Ginny Ruffner

Ginny Ruffner

American · 1952–2025 · Draughtsman

Ginny Carol Ruffner was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in… (Wikipedia)

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  1. UntitledBrunk Auctions · $7,500≈ £5,598≈ €6,545Sign up to see
  2. Ginny Ruffner, Striped Good Luck Charm, 1992, lampworked and painted glassStriped Good Luck CharmRago Auctions · $4,096≈ £3,033≈ €3,503Sign up to see
  3. Ginny Ruffner, Beauty Landscape vs. Architecture Dance, 1990, lampworked and painted glassBeauty Landscape vs. Architecture DanceRago Auctions · $4,096≈ £3,033≈ €3,503Sign up to see

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Ginny Carol Ruffner was an American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures.

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Born 1952, AtlantaDied 2025, BallardOccupation DraughtsmanWikidata Q5563199 ↗ULAN 500332096 ↗

In the collections of

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of GlassCarnegie Museum of ArtCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumCorning Museum of GlassDetroit Institute of ArtsMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum KunstpalastSmithsonian American Art Museum

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Also known as Ginny Carol Martin

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Related artists — American, born 1927–1977