NILS AGDLER

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS 

2018 Andropaus at Ahlbergshallen, Östersund.

2018 Donor Portraits at Pori Art Museum, Finland (with Timo Menke),  

2015 Andrografi - Om män och maskuliniteter at Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå (with Timo Menke), http://verkligheten.net/aktuellt/nils-agdler-timo-menke-andrografi-om-man-och-maskuliniteter

2015 Donor Portraits at Kalmar konstmuseum (with Timo Menke), https://www.kalmarkonstmuseum.se/exhibition/donor-portraits 

2006 A Decisive Moment at Fotografins hus, Contemporary Photography Exhibition Hall, Stockholm. 

 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS 

2024 Group show, CFF – 25 years, Center for Photography, Stockholm. https://centrumforfotografi.se/program/cff-25-ar-jubileumsfest

2024 Screening of RETARDATION in a film programme at SKOGEN, Club Anthropocene, Gothenburg, May 26.

2024 Screening of the two-channel film installation GLIDE on snow in Åre, Sweden, May 4. https://vimeo.com/951563554

2024 Spotlight, a mini member show at Galleri 54 in Gothenburg (with Fröydi Laszlo). https://www.galleri54.com/en 

2023 Group show at Galleri 54, Gothenburg. http://www.galleri54.com/docroot/sv/utstallning/medlemsutstallning-2023

2023 2003-2023 Anniversary Exhibition at Studio 44, Stockholm. https://studio44-stockholm.com/en/exhibitions/exhibitions-2023/anniversary

2023 The Anthropocene Laboratory, group show, book presentation and film screening at Slipvillan, Stockholm, September 23-24. https://slipvillan.org/hem/program-2022-2023.html

2023 Kammer_flimmern at Ostrale Biennale O23, Dresden, Germany, June 10 - October 1. https://www.ostrale.de/en

2022 Salong CFF 2022, Centrum för fotografi, Center for Photography, Stockholm. https://centrumforfotografi.se

2022 Litiumfestivalen, Utö, Sweden. The short film Fugitives from the Fields was a part of the festival and screened in open air, August 27 (with T. Menke).

2021 Group show “Breathturn” at Ostrale Biennale O21, Dresden, Germany (with Timo Menke). https://www.ostrale.de/en/

2020 Group show “Analogue Funny Weather” at Eldhunden/SKF, arranged by Konstnärshuset, Stora mossen, Stockholm. http://konstnarshuset.org/portfolio-items/analogue-funny-weather/

2019 Group show Mitt-Salong 2019 at Exercishallen, Östersund. 

2018 Group show Liquid Excess at Galleri 54, Gothenburg (with Birt Berglund, Timo Menke and Johan Sundell). http://galleri54.com/docroot/sv/utstallning/liquid-excess-gifted-men-homotopos

2013 The 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Russia (with Timo Menke and RAKETA). 

 

SELECTED FILM SCREENINGS AND AWARDS

2024 The short film The Stone Putter was officially selected for the Bruges International Film Festival, Belgium. “OFF ON” Selection, online screening, October 22 - November 7. https://www.brugesfilmfestival.org

2024 The short film The Stone Putter was officially selected for the Verona International Film Festival, Italy. “OFF ON” Selection, online screening, September 10 - 26. https://www.veronafilmfestival.org

2024 The short film The Stone Putter was officially selected for the Boston Short Film Festival. “OFF ON” Selection, online screening, July 9 - 26. https://www.bostonshortfilmfestival.org 

2024 The short film The Stone Putter was officially selected for the Toronto Film Week, Canada. “OFF ON” Selection, world premiere and online screening, March 28 - April 12. https://www.torontofilmweek.com

2023 The short film RETARDATION was selected as a semi-finalist in the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival. https://www.lonelywolffilmfest.com/summer2023-semifinalists.html

2023 The short film RETARDATION was officially selected for the Obskuur Ghent Film Festival 2023, Belgium. “OFF ON” Selection, online screening, September 25 - October 15.  https://www.ghentfilmfestival.com/off-on-experimental-films 

2023 The short film RETARDATION is officially selected for the Venice Film Week 2023, Italy. Online screening, August 13 - 31.  

2023 The short film REBIRTH was officially selected for the New Jersey Independent Film Festival 2023, US. “OFF ON” Selection, online screening, 25 May - 11 June. https://www.newjerseyfilmfestival.com/off-on-selection

2023 The short film RETARDATION won the Best No-dialogue Film award at the Japan International Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan. Online screening, March 3-7, 2023. https://www.japanfilmfest.com/post/retardation-nils-agdler

2023 The short films REBIRTH and RETARDATION were officially selected for the Martinique International Film Festival 2023.  Online screening, January 27 - February 10, 2023.  https://www.martiniquefilmfestival.com

2023 The short film RETARDATION won the Best Experimental Short award at New York Tri-State International Film Festival, US. Online screening, December 29, 2022 - January 2, 2023. https://www.newyorktristatefilm.com

2022 The short film REBIRTH was officially selected for the London Super Shorts Film Festival 2022, UK. Screening at Close-Up Film Centre in London, December 14, 2022.  https://www.supershorts.org/london-session3

2022 The short film REBIRTH was officially selected for the Los Angeles Super Shorts Film Festival 2022, US. Screening at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in West Hollywood, CA, December 8, 2022.  https://www.supershorts.org/losangeles-session3

2022 The short film REBIRTH was officially selected and won the Best New Voice award at Obskuur Ghent Film Festival 2022 in Belgium. Screening at the Alfred Sküll Art Gallery, October 8, 2022.  https://www.ghentfilmfestival.com/screening6

2022 The short films REBIRTH and RETARDATION were officially selected for the 2022 Defy Film Festival in Nashville, US. Screening at Studio 615, August 19, 2022.  https://www.defyfilmfestival.com

2022 The short film REBIRTH was officially selected for the 2022 Sydney World Film Festival in Australia. Screening at Palace Central, Chippendale, May 6, 2022.  https://www.sydneyfilmfest.com/6-may-2022

2021 Screening of the short film Brothers to Sisters online at BLACKSPHERE FILM FESTIVAL, Prague, Czech Republic (with Timo Menke). 

2021 Screening the short film REBIRTH at 67. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (with Filmform). https://www.kurzfilmtage.de/en/

2020 Screening of the short film Brother to Sisters at Festival des Cinémas Différents, Grand Action, Paris, France (with Filmform and Timo Menke).

2020 Screening of the short film Made in Denmark arranged by Gallery Third Space, Jyväskylä, Finland (with Timo Menke). 

2019 Screening of the short film Made in Denmark at Third Space, STOA / Music Hall Helsinki, Finland (with Timo Menke). 

2019 Screening of the short film Heartstone at Uncertainty & the Unknown, City Arts Nottingham at the Institute of Mental Health, UK (with Fröydi Laszlo). https://city-arts.org.uk/uncertainty-and-the-unknown-our-latest-exhibition-with-the-institute-of-mental- health

2019 Screening of the short films Brothers to Sisters and Heartstone at Fivehundredthousand at Deptford Cinema, London, UK (with Timo Menke and Fröydi Laszlo). 

2018 Screening of the short film Brother to Sisters at 35th Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel, Germany (with Timo Menke). 

2018 Screening of the short film Brother to Sisters at Exground filmfest in Wiesbaden, Germany (with Timo Menke). 

2018 Screening of the short film Brother to Sisters at the 64th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (with Filmform and Timo Menke).

2016 Screening of the short film Fugitives from the Fields at Sheffield Fringe 2016, UK (with Timo Menke).

 

SELECTED GRANTS

2024 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Art dept., Project Grant.

2022-24 The Tarkowski Grant, international support for independent filmmakers.

2022 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Visual and Applied Arts dept., One-year Working Grant.

2020 Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Travel Grant. 

2018 Längmanska kulturfonden, Project Grant for a publication (with Birt Berglund, Timo Menke and Johan Sundell).

2015 IASPIS, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Art dept., Grant for international exchange.  

2014 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Art dept., Project Grant (with Timo Menke). 

2010 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Film dept., Project Grant (with Timo Menke). 

2006 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Visual and Applied Arts dept., One-year Working Grant. 

 

EDUCATION 

2008-09 Pedagogic course for university teachers, Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 

2007 Men and masculinities, University of Stockholm. 

2002-03 Art Lab Valand, post-master education, at Valand School of Fine Arts, University of Gothenburg. 

1997-99 Master student at Department of Photography, Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 

1996-97 The History of Photography at Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 

1994-95 Ethnology, University of Stockholm. 

1993 The history and theory of Cinema, University of Stockholm. 

1992 Course in Swedish Art History, University College of Kristianstad. 

1991 Course in Photography at Kulturama, preparatory photography school in Stockholm. 

 

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