Articles in Print

2023
  • Art Access, "Ginny Ruffner: What if?" Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
  • Art & Antiques, "Heart of Glass"
2020
  • Glass: The Urban Glass Art Quarterly. "How to Get Through This." No. 159. Summer 2020
2019
  • The Glass Art Society Journal. "Awards and Tributes." St Petersburg. 2019
  • Cempellin, Leda. "Endless Possibilities." Juliet. Dec. 2019
  • Washington Post: "You Never Know What'll Pop Up: Artist Ginny Ruffner Plants Seeds of Hope With 'Reforestation of the Imagination.'"
  • Crosscut: “How to Make Art? It’s Elemental.”
2017
  • Glass Art Magazine, ”Ginny Ruffner: The Flowering Phoenix.”
2016
  • Manitach, Amanda. "Ginny Ruffner's New Reality." City Arts Magazine. Oct. 2016
  • Computer Magazine, “Science, technology and art merge at Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Poetic Hybrids’ exhibit.”
2015
  • Alaska Airlines Magazine, "Innovation in Art" by Ted Fry, November 2015
2014
  • Huntsville Museum of Art, Art Views, pg 3, Fall/Winter 2014
  • The Huntsville Times, "Intrinsic Beauty," October 5th, 2014
  • Urban Glass Quarterly, "No retrospective: Ginny Ruffner museum exhibition keeps focus on latest work," Claudio Martino, October 3rd, 2014
  • Urban Glass Quarterly, "Seattle Art Museum unveils memorial bench designed by Ginny Ruffner to honor the late Mary Shirley," Andrew Page, July 1, 2014
2013
  • The Desert Sun, "Supporters Create a Wonderland," Betty Francis, December 1, 2013
  • Seattle Public Art Map, The Urban Garden, pg 15, August 2013
  • The Crafts Report, Medium: Glass, pg 10-15, June 2013
  • The Stranger, "The Odd Couple," Jen Graves, May 29, 2013
  • The Stranger Suggests, Jen Graves, May 29, 2013
  • "There Is Beauty All Around Us" at Hotel Ballard, Carilyn Platt, May 28, 2013
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, Visit Website
  • New Glass Review 32, "Jurors Choice," Corning Museum of Glass, 2011
  • The Weekly Volcano, "A Not So Still Life," Christopher Wood, Feb 4, 2011, Visit Website
  • Art Access, "Aesthetic Engineering: The Imagination Cycle," Kathleen Cain, Vol 20, Jan-March, 2011, Visit Website
2010
  • AmericanStyle Magazine, "Style Spotlight: Inside the Mind of an Artist," Claire Patterson Blome, Issue 74, Nov 2010, Visit Website
  • Reklama, Featured article in this Russian weekly publication, Nov 11, 2010, Visit Website
  • CityArts, "Curator's Eye: Bellevue Arts Museum, When Worlds Collide," Tim Appelo, Oct 31, 2010
  • Seattle Times, “Creativity in Bloom," Gayle Clemans, Oct 24, 2010
  • Seattle Times.nwsource.com, “Ginny Ruffner's art blooms at Bellevue Arts Museum and on film," Gayle Clemans, Oct 23, 2010
  • Puget Sound Business Journal, “Sheraton to put a 'garden walk' on 7th," August 11, 2010, Visit Website
  • Glass Quarterly, “Reviews: Resonances in Glass,” at the Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA, Victoria Josslin, Issue 119, Summer 2010
  • WTVM.com, Global, “Rediscover the art of glass in Auburn,” Colleen Bourdeau, 2010, Visit Website
  • www.salemcc.edu/news, "Glass Masters reunite to celebrate IFC’s 10th Anniversary," Tracy Wiggins, 2010, Visit Website
  • Seattle Times.nwsource.com, “Locally made documentaries showcased at Seattle International Film Festival," Moira Macdonald, May 15th, 2010, Visit Website
2009
  • The Arts in Lakeland, FL, News and Info, "Polk Museum of Art Now Owns Two Chihulys and a Ruffner," Meredith Spresser, April 10th, 2009, Visit Website
  • Art Knowledge News, online magazine, "Polk Museum Acquires Two Chihulys and a Ginny Ruffner," April 13th, 2009, Visit Website
  • American Craft Magazine, "A Very Touchable Trio," Beverly Sanders, February 2009, Visit Website
  • Racine Post, "Go Figure! The Human Form at RAM," February 23, 2009
  • Seattle Times, "12 Minute Max," Michael Upchurch, February 14, 2009, Visit Website
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
  • G.A.S (Glass Art Society) Magazine, 'Glass Goes Public,' Susan Stinsmeuhlen-Amand, 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
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