FEATURE FILM

2025 ‍ ‍Agatha’s Almanac, feature documentary, 16mm. Director. Shot over six years with an all-female crew. Acquired for worldwide distribution by Lightdox.

Premieres World Premiere: CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, Denmark (Official Selection, In Competition, Dox Award). NorthAmerican Premiere: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto
Awards ‍ ‍Best Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs. World Documentary Award, Whistler Film Festival, BC. GoldenTines Award, Devour! The Food Film Fest, Wolfville / Halifax, NS. Best of Fests, IDFA, Amsterdam. Special Mention, Budapest International Documentary Film Festival. TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, 2025
Release Art House Releases, 2026. Canada (Kinosmith): Dave Barber Cinematheque, Winnipeg; TIFF Lightbox and Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto; Vancity Theatre, Vancouver; Remai Modern, Saskatoon. USA (Icarus): Film Forum, New York. Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg (Bantam Film). Taiwan (Joint Entertainment). Japan (Doma Inc.), March 2027 (forthcoming).
International ‍ ‍FESTIVALS: Netherlands: IDFA, Amsterdam (Official Selection, Best of Fests; De Balie extended Q&A, one of six films selected); HERe Film Fest, Delft. Belgium: DOCVILLE, Leuven (Official Selection). Norway: Bergen International Film Festival; MIRAGE Oslo Docfest. Hungary: Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (In Competition, Special Mention); Australia: Sydney Film Festival; Ireland: Galway Film Fleadh; China: Shanghai International Film Festival (International Panorama); Germany: Hamburg Film Festival; Bulgaria: Rhodopi International Documentary Film Festival; Kosovo: DOKUFest, Prizren; South Korea: DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (Verite, Korean Premiere); United Kingdom: Folkestone Documentary Festival; UKGreen Film Festival (Official Selection); Switzerland: Brugger Dokumentarfilmtage; Slovenia: LjubljanaDocumentary Film Festival (Intimate & Global Portrayals); Finland: DocPoint, Helsinki; Italy: Riviera International Film Festival, Sestri Levante (Italian premiere); TekWek, Verona (Italian premiere); Ukraine: Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Kyiv (DOCU/WORLD); France: EATFILM Festival, Paris(French premiere); India: Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), Mumbai.
SCREENINGS: Scotland: Cample Line. Taiwan: Kaohsiung Film Archive, Kaohsiung; Ambassador Cinemas, Taipei(theatrical release); Spot-Taipei Film House, Taipei; Neiwei Arts Center, Kaohsiung. Netherlands: Pathé (nationaltheatrical release); EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam; De Balie, Amsterdam; Rialto, Amsterdam; FilmHallen, Amsterdam; Kriterion, Amsterdam; Filmhuis Den Haag; Schuur, Haarlem; LantarenVenster, Rotterdam; KINO, Rotterdam; LUX, Nijmegen; Fraterhuis, Zwolle; Verkadefabriek, ’s-Hertogenbosch; Natlab, Eindhoven; Cinecin Tilburg; Chassé, Breda; Lumière, Maastricht. Belgium: BOZAR – Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels; De Cinema, Antwerp; Cinema ZED, Leuven.

USA FESTIVALS: Camden International Film Festival, Maine; Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI; Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival; Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF), Washington, DC; Salem Film Fest, Massachusetts. SCREENINGS: Film Forum, New York, NY (U.S. theatrical premiere); SBIFF Film Center, SantaBarbara, CA; VTIFF Screening Room, Burlington, VT; Time & Space Limited, Hudson, NY; Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, OH; SPACE, Portland, ME; Lark Theater, Larkspur, CA; Webster University Film Series, St. Louis, MO; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY (special screening); Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock, PA; Sky Midtown, Santa Fe, NM; Theatre N, Wilmington, DE; Milwaukee Film, Milwaukee, WI; National Museum of Women in theArts, Washington, DC (special screening).

Canada FESTIVALS: Whistler Film Festival (Winner, World Documentary Award); Vancouver International Film Festival (InCompetition); RIDM – Montréal International Documentary Festival (In Competition); Calgary International Film Festival; FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax; Gimli International Film Festival, Manitoba; LunenburgDocFest, Nova Scotia; Devour! The Food Film Fest (Winner, Best Feature Documentary, Tie); Gimme Some Truth,Winnipeg; ReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough; Kingston Canadian Film Festival; Charlottetown Film Festival, Windsor International Film Festival; Oakville Film Festival; Mighty Niagara Film Fest, St. Catharines; Victoria FilmFestival; Salt Spring Island Film Festival; Available Light Film Festival, Whitehorse; Reel Rave International Film Festival, Waskesiu, Saskatchewan. SCREENINGS: Remai Modern, Saskatoon (special screening and Q&A); RoxyTheatre, Saskatoon (special screening and Q&A); TIFF Lightbox, Toronto; Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto; VIFF Centre,Vancouver; Westdale Theatre, Hamilton; Playhouse Cinema, Hamilton; Princess Twin Cinema, Waterloo; ByTowneCinema, Ottawa; Salty Cinema, Watrous, Saskatchewan

RESIDENCIES

2027 Remai Modern x Cité internationale des arts Residency, Paris, France, January 5 – March 27, 2027 (forthcoming)
2024 Artist Talk & Residency, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon, SK
2013 Exhibition & residency, curated by Helen Marzolf, Open Space, Victoria, BC
2007 Imaginary Places Residency, Banff Centre, AB
2003 Big Rock Candy Mountain Residency, BanffCentre, AB

EDUCATION

2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, with distinction, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, AB

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025‍ ‍Agatha’s Almanac Billboard Project, AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2024‍ ‍Hold the Star, curated by Jen Budney, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon, SK
2019 Amalie Atkins & The Diamond Eye Assembly, curated by Sandra Fraser, Connect Gallery, Remai Modern,Saskatoon, SKz
2019 ‍ ‍Amalie Atkins & Respectfulchild, Turnout Event, curated by Troy Gronsdahl, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK
2019‍ ‍Where the Hour Floats, curated by Katherine Dennis, Evergreen Cultural Centre / Capture Photography Festival,Coquitlam, BC; Art Gallery of Regina, SK
2018 ‍ ‍We Live on the Edge of Disaster and Imagine We Are in a Musical, Estevan Art Gallery, Estevan, SK
2017 ‍ ‍Wundermärchen, curated by Leah Taylor, 12:14 Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
2016‍ ‍ Wundermärchen, curated by Leah Taylor, Central Art Garage, Ottawa, ON; Three Minute Miracle, DefinitelySuperior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, and dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB; The Braid Harvesters, curated by JuliaPrudhomme, Campbell River Art Gallery, BC; We Live on the Edge..., curated by Timothy Long, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB
2015‍ ‍Wundermärchen, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK; We Live on the Edge..., The College Galleries, Saskatoon, SK
2014‍ ‍We Live on the Edge..., Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB, and MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK; The Summoning, dc3 Art Projects at Popop Galerie, Montréal, QC
2010‍ ‍Scenes From a Secret World, Skew Gallery, Calgary, AB (also two-person exhibitions, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL,and Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB, 2009)
2007‍ ‍Welcome to My Party, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005‍ ‍Wind Chill Masks: The Future of Winter, Royal Red Gallery, Saskatoon, SK

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024‍ ‍Three Minute Miracle in Views from the Blue House, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK
2023 ‍ ‍Listening to the Past/Listening to the Future in Love Ethic, curated by Leah Taylor, Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
2021–22‍ ‍A Thick Skin in Counter Cartographies: Living the Land, curated by Francesca DuBrock, Anchorage Museum, Alaska (video changed quarterly for one year)
2020–22‍ ‍Requiem for Wind & Water in Fairy Tales, curated by Anne Koval, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB, and Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI; in Elsewhere: Siting a Mennonite Imaginary, curated by Diana Hiebert & Adrienne Fast, The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford, BC
2020‍ ‍Scenes From a Secret World in A Prairie Vernacular, touring: Brandon, Red Deer, SwiftCurrent, and Moose Jaw; New Light: Canadian Women Artists, Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC
2018–19‍ ‍Dark Rituals, curated by Beata Batorowicz & Megan Williams, University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery, Australia, and Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania
2017–18‍ ‍Road Show East, curated by Denise Parizek: ARCUBE and Noima, Bucharest; Knoll Gallery, Budapest; Ostavinskagalerija, Belgrade; Gallery Greta, Zagreb; Chemical Institute, Ljubljana
2017‍ ‍Every. Now. Then. Reframing Nationhood, curated by Andrew Hunter, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Saskatchewan Gothic, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2015–16 Little Black Egg Listening Hut, a Nuit Blanche project with Guy Maddin commissioned by Remai Modern; Owens ArtGallery, Sackville, NB (2016); Biennale nationale de sculpture contemporaine, Trois-Rivières, QC (2016)
2015 ‍ ‍Orbits & Occults, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK;To space to place, Vienna, Austria, with AKA Artist-RunCentre; Oh, Canada touring, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, and Confederation Centre, Charlottetown; Of all the places, Gallery 44, Toronto
2013–14 Dreamland: Textiles and the Canadian Landscape, Museum London; They Made a Day Be a Day Here, School of Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, and Art Gallery of Grande Prairie; As Perennial as the Grass, Elora Centre for the Arts, ON; Play, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton; Creative Play, OSAC touring exhibition, SK
2012 Oh, Canada, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA;Textiles in the Canadian Landscape, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, ON
2008–11 ‍ ‍Mind the Gap! touring, Dunlop Art Gallery and five other Saskatchewan and Ontario venues (2011); SoHo20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, and Personally Political, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin (2009); Flatlanders: Saskatchewan Artists on the Horizon, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (2008); Mind the Gap!, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina (2009)

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

2019‍ ‍Tracking the Wolf, GalaModern, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK
2017 ‍ ‍Aprons (live soundtrack with film), Nuit Blanche, Saskatoon, SK
2015‍ ‍Tracking the Wolf, WNDX Festival of Moving Images, Winnipeg, MB, and College Art Galleries, Saskatoon, SK
2011–12 ‍ ‍Tracking the Wolf: MASS MoCA (2012); Struts Gallery, Sackville; Ottawa Art Gallery; La Centrale, Montréal; FADOPerformance Art Centre, Toronto (2011).Embrace, Paved Arts, Saskatoon, SK (2011)
2004 ‍ ‍The Bike Ballet Club: Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, SK; Square Zero Independent Dance Festival and OttWest Fest, Ottawa; Montré

ART FAIRS & SELECTED SCREENINGS

Fairs Toronto Art Book Fair and Art Now, Saskatoon (2017); Moving Images, New York (2016); Art Toronto (2014, 2015); Papier 14, Montréal (2014)
2021–22‍ ‍Requiem for Wind & Water: winner, International Competition Cinema in Transgression, Festival Zeichen derNacht, Berlin; nominee, Best Experimental, Bucharest Film Awards; Berlin International Art Film Festival; FesSignes de Nuit, Paris; Montreal Independent Film Festival; Toronto Indie Shorts
2010–24‍ ‍Scenes From a Secret World: Dresdner Schmalfilmtage, Germany (2024); $100 Film Festival, Calgary (2010, 2017); WNDX, Winnipeg and Antimatter, Victoria (2010). Also Saskatchewan Gothic, Yerevan, Armenia (2015)
2005–09 Early screenings include Roxy Theatre (2006, 2007) and Paved Arts (2008), Saskatoon; Sask Film Pool, Regina(2009); Dallas Video Festival (2005)

GRANTS & AWARDS

Highlited Shevchenko Foundation Film Grant (2024); Saskatchewan Film Pool: Post-Production (2014), Shurniak Award,Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts (2019); Sobey Art Award Long List, Prairies & the North (2012, 2013)LocaleArt Award (2011); Best Super 8 Film, $100 Film Festival Best Super 8 Film (2003) Bars & Tones Scholarship, Emmedia (2001)
SK Arts Independent Artists Program (2025, 2022, 2021, 2016, 2015); Saskatchewan Arts Board individual project grants(2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005); Travel Grant (2008)
Creative Sask Marketing Grant (2025); Market Travel Grant, New York (2016)
Canada Council Post-Production Grant forAgatha’s Almanac(2025); Travel Grant (2025, 2012, 2010); Explore and Create (2022, 2020, 2019, 2017); Media Arts Project Grant (2015); Project Grant (2012)
Other Sask Film Pool: Distribution (2008), Production (2007), Production Assistance (2006); Paved Arts + New MediaProduction Grants (2008, 2005)

COLLECTIONS

Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection
University of Saskatchewan Art Collection
Remai Modern permanent collection
Private collections in Canada, USA, Europe

MEMBERSHIPS

Paved Arts + New Media, Saskatoon (producing member); Saskatchewan Film Pool, Regina (producing member);AKA Gallery, CARFAC Saskatchewan; Remai Modern, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon

SELECTED PRESS

CBC ‍ ‍CBC Radio, Q with Garvia Bailey: Amalie Atkins on Agatha’s Almanac; CBC Cutaways feature
Reviews ‍ ‍Variety, Agatha’s Almanac at CPH:DOX; Pat Mullen, POV Magazine; Film Fest Report, CPH:DOX 2025 review; High on Films, review by Debanjan Dhar
Features‍ ‍The Tyee; Winnipeg Free Press, November 8, 2025; Film Fest Report, RIDM 2025 interview

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021 Maxine Proctor, “Generation to Generation: The Legacy of Loss in the Films of Amalie Atkins,” Blackflash, Winter pp. 42–51
2019 Amy Fung, “Amalie Atkins, Remai Modern,”Artforum, September 2019; Sandee Moore, Galleries West; Jennifer Sparrowhawk, “Navigating Past & Present,”Splice, Fall 2019; Justina Bohach, Akimbo
2015‍ ‍ Amalie Atkins: We live on the edge of disaster and imagine we are in a musical, exhibition catalogue, MacKenzie Art Gallery and Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Covers Canadian Art (Spring 2012); CV3 (Spring 2014);Visual Arts News Fall 2011); Grain (two covers, 2009)
Catalogues‍ ‍Every. Now. Then. Reframing Nationhood, (AGO 2018) we live on the edge of disaster and imagine we are in a musical, (Mackenzie Art Gallery, SAAG, 2015) Oh , Canada, The MIT Press (MASS MoCA, 2012) Bona Fide: Homemade and Handmade (Owens Art Gallery, 2011) Flatlanders (Mendel Art Gallery, 2008); Mind the Gap! (Dunlop Art Gallery, 2009

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2025 Festival Q+As: TIFF Top Ten, Hot Docs, Sydney Film Festival, IDFA, Gimli, VIFF, CIFF; De Balie extended Q+A (one of six films selected)
2023–24 Artist talk and residency, Ukrainian Museum of Canada (2024); How to Conjure a Film, artist talk, University of Winnipeg (2023)
2017–20 Artist talks, University of Saskatchewan (2018, 2013), Red Deer College (2017), Mackenzie Art Gallery (2014); Super 8 workshop, Paved Arts, and grant writing class, Void Gallery, Saskatoon (2017)