Madi Cano

Education

2016 - 2021 | The Ohio State University | BA, Art: Glass, Graphic Design

2016 - 2021 | The Ohio State University | BSBA, Business: Marketing

Additional Education

Summer Intensive Workshop with Karina Guevin and Cedric Ginart | Glass Axis | May 2017

Master Class with Adam Holtzinger: Less Is More | Toledo Museum of Art | June 2021

Learning with Gianni Toso: The Venetian Technique | Glass Axis | July 2022

Fall Course with Corey Pemberton: You’re Invited | Pilchuck Glass School | September 2022

Monster MarbleZ with Chad Parker | Glass Axis | June 2023

Work Experience

Glass Axis | January 2017 - Present | Class Instructor, Gallery Assistant, and Marketing/Advertising Director

Madi Cano Art | September 2020 - Present | Glass Artist and Business Owner

Jack Pine Studio | May 2021 - October 2021 | Class Instructor and Production Artist

Franklin Park Conservatory | November 2021 - December 2022 | Class Instructor and Demonstration/Production Artist

Ohio Glass Museum | December 2021 - Present | Class Instructor and Demonstration/Production Artist

Ohio State University | January 2022 - December 2023 | Teachers’ Assistant and Gaffer/Tutor

Assistantships

Molly Jo Burke | Columbus, Ohio | December 2019 - Present

Jonathan Capps | Columbus, Ohio | January 2021 - May 2022

Studio Tech and Teachers’ Assistantships

Digital Analogue: 3D Printing & Kiln Casting with Jon Reese | Studio Tech | Glass Axis | May 2022

Glass Sculpting for Everyone with Rob Stern | Studio Tech | Glass Axis | February 2023

Exploring Jewelry Making Techniques with Sigrun Simmons- Rank | Studio Tech | Glass Axis | July 2023

Raising Cane! with Claire Kelly | Studio Tech and Teachers’ Assistant | Glass Axis | February 2024

Metamorphosis: Drawing with Frit with Kate Clements | Studio Tech | Glass Axis | July 2024

Group Exhibitions

September 2017 | Raw Artists at Shadowbox Live: Fixate | Columbus, Ohio

November 2019 | Glass Axis: Mini Vitro | Columbus, Ohio

March 2020 | Hopkins Hall Gallery: Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition | Columbus, Ohio

April 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19) | VIVO Collaborative Arts at Open Door Gallery: Gen Z Pop Up | Columbus, Ohio

November 2020 | Hopkins Hall Gallery: Bachelors of Arts Senior Exhibition | Columbus, Ohio

May 2023 | Glass Axis: Moving Forward | Columbus, Ohio

Media Mentions

The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine | Classical Glass | Summer 2019

Columbus Underground | Columbus Makes Art Presents Madi Cano, Glass Axis Instructor and Artist | December 2019

Glass Art Society | 2020 Student Exhibition Catalog | May 2020

UNILAD Media Group | Glass-Blowing is So Mesmerizing | May 2021

22 Words | Artist Makes Amazing Pieces Out of Glass | June 2021

Logan Daily News Reporter | Jack Pine Studio Resumes Glassblowing Workshops | June 2021

The Athens Messenger | Hocking Hills Glass Artists Once Again Offer Glassblowing Classes | June 2021

LADbible Australia | Inside the World of Glass-Blowing | August 2021

UNILAD Media Group | Glassblowing is Ridiculously Mesmerizing | December 2021

UNILAD Media Group | The Most Satisfying Glass Blowing | February 2022

Madi Cano, an experienced glass blower who traveled from Ohio to attend the Pilchuck Glass School, works in The Hot Shop Sept. 13 in Stanwood. When Cano was asked why she came from Ohio to attend, she said, “Because it’s Pilchuck!”

(Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)"