Jeff Ballard

After receiving a Bachelor of  Fine Arts in Glass from the University of Illinois in 2000 Jeff spent six years  in production studios from Santa Fe to the Hill Country of Texas.  While  developing his refined skill set and clean sense of design Jeff supplemented his  formal education by taking classes at the Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack  Mountain School of Crafts, and the Pittsburgh Glass Center.  In 2006 Jeff left  his position as Head Designer and Gaffer at a successful production studio in  Wimberley,Texas to focus on his own career.
Jeff  re-located to the Pacific Northwest where he owns and operates Jeff Ballard Glass.  Jeff utilizes the abundance of local hot glass studios in the area to  create the glass portion of his work while completing the fabrication and all  other mixed media aspects of his art at his home studio in Eugene, Oregon.   Along with teaching at the University of Oregon Craft Center Jeff has taught,  lectured, and/or exhibited Internationally in
Turkey, Germany, Finland, Czech  Republic and South Korea.  In 2012 Jeff received the prestigious US Arts Envoy  grant to travel to Berlin, Germany and developed a glass blowing program for  underprivileged youth at Berlin Glase.V.  

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