Erika Kristofersson Bredberg is a glass artist drawn to the synthetic and artificial, her work stands in stark contrast to her upbringing in the forests of Ångermanland.

Her visual language often captures moments of collapse or deformation, caught mid-process or held in suspension. Sculptures are shaped by intuitive, fast-paced creation, with the process of glass itself determining much of the outcome. A form might stand tall, only to be reheated and collapse into something new, highlighting the tension between control and surrender.

Working freehand with hot glass, Erika sees knowledge and manual skill as potent, political tools. This ethos informs her involvement in the feminist separatist art group BOOM!, where craft becomes a space for resistance and redefinition. Her work has been recognized with several major grants, including support from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and Estrid Ericson’s Foundation, and is represented in both private and public collections.

Together with artist Ammy Olofsson, she runs Glasbolaget, a glassworks studio located north of Stockholm. The studio is notable for its furnace, powered by environmentally friendly biogas from the nearby Högbytorp landfill site – an innovation reflecting a commitment to sustainability within a resource-intensive medium. Beyond the studio, Erika has also undertaken public art commissions, including works for Sergels torg in Stockholm and for the city of Örnsköldsvik.

In 2025, she presented the solo exhibition 'Förgätmigej' at WAY gallery Sthlm, where new glass sculptures reflected on memory, fragility, and transformation. The exhibition highlighted her ability to merge technical mastery with an intuitive process, reinforcing her position as one of Sweden’s most distinctive voices in contemporary glass art.

Erika Kristofersson Bredberg (b. 1985 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Raised in Norrmesunda) holds a BA in Ceramics and Glass from Konstfack (2011–2014), and has also studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2010–2011), Kosta Glascenter (2008–2010), and Östra Grevie Folkhögskola (2006–2007).