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- 1 2 3 4 Pixelsurgeon Interview.
- ↑ Stainless Steel Droppings Interview
- ↑ Jonathan Jones, BP portrait award, The Guardian, July 15, 2002.
- ↑ NY Arts Magazine Interview Jan/Feb 2007
