"Saavedra's work never relies on knee-jerk shock value or easy irony, but is instead animated by a spirit of gritty, thwarted romanticism."  -Sarah Fisch, Curblog

 

Ayo, Elaine, "Derby ritual builds pride," San Antonio Express-News, 7/23/08

 

Bennett, Steve, "Silver Star: Art center's 25th anniversary exhibit looks forward, not back," San Antonio Express-News, 2/28/10

 

ibid, "CAM marches to a new tune," San Antonio Express-News, 3/4/10

 

Block, Aaron, "Lame is as lame does," San Antonio Current, 7/7/05

 

Enlow, Callie, "Ones2watch: Fl!ght Gallery," San Antonio Magazine, 1/10, p 32

 

ibid, "Ones2watch: Ed Saavedra," San Antonio Magazine, 3/10, p 32

 

Fisch, Sarah, "Things to do tonight," Curblog, 4/02/09


ibid, "Neato Website Roundup," Curblog, 9/30/09


Goddard, Dan, "Art off the beaten path has interesting offerings," San Antonio Express-News, 7/06


ibid, "South Flores Arts District upbeat, lively," San Antonio Express-News, 1/25/08


ibid, "Second Saturday: ArtCessibility," San Antonio Express-News, 7/10/08

Hamilton, Tracy Idell, "Artists push it to the limit: Derby is a fitting end to city's Contemporary Art Month," San Antonio Express-News, 7/31/05, p 1B


Hernandez, Johnny, "Local Artists take FL!GHT," La Prensa, 7/06,

 
Herrera, Jennifer, "Art Capades," San Antonio Current, 10/17/07, p 1B


Kimura, Wendi, "Head to Head: Cruz Ortiz and Ed Saavedra: Two local artists take on desperate artistic acts, 85 cent acrylic, and the relevance of the tostada box in contemporary art," San Antonio Current, 7/3/03 p 14 & 16


Lloyd, Jennifer, "Coloring outside the lines," 210SA, 6/25/08, p 17

 

"manifest destination blues," Art Lies #63, Fall/09, p 17

 

Martin, Deborah, "Glowing Strong: Artists and the public have embraced Luminaria," San Antonio Express-News, 3/07/10

 

ibid, "Luminaria Spotlights," San Antonio Express-News, 3/07/10, p 3G

 

ibid, "A night celebrating all manner of creativity," San Antonio Express-News, 3/14/10, p 10B

 

"Memories of the Eve of Destruction," ...might be good #56


Messer, Emily, "Subversive humor gives artist Ed Saavedra an Edge," 210SA, 3/11/09


News Speed Reads, "Recycle your campaign signs," San Antonio Current, 6/16/05, p 6


Rockwell, Steve, "San Antonio's Luminaria: A Procession of the Arts and Cultural Enlightenment," Dart international magazine, spring/summer 2008


Silva, Elda, "Aztlan Plates," Art Beat, 7/13/08


Teutsch III, Tucker, "Ofrendas and offerings," San Antonio Current, 10/31/02, p 14-15


Walworth, Catherine, "Endangered Species: Fl!ght Gallery promises to make out history of works that don't sell before the Eve of Destruction," San Antonio Current, 10/06/05,


Wolff, Elaine, "CAM-A-LOT more," San Antonio Current, 7/7/05, p 19


ibid, "Olmos like being there," San Antonio Current, 7/25/07