Olga Krüssenberg (b. 1995) currently lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
EDUCATION
2022-2024 MFA Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2018-2021 BFA Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2020-2021 Project year in documentary filmmaking, Biskops Arnö Folkhögskola, Bålsta (SE)
2019-2020 Project year in documentary filmmaking, Ölands Folkhögskola, Öland (SE)
2019 Exchange at Kunstakademiet in Tromsø (NO)
2016-2018 Konstskolan I & II, Ölands Folkhögskola, Öland (SE)
2015-2016 Måleri & Formspråk, Fridhems Folkhögskola, Svalöv (SE)
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Minnespalatset (solo), Väst på Fjället, Bjurholm (SE)
2023 Too Close Too Far (solo), Galleri Mejan, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2022 Långsamt rör jag mig i din riktning (solo), Galleri Blunk, Trondheim (NO)
2019 You could call it arctic experience (duo w. Eleni Ieremia), Galleri Snerk, Tromsø (NO)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Anna-Lisa Thomson till minne Stipendiatutställning, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala (SE)
2024 Master of Fine Arts - Graduation Show, Konstakademien, Stockholm (SE)
2023 Portrait NOW! Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød (DK)
2022 Rundgång, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2022 Insyn, Eric Ericsonhallen (Skeppsholmskyrkan), Stockholm (SE)
2022 Nyutexaminerade, ÖSKG/Tjörnedala Konsthall, Simrishamn (SE)
2021 Young Arctic Artists KAMPPAILU / FIGHT, Alta Kunstforening, Alta (NO)
2021 Young Arctic Artists KAMPPAILU / FIGHT, Galleri Napa and Galleri Mustanapa, Rovaniemi (FI)
2021 MUST REMAIN OPEN AT ALL TIMES, Royal Institute of Art’s BFA-exhibition, Marabouparken, Stockholm (SE)
2021 One Million Years, Växthuset, Hagaparken, Stockholm (SE)
2019 Insomnia Festival, Studentsamfunnet DRIV, Tromsø (NO)
2019 Earthly Delights ETC., Small Projects, Tromsø (NO)
2019 Vårsalongen, Ölands Museum Himmelsberga, Öland (SE)
2019 Första Års Utställning, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2018 Rundgång, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm (SE)
2018 Vår Plats Balanseras Längst Ut, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar (SE)
2017 Mellan Sant och Saknat, Galleri Stenhallen, Borgholm (SE)
2016 Svåra kontraster, Fridhems Folkhögskola, Svalöv (SE)
SCREENINGS
2025 Regensburg Short Film Week, Regensburg (DE)
2024 EU Human Rights Film Festival, Ankara (TR)
2024 Mares da Fin do Mundo | Mostra Internacional de Cinema Documental - Official Competition, Riberia (ES)
2024 Reykjavík International Film Festival - Shorts international competition, Reykjavík (IS)
2024 Konstbiografen, Katrineholms Konsthall, Katrineholm (SE)
2024 Millennium Docs Against Gravity (PL)
2024 Nordover, Longyearbyen/Svalbard (NO)
2024 Sveriges Kortfilmsfestival, Stockholm (SE)
2024 Tempo Dokumentärfestival - New Doc, Stockholm (SE)
2024 Göteborg Film Festival - Startsladden, Göteborg (SE)
2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
2023 Västernorrlands museum, Härnösand (SE)
2022 Fet Film, Bio Tellus, Stockholm (SE)
2022 Filmform, Stockholm (SE)
2022 Långsamt rör jag mig i din riktning - filmvisning & konstnärssamtal, Eslövs Konsthall #10 c/o Bian, Eslöv (SE)
2022 Sveriges Kortfilmfestival, Stockholm (SE)
2022 Doc Lounge, Umeå (SE)
2022 Göteborg Film Festival, Göteborg (SE)
2022 Tromsø International Filmfestival, Tromsø (NO)
2021 Biskops Arnö examensvisning, Biograf Zita, Stockholm (SE)
2021 Young Arctic Artists KAMPPAILU / FIGHT, Culture House Wiljami, Rovaniemi (FI)
2019 Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival, Harstad (NO)
RESIDENCIES
2025 Bergmangården, Fårö (SE) (coming)
2025 Artur Lundkvist-gården, Hagstad (SE)
2024 The Spitsbergen Artists Residency, Svalbard (NO)
2023 Elin Wägners Lilla Björka, Lammhult (SE)
2023 Ricklundgården, Marsfjäll (SE)
2019 Abisko Scientific Research Station, Abisko (SE)
GRANTS
2024 Swedish Film Institute - Wild Card
2024 Swedish Arts Grants Committee - assistant grant
2024 Swedish Arts Grants Committee - travel grant
2024 Stiftelsen Anna-Lisa Thomson till minne
2023 Swedish Film Institute - Talent to Watch
2023 Elin Wägnerstipendiet
2023 Anders Sandrews stiftelse
2022 Film Stockholm - Nya Röster STHLM
2022 Sveriges Filmförbund (Sfilm)
2022 Stiftelsen Petersenska Hemmet
2022 Swedish Arts Grants Committee - travel grant
2022 Honorable mention in Sveriges Kortfilmfestival, Stockholm
2021 Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse
2020 Boberghska donationen, Gustaf Rydbergs fond & Gustaf Söderbergs fond - Konstakademien
2019 Letterstedtska Föreningen
2019 Sallbergs och Åhlanders fond - Konstakademien
PUBLICATIONS
2024 Avart #5, art zine (editor), ISBN 978-91-986186-3-1
2024 Kungl. Konsthögskolan Graduation Show 2023, Exhibition catalogue, Mejan Press
2023 Notes on Ex-Futures, Praun & Guermouche and Royal Institute of Art
2022 Avart #4, art zine (editor), ISBN 978-91-986186-2-4
2022 Filmtidskriften FLM Höst/Vinter 2022
2022 AVART #3, art zine (editor) , ISBN 978-91-986186-1-7
2021 In memoriam/In futurum - an interdisciplinary fanzine project
2021 Långsamt rör jag mig i din riktning, self published artist’s book
2020 NORK Magazine #5
2020 AVART #2, art zine, ISBN 978-91-986186-0-0
2019 AVART #1, art zine
PRESS
2024/11/21 Olga Krüssenberg receives support for film project on the search for belonging in Svalbard
2024/11/13 Wild Card – svensk films nya stjärnor
2024/11/13 Olga Krussenberg, Balder Ljunggren win Swedish Film Institute’s £60,000 Wild Card prize
2024/08/17 Folkbladet - Enorma virkningar för tankarna till mänskliga organ
2024/05/30 Dagens nyheter - Spiraler, samspel och existentiellt sökande av Mejans examensstudenter
2024/05/23 Svenska Dagbladet - Konstexamen: Missa inte detta!
2023/11/23 Talent to Watch – nya talanger inom dokumentärfilm
2023/10/12 Tidningen Ångermanland - Barnet adopteras bort mot mammans vilja: ”Mörk historia”
2022/05/02 Highlights from the 2021 Young Arctic Artists Exhibition Series
2021/05/26 DN Kultur - Snyggt, svettigt och sorgmättat av Mejanstudenter
2021/05/24 Konsten.net - Avgångsutställningar 2021
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2025 Assistant for Theresa Traore Dahlberg
2024 Founder of the studio collective Korvfabriken
2024 Pitched at Tempo Dokumentärfestival
2024 Lecture at Dokumentärfilmskolan Distans, Ölands Folkhögskola, Öland
2023 Participates in the talent program Nya Röster STHLM 2 - Film Stockholm
2022 Pitched at Stockholm Talents - Film Stockholm
2022 Production assistant, music video by Marit Bergman
2022 Lecture at Dokumentärfilmskolan Distans, Ölands Folkhögskola, Öland
2022 Lecture at Dokumentärfilmskolan Distans, Ölands Folkhögskola, Öland
2022 Artist talk, ÖSKG/Tjörnedala Konsthall, Simrishamn
2021 1 day of lecture and studio visits at Gerlesborgskolan, Stockholm
2019 Editor, documentation of a performance by Edvine Larssen
2018 Participated in a performance by Sasha Huber at Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar