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Press

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Non-Print Media

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2006

2001

1999

1998

1996

1995

1994

  • KCTS Channel 9, "Art Minutes," Featured Artist, Seattle, WA, 1994

1990

  • NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai), Japan Broadcasting Corporation, "Otaru Workshop," Japan, 1990
  • "Security Pacific Public Art Project," video, Seattle, WA, 1990
  • KOMO TV, "Ginny Ruffner," Seattle, WA, 1990

1989

1987

  • KCTS TV (PBS), "Nightsight," Featured Artist, Seattle, WA, 1987

1985

  • Public Access TV, "Side Lights: Ginny Ruffner at Fay Gold Gallery," Atlanta, GA, 1985

Online Publications

 

Articles in Print

2012

  • New Glass Review 33, Corning Museum of Glass, pg 85 & 118, 2012
  • The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly, 50 at 50, Issue 127, Summer 2012
  • The GlassBead, "Ginny Ruffner," Vol XIX, Issue 1, Winter 2012
  • Sculpture Magazine, "Ginny Ruffner's Seattle Garden," Derrick R. Cartwright, July/August, 2012

2011

  • Notable Acquisitions, Corning Museum of Glass, pg 65, 2011
  • Seattle Times, Pacific Northwest Magazine, "Flowers Bloom on Seventh Avenue," Valerie Easton, Oct 16, 2011
  • Seattle Times, "A Not so Still Life: Ginny Ruffner documentary draws you in," Moria Mcdonald, July 21, 2011
  • Reno Gazette-Journal, “Artist travels to Reno for showing of film depicting her survival story," Forrest Hartman, July 9, 2011
  • James Renwick Alliance, 37th Upcoming JRA Events & June Newsletter, June, 2011
  • Seattle Times, “A five-ton 'Urban Garden' is planted downtown," J.B. Wogan, June 25, 2011
  • Puget Sound Business Journal, "Soon: giant flowerpot sculpture on a Seattle Corner," Patti Payne, June 6th, 2011
  • New Glass Review 32, "Jurors Choice," Corning Museum of Glass, 2011
  • The Weekly Volcano, "A Not So Still Life," Christopher Wood, Feb 4, 2011
  • Art Access, "Aesthetic Engineering: The Imagination Cycle," Kathleen Cain, Vol 20, Jan-March, 2011

2010

2009

2008

  • New Glass Review 27, "Recent Important Acquisitions," Corning Museum of Glass, 2008

2007

  • Salt Lake Magazine, "Creative Genes," Brittany Karford, December, 2007
  • The Salt Lake Tribune, "Joy and Science Burst from Ruffner’s Sculptures," Brandon Griggs, November 4, 2007
  • The Park Record, "Testing the Limits of Beauty," Anna Bloom, November 2, 2007
  • Tampa Bay Weekly, "Arts Center Features Contemporary Glass Works," January 3, 2007

2006

  • Chicago Tibune, "Dale Chihuly's hometown breaks away from the crowd," April 3, 2006
  • Sunday Gazette-Mail, "Our Art: 'Good Enough To Eat'", March, 2006
  • The Virginian-Pilot, Review of "Evolution of Beauty through Creativity," Teresa Annas, October 12, 2006
  • Suffolk News-Herald, "Well-known artist on display at SCCA," Ashley McKnight-Taylor, September 25, 2006
  • The University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art Newsletter, "Alumni Profile: Ginny Ruffner’s Flowering Tornado," Regina Hackett, Summer, 2006
  • Seattle Times, "An Overview of Glass from Near and Far," Matthew Kangas, May 12, 2006
  • Glass Art Magazine, "Flamework 2006: Part 1, Conversations with Seven Artists: A Collective Consciousness," Debbie Tarsitano, March/April, 2006
  • South Jersey Weekender, "A Touch of Glass," Andrew Frankum, March, 2006
  • Seattle Magazine, "Heart of Glass," February, 2006
  • Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, "Seattle 100: The People, Places and Things that Define Seattle Design," Robyn Cannon, February, 2006

2005

  • Southwest Art, "Eternal Sunshine," Bonnie Gangelhoff, May, 2005
  • Southwest Art, "California," anonymous, April, 2005
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Woodside/Braseth Broadens Its Scope in New Location," Regina Hackett, March, 2005
  • Art in America, "Report from Seattle," Janet Koplos, September, 2005
  • Art Guide Northwest, (cover) "Ginny Ruffner’s Flowering Tornado," Regina Hackett April-October 2005
  • Tacoma Weekly, "Bring on the Tornado," Diane de la Paz, July 21, 2005
  • Tacoma News Tribune, "Creative Art, Creative Living," Jen Graves, June 21, 2005
  • Seattle Times, "Over the Top with Ginny Ruffner," Sheila Farr, July 18, 2005
  • American Craft Magazine, Gallery, November, 2005
  • Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, "Gardening with a Bang," Linda Plato, September, 2005
  • Palm Springs Desert Life, "The Art of the Comeback," Steven Biller, February, 2005
  • Delta Sky, "City of Glass," Jonathan Lerner, February, 2005
  • The Press-Enterprise, "Artwork Radiates Vibrant Color," Mark Muckenfuss, February, 2005
  • The Press-Enterprise, "Artist Gets Her Exhibit," Wes Woods, February, 2005

2004

  • Seattle Woman Magazine (cover), "Beyond the Glass Ceiling," Leslie Forsberg, November, 2004
  • The Virginian Pilot, "Riding the Whirlwind," Teresa Annas, October 10, 2004
  • Petersburg Times, "From Tragedy, Beauty," Lennie Bennett, June 27, 2004
  • The Gamecock, "Creativity brings celebration of life to Columbia," Meg Moore, February 10, 2004
  • The State, "A Flowering Tornado," Jeffery Day, February 8, 2004
  • Free Times, "A Tornado of Creativity," Mary Bentz Gilkerson, March 3, 2004
  • The State, "Art in a Twist," Jeffery Day, March 7, 2004

2003

  • Chicago Tribune, "Chihuly glasswork showcased in Racine, WI," August, 2003
  • Flagpole, "A Flowering Tornado of Glass," by Debbie Michaud
  • New Glass Review 24, "Juror’s Choice," Corning Museum of Glass, 2003

2001

  • The Washington Times, "Out and About," September, 2001
  • Vetro, "ll Vetro et la Musa: l'arte di Ginny Ruffner," by Tina Oldknow, September, 2001
  • Glass, "The Pursuit of Beauty: Ginny Ruffner's Installations," by Matthew Kangas, #83, Summer 2001
  • Pacific Northwest, Seattle Times Magazine, "Artists in their Gardens," by Val Easton, January 21, 2001
  • American Craft, "Mind Garden," February/March, 2001
  • Glashaus, "Waiting for the fall," Geoff Wichert, January, 2001
  • New Glass Review 22, "Juror's Choice," Corning Museum of Glass, 2001

2000

  • School Arts, Kent Anderson, March, 2000
  • Neues Glas, "The Universe of Ginny Ruffner," Uta Klotz, April, 2000
  • Seattle Times "Steel 'beliefs' and rose-petal 'thoughts' grow in Mind Garden," 'Sheila Farr, November 2, 2000

1999

  • American Style, "In Living Color," David Berger, Spring, 1999
  • Craft Arts (Australia), "Luminous…and More," Glenn R. Cooke, issue 46, 1999

1998

  • The Atlantic Monthly, "The Art of Overcoming," Sheila Farr, November 18, 1998
  • Artweek, "A conversation with Ginny Ruffner, Artist," Frances DeVuono, October, 1998
  • Chicago Reader, "On Exhibit: the Artist and the Damage Done," Fred Camper, October 9, 1998
  • Seattle Magazine, "The Art of Living," Hope McPherson, February, 1998
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Glass art becomes a carnival, stuff of lore," Regina Hackett, October 16, 1998
  • Glass Magazine, "Review," James Yood, #73, Winter, 1998,

1997

  • The Decatur Daily, "A Feast for the Eyes," Karen E. Kippen, June 15, 1997
  • Aorta, "Ginny Ruffner: Lost Venetians," Victoria Josslin, April/May, 1997
  • Glass Magazine, "Ginny Ruffner," Matthew Kangas, Spring, 1997
  • American Style, "Pilchuck Auctions Go Online," Harpers, Chaney Malone, Spring, 1997

1996

  • Art and Antiques, "Looking Beyond Seattle's Glass," Regina Hackett, September, 1996
  • Sculpture Magazine, "The Rematerialization of the Art Object," Matthew Kangas, July/ August, 1996
  • New York Times, "Breaking Traditional Rules on What Makes a Craft," Grace Glueck, July 5, 1996
  • The Glass Club Bulletin, "Ginny Ruffner," Summer, 1996
  • Artifact, "Why Not?: The Art of Ginny Ruffner," (book review), Greg Burkman, May/June, 1996
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 5, 1996
  • House Beautiful, Linda Dyett, April, 1996
  • Sculpture, Review, Matthew Kangas, March, 1996
  • Neues Glas, Karen S. Chambers, Spring, 1996
  • Seattle Times, "Lively by Design," Mark Hinshaw, February 25, 1996
  • Alaska Airlines Magazine, Review, Heidi A. Schuessler, February, 1996
  • Seattle Times, "Garden Grows from Artist's Fantasies," Robin Updike, January 7, 1996

1995

  • Glass Art, "The Flame Grew Brighter: A Lampworking Overview," Shawn Waggoner, October/November, 1995
  • New York Times Magazine (profile), "Starting from Scratch," Ellen Pall, September 24, 1995
  • Seattle Weekly, "The Fragile Brain," Sheila Farr, August 23, 1995
  • Seattle Times/Pacific Magazine, "Unbreakable," Paula Bock, July 16, 1995 (cover)
  • Health, "The Lost Art of Ginny Ruffner," Ann Japenga, March, 1995
  • Metropolis, "Universal Homework," March, 1995
  • Glass, "Ruffner/Kursh," James Yood, #60 Fall, 1995
  • School Arts, "Contemporary Crafts," November, 1995

1994

  • Art in America, Review, Matthew Kangas, November, 1994
  • Glass, Review, James Yood, July, 1994
  • Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer, ‘Ruffner finds different path to her art after accident,’ Robin Updike, February 13, 1994
  • Neues Glas, 'Manhattan of Glass,’ Matthew Kangas, January, 1994

1993

  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer, ‘An Artist's Renaissance,’ Regina Hackett, October 18, 1993
  • Departures, ‘Glass Art in the US,’ Donna Sapolin, April/May, 1993
  • No. 1 (Japanese magazine),’Glass and Art,’ 1993

1992

  • All About Glass, The Shinshusha Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, December, 1992
  • The New York Times, ‘A Celebration of a Milestone in Glass Artistry,’ Betty Freudenheim, 11/1/92
  • Seattle Times, ‘Injured Artist Ginny Ruffner's Alive and Getting Well in New York,’ Deloris Tarzan, 10/29/92
  • Reflex, Review of ‘Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy, ‘ Loch Adamson, July/August, 1992
  • Seattle Times, Review of ‘Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy,’ Delores Tarzan Ament, 7/5/92
  • The Herald ‘Making a Comeback, Artist Facing Challenges of Recovery,’ Pat Fitzgerald, 7/5/92
  • Alaska Airlines Magazine, ‘Out of the Fire: -Expressions in Glass,’ Bonnie Miller, July, 1992
  • Sculpture Magazine, Review, Matthew Kangas, May/June, 1992
  • Glass Art, ‘The State of Public Art: How to Break into the Market,’ Shawn Waggoner, March/April, 1992
  • Self, ‘Design: Dream Space,’ March, 1992
  • Glass Art, ‘With Visibility Comes Greater Responsibility,’ Shawn Waggoner, January/February, 1992 (cover)
  • The Charlotte Observer, ‘Artist’s Condition Serious After Crash,’ Richard Maschal, 01/05/92
  • Public Art Proposals, International Contemporary Art Fair, Yokohama, Japan, 1992
  • Neues Glas, ‘New Glass Review 13,’ 1992

1991

  • Chicago Tribune, Profile in "Women" section, 12/22/91
  • Artweek, ‘Review: Ginny Ruffner,’ Sheila Farr, 9/26/91
  • Seattle Times, ‘Free Form,’ Karen Matthieson, 9/5/91
  • House and Garden, ‘Glass Action: Ginny Ruffner,’ Pilar Viladas, September, 1991
  • Sculpture Magazine, ‘Commissions,’ Elizabeth Broadrup, June/July, 1991
  • Glasswork Magazine (Japan), Review, Karen Chambers, May, 1991
  • Neues Glas, ‘Lampworked Glass Outside Europe,’ James Minson, April, 1991 (cover)
  • Preview, ‘Absolut Art!’, Gretchen Lee, Spring, 1991
  • Glass Magazine, ‘Unraveling Ruffner,’ Matthew Kangas, Spring, 1991 (cover)
  • New York Magazine, ‘A Touch of Glass,’ Andrew Decker, 2/25/91
  • Bellevue Journal -American, ‘Art and Architecture,’ Loch Adamson, 2/13/91
  • The Journal of Art, ‘Looking at Glass,’ January, 1991
  • Neues Glas, ‘Glassworks Installation at the Renwick Gallery,’ January, 1991
  • Neues Glas, ‘New Glass Review 12,’ 1991

1990

  • Washington Post, ‘Through the Glass, Darkly,’ 12/31/90
  • The New York Times, ‘Glass in the Northwest,’ 12/30/90
  • Glass Magazine, Review, Bonnie Miller, Fall, 1990
  • Glasswork (Japan), ‘Ginny Ruffner,’ Bonnie Miller, August, 1990
  • American Craft Magazine, ‘Field of Dreams,’ Ben Marks, June/July, 1990
  • Landscape Architecture, ‘Playing with Public Art,’ Deborah E. Ryan, May, 1990
  • La Revue de Céramique et du Verre, ‘Ginny Ruffner,’ Carole Andrearin, Spring, 1990 (cover)
  • Seattle Times, ‘Glass art features many dimensions,’ Deloris Tarzan Ament, 3/14/90
  • Sculpture, 'Profile: Ginny Ruffner,' Jan Castro, March, 1990
  • New York Post, ‘Major Patron,’ 2/6/90
  • Fame, ‘The New: Ginny Ruffner,’ February, 1990
  • The Rock Hill Herald, ‘Outrageous,’ 1/18/90
  • The Charlotte Observer, ‘Giving Meaning To Glass,’ Richard A. Oppel Jr., 1/6/90
  • Pacific Northwest Magazine, ‘Absolute-ly Ruffner,’ Julia Coffey, January, 1990

1989

  • Better Homes and Gardens, ‘Ginny Ruffner: A Glass Menagerie,’ Mike Butler, Winter, 1989
  • Detroit Free Press, ‘Ruffner's Sculptures are Funky and Personal,’ Marsha Miro, 12/15/89
  • Apartment Life, ‘Torch Bearer,’ Mike Butler, November,
  • Blick für die Frau, ‘Lebenslustige Glas-Objekte,’ 10/27/89
  • Seattle Times, ‘By the People, For the People,’ Terry Lawhead, 9/29/89
  • Glass Line, ‘Ginny Ruffner,’ June, 1989
  • Washington, ‘Laughing Glass: The Work of Ginny Ruffner,’ Susan Biskeborn, May/June, 1989
  • The World and I, ‘Ginny Ruffner, Provocative Glass Sculptor,’ Bonnie J. Miller, May, 1989
  • New York Times, ‘Delicate and Bold Glasswork Designs,’ 1/5/89
  • The Atlanta Journal, ‘High Museum's Craft Exhibition,’ Laura C. Lieberman, 1/3/89
  • Neues Glas, ‘New Glass Review 10,’ 1989

1988

  • Art Today, ‘Craft Art 1989,’ Barbara Mayer, Winter, 1988/1989
  • Glass Art, ‘This is Lampworking?’ Shawn Waggoner, December, 1988 (cover)
  • Pacific Northwest Magazine, ‘Taking Care of Business,’ October, 1988
  • New York Times, ‘Art, Fine and Applied,’ Ruth J. Katz, 9/15/88
  • American Craft, ‘Public Domain,’ Jenny Dixon, August/September, 1988
  • New Work, "Ruffner," Jessica Maxwell, July 1988
  • Atlanta Journal, "Studio Glass Poses Novel Possibilities," Virginia Warren Smith, 5/28/88
  • Seattle Times, "Ruffner's Lampworks Will Turn You On," Deloris Tarzan Ament, 3/18/88
  • U.S. News and World Report, "Handcrafted Investments," Miriam Horn, 1/18/88

1987

  • Sculpture, "Events," July/August, 1987
  • American Craft, "Portfolio: Ginny Ruffner," June/July, 1987
  • Arts and Antiques, "Sketchbook," May, 1987
  • Reflex, "Ginny Ruffner," Randy Gragg, January, 1987
  • Neues Glas, "New Glass Review 8," 1987

1986

  • American Craft, "NEA Visual Artists Fellowships 1986," December, 1986
  • Art in America, "Report from Seattle," Bill Berkson, September, 1986
  • Vogue, "New Trends in Glass," Barbara Plumb, Summer, 1986
  • Neues Glas, "Standards of Excellence," C. Edward Wall, Spring, 1986

1985

  • New Work, "Sculptural Glass," Karen Chambers, Fall, 1985
  • New Glass Review 6, Corning Museum of Glass, 1985

1981

  • Studio, "Glass South," Summer, 1981
  • New Glass Review 2, Corning Museum of Glass, 1981

Books

Ruffner's work is included in the following books.

(Note: all exhibition catalogues are listed under Solo and Group Exhibitions)

  • Return to the Viewer; Selected Art Reviews, Matthew Kangas, 2011
  • Secrets of Self-Starters, 48 Amazing Stories to Ignite the Self-Starter in You, Dr. Julie Miller, 2011
  • Outside the Ordinary–2009, Contemporary Art in Glass, Wood and Ceramics from the Wolf Collection, Amy Miller Dehan, 2009
  • Penland Book of Glass, Lark Books, 2009
  • Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America, Carnegie Museum of Art, 2007
  • Contemporary Glass Art, Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts, 2006
  • 500 Glass Objects, Lark Books, 2006
  • 25 Years of New Glass Review, Tina Oldknow, 2005
  • Sculpture, Glass and American Museums, Martha Drexler Lynn, 2005
  • American Studio Glass, Martha Drexler Lynn, 2004
  • Artful Jesters, Nicholas Roukes, Ten Speed Press, 2004
  • Through American Eyes, Two Centuries of American Art from the Huntington Museum of Art, 2003
  • International Glass Art, Richard Yelle, 2003
  • Formed by Fire, B.S. Dunham, 2003
  • Women in Glass, Lucartha Kohler, 2003
  • The Sculpture Reference, Arthur Williams, 2002
  • Sculpture Beginnings, Arthur Williams, 2002
  • Contemporary lampworking: a Practical Guide to Shaping Glass, Scott Bandhu Dunham, 2002
  • Contemporary Glass: Color, Light, and Form, 2001
  • Object Lessons, Beauty and Meaning in Art, The Guild, 2001
  • Artists in Their Gardens, by Valerie Easton, Sasquatch Press Seattle, WA, 2001
  • Glass Art from Urban Glass, Richard Yelle, NYC, 2000
  • Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry, Annabelle Green, Flammerion, France, 1998
  • Koganezaki Glass Museum: Contemporary Glass Collection, with an introduction by Kyohei Fujit, Koganezaki Crystal Park, Komomura, Japan, 1997
  • Contemporary Lampworking, Bandhu Scott Dunham, Salusa Glassworks, Prescott, AZ, 1997
  • Neuropsychology: The Neural Bases of Mental Function, Marie Banich. Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1997
  • Glass Art, Peter Layton, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1996
  • Pilchuck: A Glass School, Tina Oldknow, Pilchuck Glass School in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1996
  • Why Not?: The Art of Ginny Ruffner, Bonnie J. Miller with an introduction by Arthur C. Danto. Tacoma Art Museum in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1995
  • Modernism and Beyond: Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest, MidMarch Arts Press, 1993
  • Material Vision: Image and Object, Matthew Kangas, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, 1993
  • Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy, Lloyd Herman, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA, 1992
  • A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art, Seattle Art Commission, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, WA, 1992
  • Out of the Fire: Contemporary Glass Artists and Their Work, Bonnie J. Miller, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 1991
  • The Beauty of Contemporary Glass, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Japan, 1990
  • Prism of Fantasy - From the Glass Collection of Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, 1990
  • Artists at Work, Susan Biskeborn, Alaska Northwest Books, 1990
  • Contemporary Glass, Dan Klein, Rizzoli Publishers Inc., New York, NY, 1989
  • Expressions en Verre, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1989
  • Glass Fantasia from Art Nouveau to the Present Day, Kyoto-shoin Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1989
  • Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass, Susanne K. Frantz, Harry Abrams, New York, NY, 1988
  • Contemporary American Craft Art, Barbara Mayer, Peregrine Smith Books, New York, NY, 1987