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- ↑ Richard Whittaker, 'Brenda Louie--Flowers from the Sky', Works & Conversations, October 31, 2015.
- ↑ Richard Whittaker, 'Brenda Louie--Flowers from the Sky', Works & Conversations, October 31, 2015.
- ↑ Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, 'Brenda Louie: Mapping Memories', Moving From Zero: The Art of Brenda Louie , China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, 2016.
- ↑ Phil Hitchcock, "Going Forward, Looking Back", California State University Sacramento Library Gallery, 2015.
- ↑ Richard Whittaker, 'Brenda Louie--Flowers from the Sky', Works & Conversations, October 31, 2015.
- ↑ Michele French,'Exhibit offers meditation on issues in life', The Chico Enterprise-Record, October 18, 1992.
- ↑ Victoria Dalkey,'From out of Nothing: Book of Zero provides unexpectedly deep images', Sacramento Bee, April 24, 2004.
- ↑ Christ Daubert, "Brenda Louie: A Calligraphic Journey", Moving From Zero: The Art of Brenda Louie, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, 2016.
- ↑ Randal Davis, 'Map of the Heart: Brenda Louie's Metaphysical Geography', Art View, September 1993.