Education
2006 - Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Mills College; Oakland, CA
1991-98 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass, Massachusetts College of Art; Boston, MA
Other Education
2007 Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA
(2007, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Hot Sculpting Experience)
(2000, Dante Marioni and Ann Wåhlström; Design in Glass)
2000 Non-Degree Graduate Studies in Glass, The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH
1997 The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY
(Katherine Gray; Intermediate Glassblowing)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA
(Jack Wax; Alternative Techniques in Mold Blowing)
1995-96 Special student status in Glass: The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH
1995-01 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME
(2001, Lino Tagliapietra; Italian Glassblowing Techniques)
(1997, Benjamin Moore: Refining Design Concepts and Technique)
(1996, Jan Erik Ritzman and David Levi: Swedish Glassblowing Technique)
(1995, Richard Marquis: Variations and Adaptations of Italian Glassblowing Technique)
Solo Exhibitions
2008 - Time Passes, The Souvenir Remains. William Traver Gallery; Seattle WA
2003 - Amy Rueffert/Nest. Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue, WA
2002 - Amy Rueffert at Vetri. Vetri International Glass; Seattle, WA
2001 - Beyond Tupperware. Bubba-Mavis Gallery; Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Environments, Form and Space, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft;
Houston, TX
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier; Chicago, IL
5th Annual World Glass Exhibition. William Traver Gallery; Tacoma, WA
HOT COLOR, cool glass. Arkansas Art Center; Little Rock, AK
2007 Now—Glass on the Cutting Edge. William Traver Gallery; Tacoma, WA
Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Exhibition. Society for Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, PA
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007. Design Center Ishikawa; Kanazawa, Japan
Pilchuck Glass Exhibition. William Traver Gallery; Seattle, WA
Winter Group Show. Don Soker Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Ongoing Invention. California State University at San Bernadino; San Bernadino, CA
2005-06 San Francisco Contemporary Glass. San Francisco Airport Museum; San Francisco, CA
2004 Glass From Simple Syrup. Fuller Contemporary Craft Museum; Brockton, MA
Long Live the Lamplighters. Priceless Works Gallery; Seattle, WA
2003 Tactile Textiles: Contemporary Quilts and Fiber. The Art Works Gallery; Newark, OH
Configurations. Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
Glass at the Turtle Gallery. The Turtle Gallery; Deer Isle, ME
2001 Women in Glass. The Pound Gallery; Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Annual. juried exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue, WA
Whidbey Island Glass Invitational. Museo Gallery; Langley, WA
A New Wave of Glass II, Baisden Gallery; Tampa, FL
Distractions. 171 Cedar Arts Center; Corning, NY
1999 Mentors in Glass. Alianza Gallery; Boston, MA
Sculptural Glass; New Perspectives on an Ancient Medium. Creative Arts Workshop; New Haven, CT
1998 Senior Show ‘98. Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art; Boston, MA
1997 Glass: Mass Art ‘99. Turtle Gallery; Deer Isle, ME
1996 Three Rivers Arts Festival. juried exhibition; Pittsburgh, PA
Furture Perfect: Mentors and Students at Massachusetts College of Art. Chappel Gallery; Boston, MA
Collections
Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY
Tacoma Museum of Glass; Tacoma, WA
Arkansas Art Center; Little Rock, AK
Design Center Ishikawa; Kanazawa, Japan
Pam Biallas; Seattle, WA
William Traver; Seattle, WA
Selected Publications
2008 Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 29, Corning, NY.
Whong, Jason. “A Chance to Hone Technique”. Star-Gazette; Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Corning, NY. p. D1.
2007 Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 28, Corning, NY.
Exhibition Catalog, International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007.
Rice, Robin. “Transparency”. In Transformation 6: Contemporary works in glass, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Exhibition. Society for Contemporary Craft.
2006 Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 27, Corning, NY.
2003 Hoffman, Leslie. “Fine Arts: Humor Infuses Exhibitions.”, The Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette, May 23, 2003.
Kangas, Matthew. “Global Glass: 33rd Annual Glass Art Society Conference.” Seattle.
Rueffert, Amy. “Amy Rueffert on her Nest.” INside/Bellevue Art Museum, vol. 3 issue 2 (spring 2003).
Shaw, Kurt. “Morgan glass exhibit gets to the heart of the still life.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. May 11, 2003.
2002 Osborne, Margot. “Seattle Report.” Object Magazine, no. 40, 2002, pp. 70-71.
Artist Trust Journal, image of work, volume XVII, no. 2, (summer 2002).
2001 Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 22, Corning, NY, 2001
The Corning Leader, image of work, May 10, 2001.
Hackett, Regina. “Northwest Pluck at Bellevue Art Museum.”, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, October 23, 2001.
Hall, Emily. “Artist Bio: Amy Rueffert.”, The Stranger, April 26, 2001. Seattle,
WA.
Kangas, Matthew. “Works in BAM’s Annual Resist Traditional Categories.”, The
Seattle Times, October 19, 2001.
Oldknow, Tina. “Modern Aquisitions.” The Corning Museum of Glass Annual
Report 2001, p. 11.
Osborne, Margot. “Seattle Report.” Object Magazine, no. 40, 2002, pp. 70-71.
1999 “Sculptural Glass: New Perspectives on an Ancient Medium.”, The New Haven
Register, April 25, 1999.
1998 Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 19, Corning, NY, 1998
1996 Pappenheimer, Will. “New England Artists.” The Glass Art Society Journal
- 26th Annual Conference 1996: Critical Mass, Boston, Massachusetts.
Awards
2008 Artist in Residence, The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY
Featured Artist, Tacoma Museum of Glass. Tacoma, WA
Visiting Scholar (Glass), Ohio State University. Columbus, OH
2007 Artist in Residence, Ox-Bow School of Art; Saugatuck, MI
Merit Prize, Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Exhibition, Society for
Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, PA
Maxi Powers Memorial Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA
2006 Artist in Residence, Tacoma Museum of Glass. Tacoma, WA
Jay DeFeo Prize, Mills College; Oakland, CA
2005-06 Eklind Fellowship, Mills College; Oakland, CA
Graduate Research Grant, Mills College; Oakland, CA
Teaching Assistantship, Mills College; Oakland; CA
2004-05 Eklind Fellowship, Mills College; Oakland, CA
Graduate Research Grant, Mills College; Oakland, CA
Teaching Assistantship, Mills College; Oakland; CA
2002 Artist in Residence, Public Glass; San Francisco, CA
Artist Trust Gap Grant, Artist Trust; Seattle, WA
American Craft Council Emerging Artist Grant
2001 Jurors Prize, 2001 Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue,
WA
2000 Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA
Mary G. Bishop/Francis S. Merritt Scholarship Fund: Technical Assistant Grant
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME
1999 The Bicentennial Swedish American Exchange Fund Travel Grant
Artist in Residence, Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, OH
Summer Scholarship, The Studio, The Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY
Mary G. Bishop/Francis S. Merritt Scholarship Fund: Technical Assistant Grant,
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME
1996 Naomi L. Becker Scholarship Fund, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer
Isle, ME
Teaching
2008 Instructional Assistant Professor, Illinois State University. Normal, ILDemonstrations & Lectures
2008 Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Alfred University. Alfred, NY
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, OH
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland, OH
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Ohio State University. Columbus, OH
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY
2007 Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Illinois State University. Bloomington, IL.
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Illinois Weslyan University. Bloomington, IL.
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL.
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, New Street Glass Studio at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA
2005 Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA
2002 Hot glass demonstration, Bay Area Glass Institute; San Jose, CA
Slide presentation and lecture with Joe Cariati and Jodi Salerno, San Jose State University; San Jose, CA
Hot glass demonstration, California Glass Exchange Conference, San Jose State University; San Jose, CA
Slide presentation, lecture and hot glass demonstration, San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA
Slide presentation and lecture, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME
2000 Slide presentation and lecture, Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA
Slide presentation and lecture, hot glass demonstration, Cleveland Institute of
Art; Cleveland, OH
1999 Slide presentation and lecture, Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA
Other Professional Experience
2008 Program Assistant to the Artistic Director. Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA
1999-present Artist Assistant to Richard Marquis, Whidbey Island, WA
2002-present Collaborating designer, Simple Syrup Glass Studio, Brockton, MA
2005 Public Glass Planning Task Force; San Francisco, CA
2004 Curriculum consultant, Public Glass; San Francisco, CA
2000-03 Freelance glass blowing assistant to Sonja Blomdahl, Nancy Callan, Chihuly Inc., John DeWittKatja Fritsche, Katherine Gray, Ruth King, David Levi, Dick Marquis, Robbie Miller, Deborah Moore, Danny Perkins, Kait Rhoads
and Richard Royal; Seattle, WA
1996-98, 2000 Artist Assistant to Ruth King; Columbus, OH