1974      Terry McNamara, ‘Talent among the banality’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand

 

1974      Terry McNamara, ‘Gallery’s best show yet’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 October

 

1975      L.W. Keys, `Intriguing blend from young artist’, review, The Northern Advocate, Whangarei, New Zealand, August

 

1975      Terry McNamara, ‘Mixed bag in group show’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, December 13

 

1976      Denys Trussell, ‘Exhibitions’, review, Auckland City News, Auckland, New Zealand, August

 

1976      Terry McNamara, ‘Attack artist’s chief quality’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 August

 

1977      Dugald Page, ‘Art potential in new works’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 February

 

1977      Neil Rowe, ‘Mathematical Influence in art’, review, The Evening Post, Wellington, November 19

 

1977      Neil Rowe, ‘Wellington’, review, Art New Zealand, 8, 18

 

1977      Neil Rowe, ‘It could become known as the year of the photographer’, annual review, The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand, December 31

 

1978      Terry McNamara, ‘Tough Job for Critic’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, June 20

 

1978      Gordon H. Brown, review, The Auckland Star, Auckland, New Zealand, June

 

1982      Terry McNamara, ‘Depressing Week at the Galleries’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, April 5

 

1988      RMIT Openline, 4, ‘!Eureka!’, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, June

 

1990      ‘Archimedes Crying’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, February 14     

 

1990      Corinne Ambler, ‘Combining his talents’, article, Nelson Evening Mail, Nelson, New Zealand, September 25

 

1991      Terry McNamara, ‘Thursday Arts’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, July 4

 

1993      Ann Somerville, ‘Powerful works in world visions’, article, Rotorua Times, Rotorua, New Zealand, January 13

 

1993      Terry McNamara, ‘Perspective on Art’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, November 18

 

1994      RMIT Openline, ‘Maths and painting add up well in art exhibition’, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, July 27

 

1994      Stephen Cain, ‘Ghosts from an obsession’, review, The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand, May 31

 

1995      Fiona Cassie, ‘Smith mixes maths and art’, The Nelson Evening Mail, Nelson, New Zealand, 12 February

 

1995     Keith Stewart, ‘Entwining the lines of arts, science’, Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 July

 

1995      Terry McNamara, in ‘Perspective on Art’, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 July

 

1995     John Daly-Peoples, in ‘Review–Auckland’, Art New Zealand, 76.

 

1995     Keith Stewart, ‘Best of 95’, New Zealand Listener, December.

 

1996     Keith Stewart, ‘Capturing the potent power of Mt Ruapehu’, Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand, 14 July

 

1996     Pauline Swain, ‘Art in Ruapehu summit atmospherics’, article, The Dominion, Wellington, New Zealand, 13 July

 

1996      Elva Bett, ‘Excellence in different mediums’, review, The Dominion, Wellington, New Zealand, 12 July

 

1996      Stephen Cain, ‘Robin White back—balanced and flawless’, review, The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand, 18 July

 

1996     Colin Slade, ‘Approaching the land in an individual way’, The Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 September

 

1996     Robyn Ussher, ‘Views of the landscape’, The Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 September

 

1996      Ann Marsh, ‘Best and Fairest’—Visual Arts Review, Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia, 4 October

 

1997      Keith Stewart, ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly of ‘96’, Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 January

 

1997      Keith Stewart, ‘This light load is a big ask’, Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 August

 

1997      Terry McNamara, ‘Painting by Numbers’, New Zealand Herald,  Auckland, New Zealand, 1 August

 

1997      John Daly-Peoples, ‘Landscapes match Wagnerian philosophy’, The National Business Review, 8 August

 

1997      Keith Stewart, ‘Hotere highlight of healthy year’, Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand, December

 

1998      ‘Arts Calendar March/April: Peter James Smith’, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, 23 March

 

1998       Mary Lou Jelbart, Arts National, Radio 3LO, Melbourne, Australia, 19 April

 

1998       Claire Heaney, ‘Elements of Two Worlds’, Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia, 20 April

 

1998       Joanne Campbell, Review, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, New Zealand, 21 July

 

1998       The Australian Commercial Galleries Association Guide Book, 1998—1999, 32–33

 

1998       Wayne Mowatt, Radio Art: Keith Stewart interviews Peter James Smith, National Radio, New Zealand, 5 November

 

1998       Terry McNamara, ‘Whatever takes your fancy’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 November

 

1999       Mark Amery, Deep Field Measure exhibition review, Radio Art, National Radio, New Zealand, 10 June

 

1999       John Daly-Peoples, ‘Arts: The Wallace Art Awards, New Zealand’s Richest Art Prize’, article, The National Business Review, September 17

 

2000       Terry McNamara, ‘Minimalism’s meditative power for the millenium’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 May

 

2000      ‘Art with Numbers’, article, Capital Times, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-19 July

 

2000       Katy Corner, ‘Mind bending, maths and art’, article, City Voice, Wellington, New Zealand, 6 July

 

2000        John Millington, ‘Maths equals Art’, review, Brisbane Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia, 20 December

 

2001       Terry McNamara, ‘The weight of darkness and the lift of light’, review, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 25 June

 

2001      John Daly - Peoples, ‘Art - iculate’, review, The National Business Review, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 June

 

2002       Angela Moriarty, ‘A matter of interpretation’, article, The Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand, 9 January

 

2002       Terry McNamara, ‘Pointers to nothing particular’, review, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, October 28

 

2002      Charles Tongue, ‘Auckland Galleries’, article, State of the Arts, December 2002 to February 2003, 86-7.

 

2002       Zara Stanhope, ‘Numbers Game: Creative connections between art and mathematics’, Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, 84, 19-25

 

2003      Joanne Campbell, `Science and art provide harmonious perspective’, review, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, New Zealand, June 26

 

2003      David Eggleton, Sally Blundell, William McAloon, ‘I’ll buy that for a dollar’ investment article, New Zealand Listener, New Zealand, Sept 20-26

 

2003       Robert Nelson, ‘Wandering geometry beats layout’, review, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, 19 November

 

2004      Phil Beck, ‘Artist’s images stick to the text’, article, The Mercury, Hobart, 23 October

 

2005      James Dignan, ‘Different journeys in different lands’, review, Otago Daily Times, 16 June

 

2005      Terry McNamara, ‘The obvious and the obscure—Visual Arts: Clear New Zealand Scenes contrast with layered landscapes’, review, New Zealand Herald, 22 June

 

2005      Bridie Lonie, ‘Great Southern Land’, review, New Zealand Listener, 25 June – 1 July

 

2006     Joanne Campbell, ‘Smith reveals landscapes anew’, review, Otago Daily Times, 25 May

 

2006     Terry McNamara, ‘Calculations a Compelling Factor’, review, New Zealand Herald, 13 September

 

2007     Andrew Paul Wood, ‘Exploring Beauty’, review, The Christchurch Press, 24 October

 

2007     Andrew Paul Wood, ‘Lost Arts’, review, New Zealand Listener, 3-9 November