Biography
Egle Bredikis was born in Lithuania and studied art at the Stepas
Zukas College in Kaunas. Among other disciplines, she studied leather
technique and completed several monumental works in leather for interiors.
She continued her education at the Vilnius Academy of Art, receiving her
M.F.A. degree with a concentration on tapestry design. She has designed
leather panels for the prestigious Linas resort in Palanga, Lithuania as well
as fashion leather items, and her rug designs have been acquired for mass production by major carpet manufacturers in Lithuania.
In 1990 Egle Bredikis came to Chicago and she took part in group exhibits
in Chicago (3 solo shows), Indiana, Washington, Japan, Canada,New York, Houston. Her artwork has been published in the book “Lithuanian Artists
in North America”. The artist relocated to Houston in 2003, where she lives
and works out of her studio.
