Other Related Work

Honors

Honorary Chair, 5th Annual Brain Injury Association of Washington Gala Auction & Dinner, Seattle, WA, 2011
Elected Fellow, American Craft Council, 2010
Seattle International Film Festival, 2010 Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary, “Ginny Ruffner: A Not So Still Life”
One of the Featured Artist, “International Flameworking Conference”, 10th Anniversary, Salem Community College, Salem, NJ, 2010
"Master of the Medium Award," James Renwick Alliance, 2007
"Seattle 100: The People, Places and Things That Define Seattle Design," Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, 2006
Featured Artist, “International Flameworking Conference”, Salem Community College, Salem, NJ, 2006
Artist Image Series, University of Washington Library, 2003
King County Arts Commission Honors Award, 2003
"Honorary Lifetime...," Glass Art Society, 2000
"The Artist Series Award," Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA, 1999
"The Libensky Award," Pilchuck Glass School, 1999
Woman of the Year, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 1996
"The First UrbanGlass Award for Outstanding Contribution..." UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 1995
Glass Eye Scholarship, Seattle, WA, 1993, 1994
Visual Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., 1986
National Endowment for the Arts/Southern Arts Federation Grant, 1985
Georgia Business Committee for the Arts Award, Atlanta, GA, 1985
Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects

Lectures

TEDxWomen! The Conversation Continues, Seattle, WA, Dec 1st, 2011
Brain Injury Association of Washington, Seattle, WA, October, 2011
"Sustenance: Money and Creativity", guest panelist, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, June 28th, 2011
Glass Art Society conference (GAS), Seattle, WA, 2011
National Art Educators Association convention (NAEA), Seattle, WA, 2011
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL, 2010
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 2010
Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA, 2010
Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, 2009
"Adventures of the Mind" Symposium, Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton, NJ, 2009
"Where The Paths Cross: The Art Of Science and the Science of Art," Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA, 2008
"Adventures of the Mind" Symposium, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 2007
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, Suffolk, VA, 2006
Salem Community College, 'International Flameworking Conference' (featured Artist), Salem, NJ, 2006
"Adventures of the Mind" Symposium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2005
University of Hawaii, 2005
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 2005
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL, 2004
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, 2004
Artist Image series lecture, University of Washington Suzallo Library, Seattle, WA, 2003
"Adventures of the Mind" Symposium, Seattle, WA, 2003
International Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, 2003
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL, 2002
Glass Art Society conference (Lifetime Award,) New York, NY, 2001
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 2000
Hsinchu City Cultural Center, Taiwan, 1999
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL, 1999
"Passion Afire," City Centre, Seattle, WA, 1998
International Sculpture Conference, Providence, RI, 1996
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 1996
Seattle ArtFair, Seattle, WA, 1994
Kosta Boda Salute to Glass, Seattle, WA, 1994
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL, 1994
Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, 1991
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, 1991
Otaru International Glass Festival, Otaru, Japan, 1990
International New Art Forms Exposition, Chicago, IL, 1990
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1990, 1991
American Craft Museum, New York, NY, 1990
Keynote Speaker, Ausglas Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1989
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1989
Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1989
Glass America, Heller Gallery, New York, NY, 1989
Glass Art Society Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1989
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, 1988, 1990
National Sculpture Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 1987
Olympia Museum, Olympia, WA, 1986
Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY, 1984

Teaching / Residencies

Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 1988, 1993, 2010
Artist in Residence, University of Hawaii, 2005
Artist in Residence, Waterford Crystal, Ireland, 2000
Artist in Residence, Hsinshu, Taiwan, 1999
Instructor, Université d'été, Sars-Poteries, France, 1990
Workshop Instructor, Ausglas Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1989
Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Asheville, NC, 1987; Visiting Scholar, 1979, 1983
Workshop Instructor, New York Experimental Glass Workshop (URBANGLASS) NYC, 1985, 1986, 1990
Workshop Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA, 1985, 1986
Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 1984-1990, 1995
Workshop Instructor, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1984
Instructor, Summervail Craft School, Vail, CO, 1983
Workshop Instructor, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, 1982
Adjunct Instructor, Art Department, Dekalb College, Atlanta, GA, 1977 (Painting, Art History)

Other Professional Experience

Leadership Council, Bainbridge Art Museum, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2011-current
Advisory Council-Achievement Advocates, Adventures of the Mind, 2005-current
Board of Directors, ON THE BOARDS, Seattle, WA, 2003-current
Advisory Council, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 2001-current
National Museum of Women in the Arts, "The Imagination Cycle" acquired and installed in their "Books As Art" collection, Washington, D.C., 2009
Archives of American Art, Biographical papers and information acquired and installed, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2008
Juror, FIRST Robotics Competition, Online Web site Judge, 2004
Juror, FIRST Robotics Competition, Western Regionals, 2002, 2003
Artist Trust Honorary Board Member, 1998-2003
Juror, Public Art competition, Hsinshu City Public Park, Taiwan, 1999
Curator, "Tip of the Iceberg: Some Contemporary Lampworking," Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999
Curator, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, "Alternative Portraiture," Seattle, WA, 1998
Juror, St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO, 1997
Juror, Atlanta Art Fair, Atlanta, GA, 1997
Board of Directors, Arts Ballard, Seattle, WA, 1997
Juror, Microsoft Avatar Design Contest, Redmond, WA, 1996
Honorary Board member, James Renwick Alliance, 1993-1996
Bombay Gin special commission (advertising campaign), New York, NY, 1995
Adviser, Product Design Department, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1993, 1994
Board of Directors, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 1992-1994
Commissioner, Seattle Art Commission, Seattle, WA, 1991
Board of Trustees, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 1991-2001, Vice President, 1994-2000
Curator, "Glass: Material in the Service of Meaning," Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, 1991
Coordinator, Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, WA, 1990
Contemporary Art Council Program Committee, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1990-1999
Absolut Vodka sculpture commission (advertising campaign), "Absolut Ruffner," 1990
Juror, New Glass Review 11, Corning, NY, 1990
Editorial Advisory Board, Glass Magazine, Brooklyn, NY, 1989-1994
Board of Directors, Glass Art Society, 1988-1990, President, 1991