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1952 Atlanta, Georgia - 2025 Ballard, Seattle. Known for: Sculptor-blown glass artist.
Ginny Carol Ruffner (née Martin; June 21, 1952 – January 20, 2025) was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique... Read full biography
Ginny Carol Ruffner (née Martin; June 21, 1952 – January 20, 2025) was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures. Many of her ideas begin with... Read full biography
Ginny Carol Ruffner (née Martin; June 21, 1952 – January 20, 2025) was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures. Many of her ideas begin with drawings. Her works also include pop-up books, large-scale public art, and augmented reality. Ruffner was named a Master of the Medium by the James Renwick Alliance in 2007. Ruffner was elected as a... Read full biography
Ginny Carol Ruffner (née Martin; June 21, 1952 – January 20, 2025) was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures. Many of her ideas begin with drawings. Her works also include pop-up books, large-scale public art, and augmented reality. Ruffner was named a Master of the Medium by the James Renwick Alliance in 2007. Ruffner was elected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010. She received The Glass Art Society's Lifetime Award in 2019. Ruffner was born on June 21, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] Her father was an FBI agent, and her mother was a typing teacher. Ruffner studied at... Read full biography
Ginny Carol Ruffner (née Martin; June 21, 1952 – January 20, 2025) was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures. Many of her ideas begin with drawings. Her works also include pop-up books, large-scale public art, and augmented reality. Ruffner was named a Master of the Medium by the James Renwick Alliance in 2007. Ruffner was elected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010. She received The Glass Art Society's Lifetime Award in 2019. Ruffner was born on June 21, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] Her father was an FBI agent, and her mother was a typing teacher. Ruffner studied at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, before transferring to t... Read full biography
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Keywords (6)
Art Method
- •Glassblowing, Glassblower
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art School
- •Pilchuck Glass School, Teacher/Artist in Residence
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950