PITTSBURGH GLASSBLOWER ON NETFLIX'S BLOWN AWAY
Pittsburgh glassblower Leana "Quade" competes in "Blown Away" Season 4, a glassblowing competition on Netflix. All 10 episodes of Season 4 will be released on Friday, March 8, 2024. Quade, who is from Cleveland, lives in Pittsburgh and works at Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC).
To celebrate Quade's Blown Away appearance, Pittsburgh Glass Center is presenting a Blown Away open house on Friday, April 5 from 6-9pm. The First Friday open house called Hot Jam is free and open to the public.
Visitors are invited to watch Quade in action creating hot glass art and to learn about her process and experience on “Blown Away.” Joining her in the demonstration will be two of her competitors from the show Jonathan Capps and Ryan Thompson.
Blown Away Season 4
The critically acclaimed and award-nominated competition series, "Blown Away" makes its return to Netflix on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Ten glassblowers turn up for a heated competition in North America’s largest hot shop for a chance to win a prize package worth $100,000. Hunter March from "Sugar Rush" and "E! Nightly Pop" joins as the new host of season 4.
Ten glassblowers will try to brave the heat in a competition to see if they can push their creative limits enough to win the largest grand prize in the history of the series. The artists must create jaw-dropping works of art to avoid elimination and impress resident evaluator and glass master Katherine Gray.
Contestants for Season 10 are Arthur Wilson, Gemma Hollister, Hayden MacRae, Jonathan Capps, Karen Willenbrink Johnsen, Leana Quade, Morgan Peterson, Robert Burch, Ryan Blythe, and Ryan Thompson.
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About Quade
Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) instructor Quade received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2003. Quade has worked in many organizations such as Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck, Penland, Corning, Chrysler, Haystack, and the Pratt Fine Art Center. Her work has been shown internationally in countries including Belgium, China, Italy, Norway, and throughout the United States.
Quade’s approach to working with glass is investigational, often modifying traditional techniques to create work that reflects her individual style. Her artwork exploits glass and other materials inviting viewers to question the material and what they are seeing.
“My goal in developing work is to inspire curiosity by revealing mystical properties of glass and mixed-media by shedding light on surprising characteristics/capabilities they have,” Quade said.
Quade received her MFA in Sculpture in 2017 at Alfred University in upstate New York. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA where she continues her passion for teaching and sharing her love of glass while pursuing her studio practice.
Learn more about Quade on Instagram @quade_quade
