Cats preside over a house divided: they elicit either affection or contempt.

by Terence Maloon, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 March 1983
Real Sculpture announced the invitation to Michael Snape's exhibition at Gallery A. The claim seems innocuous enough but it will raise hackles in "Sydney" sculptor's camps.

by Paul McGillick, Financial Review, 20 May 1988
Three weeks ago Michael Snape threw a party for his friends at darling Harbour to celebrate the installation of his new sculpture, The Diver, almost underneath the expressway and at the southern end of the bay.

By Paul McGillick, Sculptural Cut-Outs, InDesign, Issue 17, 2004
Michael Snape is one of Australia's most prominent and distinctive sculptors. Some years ago, his public sculptures began to open up and become a part of the landscape – not just by being placed in the landscape, but also because of the way the landscape could be seen through the sculptures.

by Lucy Vader, 2004
Mr. Snape's text sculptures are nothing if not the deliberate threat of an abrasive held to the dewy cheek of lexicon.

Here is one person deserving greater recognition and support, Michael Snape.

By Sebastian Smee, New Graduate House, Australian National University, Canberra 1998