KIRA VERTEBRA
ARTIST CV · 2026
Stockholm, Sweden · kiravertebra@gmail.com · vertebra.studio · @kira_vertebra
ARTIST PROFILE
Kira Vertebra is a Stockholm-based artist working primarily in ceramics, alongside painting and glass. Her practice spans sculptural objects, reliefs, and installations, bringing tactile materials and figurative or organic forms into an uneasy dialogue. Across her work, tenderness and violence, pleasure and fear, devotion and destruction meet; she explores vulnerability, intimacy, desire, and the unstable boundary between attraction and unease.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2026 — Stockholm Syndrome, group exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
- 2026 — Group exhibition, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Curated by Alessandra Gold, 19–26 September.
- 2025–26 — À corps, MusVerre – Musée du Verre, Sars-Poteries, France. Large-scale installation, 22 February 2025–4 January 2026.
- 2025 — Duo exhibition, Vienna, Austria, October.
- 2025 — Solo exhibition, Berlin, Germany, October.
- 2024 — Olofström Art Hall, Olofström, Sweden. Duo exhibition, 11–26 November.
- 2024 — Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Group exhibition, 1–10 September.
- 2024 — Sven-Harrys Art Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Group exhibition, 4 June–4 August.
- 2024 — ArtHood56, Miami, FL, USA, 25–30 June.
- 2024 — Charleroi Glass Biennial, Charleroi, Belgium.
- 2024 — Museum of Contemporary Art New Jersey (MOCA), Jersey City, NJ, USA, 23 May–30 June.
- 2024 — Nitido, Rome, Italy. Duo exhibition, 11 May–8 June.
ART FAIRS
- 2025 — SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 2–7 December.
- 2025 — Affordable Art Fair New York Fall, with Artemiro Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 17–21 September.
RESIDENCIES
- 2026 — Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy, 19–28 February.
SELECTED GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
- 2023 — J.L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
- 2023 — Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
- 2023 — Estrid Ericson Foundation.
- 2023 — Konstfack Scholarship.
- 2022 — Petersenska Hemmet Foundation.
EDUCATION
- 2021–2024 — BA in Ceramics & Glass, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2020–2021 — Ceramic Form, Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- 2025 — Anastasia Okey, “Parallel Programs That Defined Art Basel Miami Week,” Carpe Diem, January–February, pp. 22–25.
- 2024 — Bo Madestrand, “Konstfacks studenter ger hopp om framtiden,” Dagens Nyheter, 17 May.
- 2024 — Neues Glas / New Glass & Architecture, no. 2/24.
- 2024 — Artventurous, Art & Design Magazine, no. 38, Art Basel issue, June.
- 2023 — “De möts – I en annan värld,” Sydöstran, November.
SELECTED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
- 2022 — Fruängens Church, Stockholm, Sweden, June–August.
- 2022 — Flemingsbergs Church, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, October.
- 2021 — Stockholm Metro, Hornstull Station, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Eric Ericson Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, April.
ARTIST PROFILE
Kira Vertebra is a Stockholm-based artist working primarily in ceramics, alongside painting and glass. Her practice spans sculptural objects, reliefs, and installations, bringing tactile materials and figurative or organic forms into an uneasy dialogue. Across her work, tenderness and violence, pleasure and fear, devotion and destruction meet; she explores vulnerability, intimacy, desire, and the unstable boundary between attraction and unease.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2026 — Stockholm Syndrome, group exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
- 2026 — Group exhibition, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Curated by Alessandra Gold, 19–26 September.
- 2025–26 — À corps, MusVerre – Musée du Verre, Sars-Poteries, France. Large-scale installation, 22 February 2025–4 January 2026.
- 2025 — Duo exhibition, Vienna, Austria, October.
- 2025 — Solo exhibition, Berlin, Germany, October.
- 2024 — Olofström Art Hall, Olofström, Sweden. Duo exhibition, 11–26 November.
- 2024 — Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Group exhibition, 1–10 September.
- 2024 — Sven-Harrys Art Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Group exhibition, 4 June–4 August.
- 2024 — ArtHood56, Miami, FL, USA, 25–30 June.
- 2024 — Charleroi Glass Biennial, Charleroi, Belgium.
- 2024 — Museum of Contemporary Art New Jersey (MOCA), Jersey City, NJ, USA, 23 May–30 June.
- 2024 — Nitido, Rome, Italy. Duo exhibition, 11 May–8 June.
ART FAIRS
- 2025 — SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 2–7 December.
- 2025 — Affordable Art Fair New York Fall, with Artemiro Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 17–21 September.
RESIDENCIES
- 2026 — Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy, 19–28 February.
SELECTED GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
- 2023 — J.L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
- 2023 — Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
- 2023 — Estrid Ericson Foundation.
- 2023 — Konstfack Scholarship.
- 2022 — Petersenska Hemmet Foundation.
EDUCATION
- 2021–2024 — BA in Ceramics & Glass, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2020–2021 — Ceramic Form, Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- 2025 — Anastasia Okey, “Parallel Programs That Defined Art Basel Miami Week,” Carpe Diem, January–February, pp. 22–25.
- 2024 — Bo Madestrand, “Konstfacks studenter ger hopp om framtiden,” Dagens Nyheter, 17 May.
- 2024 — Neues Glas / New Glass & Architecture, no. 2/24.
- 2024 — Artventurous, Art & Design Magazine, no. 38, Art Basel issue, June.
- 2023 — “De möts – I en annan värld,” Sydöstran, November.
SELECTED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
- 2022 — Fruängens Church, Stockholm, Sweden, June–August.
- 2022 — Flemingsbergs Church, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, October.
- 2021 — Stockholm Metro, Hornstull Station, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Eric Ericson Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, April.
ARTIST CV · 2026
Stockholm, Sweden · kiravertebra@gmail.com · vertebra.studio · @kira_vertebra
ARTIST PROFILE
Kira Vertebra is a Stockholm-based artist working primarily in ceramics, alongside painting and glass. Her practice spans sculptural objects, reliefs and installations, bringing tactile materials and figurative or organic forms into an uneasy dialogue. Across her work, tenderness and violence, pleasure and fear, devotion and destruction meet; she explores vulnerability, intimacy, desire, and the unstable boundary between attraction and unease.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 — Stockholm Syndrome, group exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
2026 — Group exhibition, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Curated by Alessandra Gold, 19–26 September.
2025–26 — À corps, MusVerre – Musée du Verre, Sars-Poteries, France. Large-scale installation, 22 February 2025–4 January 2026.
2025 — Duo exhibition, Vienna, Austria, October.
2025 — Solo exhibition, Berlin, Germany, October.
2024 — Olofström Art Hall, Olofström, Sweden. Duo exhibition, 11–26 November.
2024 — Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Group exhibition, 1–10 September.
2024 — Sven-Harrys Art Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Group exhibition, 4 June–4 August.
2024 — ArtHood56, Miami, FL, USA, 25–30 June.
2024 — Charleroi Glass Biennial, Charleroi, Belgium.
2024 — Museum of Contemporary Art New Jersey (MOCA), Jersey City, NJ, USA, 23 May–30 June.
2024 — Nitido, Rome, Italy. Duo exhibition, 11 May–8 June.
ART FAIRS
2025 — SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 2–7 December.
2025 — Affordable Art Fair New York Fall, with Artemiro Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 17–21 September.
RESIDENCIES
2026 — Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy, 19–28 February.
SELECTED GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2023 — J.L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
2023 — Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
2023 — Estrid Ericson Foundation.
2023 — Konstfack Scholarship.
2022 — Petersenska Hemmet Foundation.
EDUCATION
2021–2024 — BA in Ceramics & Glass, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
2020–2021 — Ceramic Form, Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025 — Anastasia Okey, “Parallel Programs That Defined Art Basel Miami Week,” Carpe Diem, January–February, pp. 22–25.
2024 — Bo Madestrand, “Konstfacks studenter ger hopp om framtiden,” Dagens Nyheter, 17 May.
2024 — Neues Glas / New Glass & Architecture, no. 2/24.
2024 — Artventurous, Art & Design Magazine, no. 38, Art Basel issue, June.
2023 — “De möts – I en annan värld,” Sydöstran, November.
SELECTED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2022 — Fruängens Church, Stockholm, Sweden, June–August.
2022 — Flemingsbergs Church, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
2021 — Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, October.
2021 — Stockholm Metro, Hornstull Station, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
2021 — Eric Ericson Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, April.
KIRA VERTEBRA
ARTIST CV · 2026
Stockholm, Sweden · kiravertebra@gmail.com · vertebra.studio · @kira_vertebra
ARTIST PROFILE
Kira Vertebra is a Stockholm-based artist working primarily in ceramics, alongside painting and glass. Her practice spans sculptural objects, reliefs, and installations, bringing tactile materials and figurative or organic forms into an uneasy dialogue. Across her work, tenderness and violence, pleasure and fear, devotion and destruction meet; she explores vulnerability, intimacy, desire, and the unstable boundary between attraction and unease.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2026 — Stockholm Syndrome, group exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
- 2026 — Group exhibition, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Curated by Alessandra Gold, 19–26 September.
- 2025–26 — À corps, MusVerre – Musée du Verre, Sars-Poteries, France. Large-scale installation, 22 February 2025–4 January 2026.
- 2025 — Duo exhibition, Vienna, Austria, October.
- 2025 — Solo exhibition, Berlin, Germany, October.
- 2024 — Olofström Art Hall, Olofström, Sweden. Duo exhibition, 11–26 November.
- 2024 — Salomon Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA. Group exhibition, 1–10 September.
- 2024 — Sven-Harrys Art Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Group exhibition, 4 June–4 August.
- 2024 — ArtHood56, Miami, FL, USA, 25–30 June.
- 2024 — Charleroi Glass Biennial, Charleroi, Belgium.
- 2024 — Museum of Contemporary Art New Jersey (MOCA), Jersey City, NJ, USA, 23 May–30 June.
- 2024 — Nitido, Rome, Italy. Duo exhibition, 11 May–8 June.
ART FAIRS
- 2025 — SCOPE Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 2–7 December.
- 2025 — Affordable Art Fair New York Fall, with Artemiro Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 17–21 September.
RESIDENCIES
- 2026 — Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy, 19–28 February.
SELECTED GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
- 2023 — J.L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse.
- 2023 — Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
- 2023 — Estrid Ericson Foundation.
- 2023 — Konstfack Scholarship.
- 2022 — Petersenska Hemmet Foundation.
EDUCATION
- 2021–2024 — BA in Ceramics & Glass, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2020–2021 — Ceramic Form, Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- 2025 — Anastasia Okey, “Parallel Programs That Defined Art Basel Miami Week,” Carpe Diem, January–February, pp. 22–25.
- 2024 — Bo Madestrand, “Konstfacks studenter ger hopp om framtiden,” Dagens Nyheter, 17 May.
- 2024 — Neues Glas / New Glass & Architecture, no. 2/24.
- 2024 — Artventurous, Art & Design Magazine, no. 38, Art Basel issue, June.
- 2023 — “De möts – I en annan värld,” Sydöstran, November.
SELECTED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
- 2022 — Fruängens Church, Stockholm, Sweden, June–August.
- 2022 — Flemingsbergs Church, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, October.
- 2021 — Stockholm Metro, Hornstull Station, Stockholm, Sweden, May.
- 2021 — Eric Ericson Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, April.
