Ginny Ruffner
Ginny Ruffner | |
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| Born | June 21, 1952 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 2025 (aged 72) Ballard, Seattle, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Known for | Glass artist |
| Website | ginnyruffner |
| External videos | |
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| “Curator Tina Oldknow describes Shirts, Cherries, and Snowflakes, of Course by American artist Ginny Ruffner”, Corning Museum of Glass, September 7, 2011. | |
| "Reforestation of the Imagination: Ginny Ruffner", 2018. |
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.