Other Writing

Arning began writing criticism in the 1980s and continues to share his insights into contemporary art and artists in magazines, museum publications, monographs and websites.

“April, May, June, etc., etc.”: Kate Shepherd at Hiram Butler, Houston

Like Ripples on a Blank Shore: Cary Smith at Inman Gallery

Bill Arning is a contributor to the forthcoming monograph, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art: Art on Campus (1990-2020), devoted to insightful essays analyzing roughly 200 (from almost 2,000) works in the Nerman Museum & Johnson County Community College collection. Arning composed over 30 entries for this collection focus, bringing knowledge & imagination to his discussion of works by a broad range of artists, from the abstractions of Joanne Greenbaum to the figuration of Chicago Imagist Robert Lostutter. A early fall 2020 publication date for this major tome is anticipated.