,” The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, review and photo, April 26, 1991, 16
Dawn Grodsky, “Islanders ‘offended’ by art exhibit,” Island Reporter, Sanibel, Florida, December 6, 1991, 12 A
D. A. Tyler, “Jeff Whipple,” The Sarasota Arts Review, January/February 1991, 9
Chuck Twardy, “VCC show: Compelling social comment,” The Orlando Sentinel, August 28, 1991, 1E
Anne Leighton, “Painterly Wit, Commentary,” Folio Weekly, Jacksonville, Florida, October 22, 1991, 12
“Paradoxical opening,” The Bradenton Herald, October 11, 1991, Weekend, 20
“Jeff Whipple at Kunst Gallery,” Denver Chinese News, February 20, 1991
Stacey Ruckle, “Artist just doesn’t fit into a category,” The Daily Athenaeum, Morgantown, WV, September 1990
Photo and exhibit announcement, Calendar of Events, Arts Council of Hillsborough County, December 1990
Mary Alice Collins, “Driven to Express Yourself? Consider Your Car,” Sarasota Herald Tribune, December 17, 1990, 1E
Kathy Matter, “90 for the ‘90s,” Lafayette Journal, Lafayette, Indiana, Tgif section, May 25, 1990, Tgif
Creative Loafing, Tampa, Florida, photo/story, October 20, 1990, 24
“Top Hap,” photo and exhibit announcement, Creative Loafing, Tampa. FL, October 20, 1990, 24
“The 40th Midwest Juried Art Show,” catalog, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois, April 1990
“Art Show opens Sept. 12,” The Spectator, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, photo and story, August 24, 1990
Amy Sheehan, “Artist of controversial painting is happy to be in Chicago,” Ft. Myers News Press, February 12, 1989, 4C
Zelo Magazine, cover photo of a painting, Winter Park, FL, July 1988
Mary Ann Marger, “Critics’ Calls,” The St. Petersburg Times, May 13, 1988, Weekend magazine
Leslie Judd Ahlander, “Whipple defines his works as ‘variations on a theme’,” The Miami News, June 24, 1988, 10C
Joanne Milani, “Perplexing still lifes offer cryptic meanings,” The Tampa Tribune, May 25, 1988, 9F
Chicago Tribune, Drawing on cover of Friday magazine, July 29, 1988, Section 7
Photo on Theater page, The Chicago Reader, November 1987
Peter Handler, “THE SUBURBAN MISSILE CRISIS and COPING WITH COPING,” The Chicago Reader, February 13, 1987, 48
Jay Murphy, “Taboo TV eye dominates Whipple’s work,” Capitol City, Tallahassee, Florida, July 1986, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 12
“Rutgers National Works On Paper”, catalog, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey, April 1986
“29th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition,” catalog, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1986
Paula Harper, “Whipple’s ‘The Baby Boom’ at the Barbara Gillman Gallery,” The Miami News, April 19, 1985, 5C
Mary Faulkner, “Artists glow,” Ft. Myers News Press, April 29, 1985
Kurt Loft, “Whipple at Soho,” The Tampa Tribune, March 7, 1985, 5D
Kurt Loft, “New Whipple,” The Tampa Tribune, August 1, 1985, 6D
Julie Niedenfuer, “Exhibit at Captiva library features nine local artists,” The Islander, Captiva Island, Florida, April 30, 1985
Helen L. Kohen, “Complexity is the main ingredient in the work of Jeff Whipple,” The Miami Herald, April 5, 1985, 7D
“Whipple’s paintings on display at ECC,” Cardunal Free Press, October 3, 1985, 3A
“On the local art scene,” photograph and exhibition announcement, The St. Petersburg Times, March 8, 1985, 14D
“Florida Figures: The Human Figure by Contemporary Florida Artists,” catalog, Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, September 1985, 30
Laura Stewart, “Florida artists show quality in small-works exhibition,” The Orlando Sentinel, June 18, 1984
Two pages of art reproduction, Tampa Bay Tabloid, Tampa, Florida, January 1983
Terry L. Murphy, “Controversial art show goes on as scheduled,” The Cape Coral Breeze, April 29, 1983, 1A
Roslyn Averill, “Painting pulled from show in Cape-backed arts studio,” Fort Myers News-Press, May 1983
Mary Faulkner, “Controversial work energetic, but chaotic to some,” Fort Myers News-Press, May 2, 1983
Lil Thompson, “Chairs…But No Place To Sit Down,” Winston-Salem Journal, June 3, 1983
Leslie Judd Ahlander, “New artists swing to expressionism,” The Miami News, July, 1983, 2D
Kurt Loft, “Whipple’s theatrical works are on display,” The Tampa Tribune, March 31, 1983, 6D
Jim Donato, “Artists think small for juried competition,” Econ Echo, April 5, 1983, 6
“Box tops?” photo, Clearwater Sun, April 12, 1983
Museum news publication, art on cover, Jacksonville Art Museum, September 1982
Michael Auping, “Florida Artists,” Art Papers, July-August 1982, Vol. 7, No. 4
Mary Faulkner, “Creations dominate artist’s world,” Fort Myers News-Press, August 24, 1982, 1D
Kurt Loft, “In Artist’s World, Absurdity Mixes With Mystical Logic,” The Tampa Tribune, June 1982
Charles Benbow, “Who are the major artists in Florida?,” The St. Petersburg Times, April, 1982
“Florida Visual Artists,” 1982-82 Fellowship Catalog, Florida Department of State, 1982
“Florida Painting ’82,” catalog, Jacksonville Art Museum, September 1982
Robert Martin, “New Gallery Opens On Franklin Street Mall,” The Tampa Times, October 27, 1981
Karen S. Parker, “Painting Exhibit By Jeff Whipple Can Leave The Viewer Perplexed,” East Hillsborough Tribune, September 21, 1981, 4E
Charles Benbow, “Object as Subject,” The St. Petersburg Times, June 1980