"[Barnwell's] political graphics are truly stunning. They are important additions to this unique archive."
Carol A. Wells, Executive Director
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles, CA

"If you've ever known an acid freak who
likes to spend hours mumbling about the Illuminatus symbolism on the back of a
dollar bill, hand him a Dream-Dollar
sometime: he'll claw off his own face."
WIRED
May 8, 2007

"Exceptionally beautiful currency"
The New York Times
July 15, 2005

"...it's very agreeable to hold a fistful of
Dream Dollars ... and imagine the kind of economy where such exquisite-looking
currency was coin of the realm."
Seattle Times/nwsource
December 12, 2005

"Barnwell succeeds in forcing viewers to consider what the dollar says about the U.S...."
Time Out Chicago
January 8, 2009

"For a number of artists this tension between money's aesthetic and economic functions has been a source of inspiration. Stephen Barnwell has created currency for the fictional land of Nadiria, as well as a history that explains how this lost colony
of Antarctica was founded in 1866 and survived for thirty-three years until it mysteriously vanished...."
Hippo Eats Dwarf
by Alex Boese, Harcourt, 2006

"...check out its amazing currency"
Dream-Dollars.com is Cool site of the Week
April, 2004

"No MoneyART collection is complete without ANTARCTICA Dream-Dollars!"
jsg boggs - 2002