Gary Noffke
Visual Artist
1943 –
Who is Gary Noffke?
Gary Lee Noffke is an American artist and metalsmith. Known for versatility and originality, he is a blacksmith, coppersmith, silversmith, goldsmith, and toolmaker. He has produced gold and silver hollowware, cutlery, jewelry, and forged steelware. Noffke is noted for his technical versatility, his pioneering research into hot forging, the introduction of new alloys, and his ability to both build on and challenge traditional techniques. He has been called the metalsmith's metalsmith, a pacesetter, and a maverick. He is also an educator who has mentored an entire generation of metalsmiths. He has received numerous awards and honors. He has exhibited internationally, and his work is represented in collections around the world.
Noffke along with Barbara Mann designed the original artwork for the Delta Prize for Global Understanding.
Noffke taught for many years at the University of Georgia. Today he is retired from formal teaching and lives and works at his studio in Farmington, Georgia.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1943
Decatur - Education
- Stetson University
- University of Iowa
- Eastern Illinois University
- Lived in
- Decatur
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on July 23, 2013
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