Catalog published by the University Galleries of ISU.
2010	Rondeau, James, Contemporary Collecting: The Donna and Howard Stone Collection, (Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 2010).
	Corbett, John, Jim Lutes: A Survey (Chicago, IL: Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, 2009).
2009	Lee, Nate. "Review: Jim Lutes/Valerie Carberry Gallery," New City Chicago, November 23, 2009.
	Blinderman, Barry, Jim Lutes: Paintings and Drawings 1995-2008 (Normal, IL: University Galleries of Illinois State University, 2009).
	Mojica, Jason, Review: Jim Lutes, Renaissance Society, Time Out Chicago, January 22-28, 2008.
	Yood, James, Review: Jim Lutes, Renaissance Society, Art Forum, March 2009.
	Jim Lutes, interview by Richard Holland and Duncan McKenzie, Bad at Sports, Episode 182 (February 22, 2009).
	Artner, Alan, Review: Jim Lutes, Renaissance Society, Chicago Tribune, January 15, 2009.
	Foumberg, Jason. “Review: Jim Lutes/The Renaissance Society,” New City Chicago, January 5, 2009.
	Plagens, Peter. “Previews of Shows in US Museums,” Art Forum, January, 2009, p. 116.
2008	Frank, Peter. "Jim Lutes' Visual Rants, Laddie John Dill's Monumental Materialism," LA Weekly, May 13, 2008.
2007	Hoffman, Ezara. “Jim Lutes: New Paintings,” review of solo exhibition, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL, BAT Journal, Issue 4, April 2007, pp. 20-21.
2006	Artner, Alan. “Jim Lutes,” review of solo exhibition, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL, Chicago Tribune, 6 October, 2006, Tempo, Section 7.
	Meyers, Terry R, “Jim Lutes,” review of solo exhibition, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL, Chicago, Time Out Chicago, 5-11 October, 2006, p. 68. 2006
	Walker, Hamza. “Jim Lutes: Paintings From Around the Way,” in Jim Lutes: New Paintings, Chicago: Valerie Carberry Gallery, 2006.
2001	Warren, Lynne. Influence Chicago Influence, Chicago: Arena Gallery, 2001
1999	Neuhoff, Tony. review of Jim Lutes, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, New Art Examiner, December 1999/January 2000, pp. 48-49.
	”Jim Lutes,” review of Cul-de-Sac, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, Chicago Sun-Times, September 17, 1999.
1998	New American Paintings, no. 17, August 1998, pp. 68-69.
1996	Artner, Alan. “Lutes delivers own brand of commentary,” review of solo exhibition, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, Chicago Tribune, 7 November, 1996, Tempo Section, Section 5.
1995	Jim Lutes. Ghent: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, 1995.
1994	Zacharopoulos, Denys. Domaine 1994, Bignan: Le Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre d’art, 1994.
1993	French, Christopher, ed. 43rd Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Washington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1993, pp. 66-67.
	Edition Speciale de L’annuel de l’art en Belgique et au Luxembourg, March-August, 1993, p. 12.
	Ruyters, Marc. Jim Lutes, Knokke-Heist, Belgium: Vera Van Laer Gallery, 1993.
1993	Awards in Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, and Craft Media, New York: The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1993, pp. 36-37.
1992	Adcock, Craig. “Abstraction in Chicago,” Tema Celeste Art Magazine, April-May 1992, 70-73.
	Kunstforum International: Die Documenta als Kunstwerk, Bd. 119, 392.
	Smith, Joshua P. Drawn in the ‘90s. NY: Independent Curators Inc., 1992, 47.
	Pagel, David. Why Paint?, Chicago, IL: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, 1992.
	Documenta IX: Kassel 1992. Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1992, vol. 3.
1991	”Jim Lutes,” review of exhibition, Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL, Arts Magazine, April 1991, pp. 107-108.
1989	Barrie, Dennis. Encore: Celebrating Fifty Years. Cincinnati: The Contemporary Arts Center, 1989, p. 52.
	Warren, Lynne. Chicago Artists in the European Tradition. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1989, p. 13, pp. 28-29.
1988	McCormick, Carlo. “Jim Lutes: Fat Chances,” Artforum, December 1988, pp. 100-103.
	Hixson, Katherine. Latitudes: Focus on Chicago, Aspen: Aspen Art Museum, 1988, pp. 17-18.
	Kuspit, Donald. Awards in the Visual Arts 7, Winston-Salem, NC: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1988, 70-79.
1987	Kirschner, Judith Russi, Surfaces: Two Decades of Painting in Chicago: Seventies and Eighties, Chicago: Terra Museum of American Art, 1987, 52-53.
	Armstrong, Richard, John G. Hanhardt, Richard Marshall, Lisa Phillips. 1987 Biennial Exhibition. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1987, 86-88.
1985	Armstrong, Elizabeth. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, exhibition brochure for Viewpoints: Doug Argue/Jim Lutes, December 1, 1985- January 19, 1986.
	Lyons, Lisa. The 39th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Washington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1985, 48-49, 68.