Background
He was born in Portland, Oregon in 1947.
He was born in Portland, Oregon in 1947.
He studied at Portland State University before moving to Inglewood, in Taranaki, New Zealand in 1974, establishing a studio, glass furnaces and a showroom.
According to Stuart Park, Kuepfer ‘continued at Inglewood for nearly 15 years, and provided many New Zealanders with their first chance to buy studio glass and to see it being made.’ He has exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. His work is held in the collections of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the Aigantighe Art Museum in Timaru.