SELECTED Bibliography - Books
- 2018 John Gosslee & Heather Zises. 50 Contemporary Women Artists: Groundbreaking Contemporary Art from 1960 to Now.
- 2016 A Book About Colab, Pub, Printed Matter, ed, Max Schumann.
- 2011 Art 6 Catalogue, Rifka, Judy. Posted, Essay, Andrea Scrima
- 2005 McDaris, Glynnis. Cat-holic, Evil Twin Publications, New York
- 1993 Masheck, Joseph. Modernities: Art-Matters in the Present; Pennsylvania University Press, Philadelphia
- 1991 Stroud, Marion Boulton, An Industrious Art, Norton, New York
- 1985 Moore, Alan and Miller, Marc, ed. ABC No Rio Dinero, ABC No Rio with Collaborative Projects, New York
- 1985 Making their Mark, Women Artists Move into the Mainstrem 1970-1985, Ed., Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
- 1982 Rene Ricard, The Greatest Show on Earth
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY - Periodicals
- 2016 Fjords,on line, Judy Rifka: How an Artists Life Took Shape, August 2016, Glynn Pogue
- 2016 White Hot Magazine, Judy Rifka, on line publication
- 2016 Quiet Lunch, on line, Judy Rifka ,February 2016
- 2016 Quiet Lunch Magazine, on line, Judy Rifka, June, 2016
- 2016 Live Magazine, Judy Rifka, Mark Bloch
- 2014 Hyperallergic Magazine, Jennifer Samet, “Beer with a Painter”
- 2014 Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, ON-VERGE, “Raw Synergy”
- 2013 Facebook as an Artistic Platform: An Interview with Judy Rifka, James Scarborough, HUFFINGTON POST
- 2011 Rifka's monsters, Andrea Scrima
- 2011 art6 shows Rifka's works, Jo Lord
- 2011 herewith art, Ann Harmon
- 2008 Judy Rifka at the Chocolate Factory -Lilly Wei
- 2008 Art In America, May
- 2007 Live Mag,issue #4 2007 ed., Jeffrey Cyphers Wright, Frontispiece
- 2007 Queens Chronicle,10/18/2007, Kimberly Parris, qboro Contributor
- 2007 The Brooklyn Rail, 10/2007, Cassandra Neyenesch
- 2007 Gay City News, 09/28/2007, Frank Holliday
- 2006 Marquis Who's Who of American Women,2006-2007
- 2006 Marquis Who's Who in America 2006-2007
- 2005 Marquis Who's Who in American Art,2005-2006
- 2004 Finch, Charlie, "Grace Versus Grunge," artnet.com Magazine/Features
- 2004 Finch, Charlie, "Wish List for the Dog Days," artnet.com Magazine/Features
- 2003 Frankel, David, "The Rite Stuff," Art Forum (January)
- 2002 Union Square Café Magazine, Feature, October
- 1998 Carducci, Vincent, "Judy Rifka at Alley Culture," Art In America (January)
- 1998 Catalogue, The Vogel Collection Exhibition
- 1997 Tysh, George, "Judy Rifka: Alley Culture," Cover (Volume 11, #3)
- 1997 Herron, Jerry, "Repetition and Devotion," Ground Up (April/May)
- 1996 "Judy Rifka at Rosenberg Gallery," Hofstra University Press
- 1994 Sansegundo, Sheridan, "New Gallery," The East Hampton Star (July 28)
- 1994 "Self-Portrait," The New Yorker (January)
- 1993 "Centerfold," Cover Magazine (October)
- 1992 Cover, Charlotte Magazine (January) Tedder, Jonathan, "Brushing Up," The Charlotte Observer (September 29)
- 1991 Pederson, Victoria, "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander," Paper (January) Wooster, 1991 Ann-Sargent, "Judy Rifka," Arts Magazine (April)
- 1990 Edners, Alexandra, "Judy Rifka," Art & Antiques (December)
- 1990 Glueck, Grace, "Art School, Still Needy, Is Thanking Its Champion," The New York Times (September 24)
- 1989 Geer, Suevann, "The Galleries," The Los Angeles Times (April 21)
- 1989 Mercuri, Bernardo, "Judy Rifka," Teme Celeste (August-September)
- 1989 Sturman, John, "Judy Rifka, Brooke Alexander," Art News (January)
- 1988 Mifflin, Margot, "Art in a Whirl," Elle (October)
- 1988 Turner, Elisa, "At the Galleries: Judy Rifka: Recent Work," The Miami Herald (January 14)
- 1988 Wooster, Ann-Sargent, "Judy Rifka," Seven Days (October 26)
- 1988 Cover, Wright, Jeff, "Filling the Space with Holes," Cover (October)
- 1987 Gardner, Colin, "Wilshire Center," The Los Angeles Times (February 27)
- 1987 Jones, Baird, "The Brilliant Aesthetic of Judy Rifka," Downtown Magazine (June)
- 1987 McPherson, Heather, "Pot Modernism-Ruckblick or March En Avant?" SECAC Review (Vol. IX, No. 2, Spring)
- 1986 Baker, Kenneth, "N.Y. Art World: Galleries," San Francisco Chronicle (February 22)
- 1986 Galligan, Gregory, "Judy Rifka," Arts (January)
- 1986 Kuspit, Donald, "Judy Rifka," Artforum (January)
- 1986 Morch, Al, "Painting in Three Dimensions," San Francisco Examiner (February 17)
- 1986 Norman, Sally, "Rifka’s Art Dances for Eye of Viewer," The Plain Dealer, (Cleveland, May 8)
- 1985 Brenson, Micheal. "Judy Rifka," The New York Times (January 25)
- 1985 Dank, Ralf. "Neue Arbeiten von Judy Rifka bei Anna Friebe," Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger (May 7)
- 1985 Gomm, Barbara. "Heisse Kunstnacht, Schicke Mädchen, wilde Bilder," Express (Cologne, April 19)
- 1985 Grimes, Nancy. "Judy Rifka," Art News (January 16-22)
- 1985 Levin, Kim. "Judy Rifka," The Village Voice (January 16-22)
- 1985 Norman, Sally. "Figurative Sense Brought to Bear on Abstract," The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, January 23)
- 1985 Plagens, Peter. "Nine Biennial Notes," Art in America (July)
- 1985 Raynor, Vivien. "Joseph Nechvatal-Judy Rifka," The New York Times (October 18)
- 1985 Schneider, Bruno F. "Premieren: Vorschlag fur einen ersten Rundgang durch fünf Kölner Kunst-Galerien," Kölnische Rundschau (April 27)
- 1984 Bob, Paul. "Openings/Buzz Saw Massacre," Esquire (October)
- 1984 Clark, Valerie. "Judy Rifka at 51X," East Village Eye (March)
- 1984 Choen, Ronnie. "Judy Rifka” Artforum (September)
- 1984 Levin, Kim. "Judy Rifka," The Village Voice (January 31)
- 1984 Lobovici, E.Z.. "Parid: Judy Rifka," Beaux Arts Magazine (No 16-September)
- 1984 Cover, Masheck, Joseph. "Judy Rifka and Post-modernism in Architecture," Art in America (December)
- 1984 McCormick, Carlo. "Color My World: An Interview with Judy Rifka," East Village Eye (April)
- 1984 Renard, Delphine. "Judy Rifka-Effervescence de L'image," Art Press (Paris, No 79-March)
- 1983 Cameron, Daniel. "Biennial Cycle," Arts (June)
- 1983 Collings, Betty. "Judy Rifka’s Wall (1983)" Arts Magazine (April)
- 1983 Honnef, Klaus. "Acht Monografien: Judy Rifka," Kunstforum (No. 61-May)
- 1983 "Tagebuch einer Dienstreise," Kunstforum International (May)
- 1983 Howe, Katherine, "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander," Images & Issues (July/August)
- 1983 Kent, Sarah. "Judy Rifka," Time Out (London, October 20-26)
- 1983 Larson, Kay. "Art, Monuments & Meanings," New York Magazine (March 14)
- 1983 Moynehan, Barbara. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander," Flash Art (May)
- 1983 Smith, Roberta. "The Whitney Biennial: Taking Consensus," The Village Voice (April 26)
- 1982 Linker, Kate. "Judy Rifka," Artforum (Summer)
- 1982 Moynehan, Barbara. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander," Flash Art (Summer)
- 1982 Schwerdtle, Dieter and Waechter, Jen. "Documenta-7-Ein Rundgang," Kunstforum (No. 53/54-September/October)
- 1982 Skoggard, Ross. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander," Art in America (October)
- 1982 Smith Roberta. "Intermural Painting," The Village Voice (February 23)
- 1981 Ricard, Rene. "The Radiant Child," Artforum (December)
- 1981 "Not Just About Julian Schnabel," Artforum (Summer)
- 1980 Casademont, Joan. "Judy Rifka, Braathen-Gallozzi Contemporary Art," Artforum (November)
- 1980 Ingrid Sischy,"Project," Artforum (Vol. XVIII, No. 6-February)
- 1979 Bleckner, Ross. "Transcentdent Anti-Fetishism," Artforum (March)
- 1978 Ratcliff, Carter. "Up against the Art Establishment," New York (November 27)
- 1974 Gilbert-Rolfe, Jeremy. "Judy Rifka," Artforum (April)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY - By the Artist
- 2004 "Democrats/Republicans," The Brooklyn Rail
- 1985 "Judy Rifka's Polaroid Album of Premieren." Kunstforum (No. 79-May/June)
- 1983 Richard, Rene. Illustrations: "Opera of The Worms," Solo Press. Joe Fawbush Editions (1983)
- 1979 "Special Issue," ArtRite Magazine (No. 21)