| Gregg Luginbuhl | ||
| Birth Date: January 20, 1949 |
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| Death Date: September 26, 2016 Artist Gallery |
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| Gregg Luginbuhl was born, lived, taught, and passed away in Bluffton, Ohio. His parents were Darvin and Evelyn Luginbuhl. He married Karen Nelson in 1977.
Luginbuhl worked in a variety of media over the years. Ceramic sculpture emerged as one of his favorites. Gregg also belongs in the same class with other former Bluffton artists Richard Minck and Paul Soldner. Gregg was involved in all aspects of life. He enjoyed sports and excelled at it. He appreciated an interesting Bluffton Story and understood it. He liked to give his dogs human names: Norman, for example. He had a sense of humor.
Luginbuhl served on the board of Ohio Designer Craftsmen for many years and was president of the board from 1999- 2001. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Ohio Designer Craftsmen in 2015. Gregg retired in 2014 after 38 years of teaching university level art. He was first tenured at the University of Findlay, teaching there from 1966 – 1984, before returning to Bluffton University. He served 30 years at Bluffton as professor of art and chair of the art department. He was named Professor Emeritus during commencements exercises in the spring of 2014.
Gregg played basketball with the artistic ability that he threw pottery. Point in fact: he had a natural athletic ability. He could dribble a basketball in the middle of a crowd and escape with ball in hand. Gregg not only played basketball, he also played football. He was asked "Why both?" and replied: "So I can keep in shape for basketball."
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