Index
Exhibitions and visual art
- Video Panorámica
2026 Video Panorámica — Galería La Fuerza, Santiago, Chile — Participating Artist; installation in the group moving-image exhibition. Curated / organized by Mijal Melnick and Felipe Ulloa. Public presentation on the gallery’s…
- La utopía retorcida
2026 La utopía retorcida — Arrayán Espacio, Santiago, Chile — Group exhibition curated by Pedro Bahamondes Chaud. Merrimundi-related “wawawall” installation and wet-plate photographs; with Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Matí…
- Gothic Fever / Gotycka gorączka
2026 Gothic Fever / Gotycka gorączka — Studio BWA Wrocław, Poland — Participating Artist in a group exhibition associated with the 26th New Horizons festival. Curators: Joanna Stembalska, Ewa Szabłowska and Stach Szabłowski. …
- Aqua Vitae
2026 Aqua Vitae — dual exhibition at Casa Fósfora, Bellavista, Santiago and Museo MELT, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile — Wet-plate collodion photographic exhibition with Espora Taller.
- Merrimundi Immersive
2025 Merrimundi Immersive — Immersive sound and audiovisual exhibition, Omni Soundlab, Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Created with Christopher Manhey (Sound Collaboration). An expanded presentation combining visual art, instal…
- Brujería: animación contemporánea en Chile
2024–2025 Brujería: animación contemporánea en Chile — Palacio Pereira, Santiago — Participating Artist. Group exhibition of contemporary Chilean animation curated by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña.
- Aguaquimera
2024 Aguaquimera — Exhibition and installation at the Museo MELT, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile, co-created with Celeste Rojas Mugica; FONDART support awarded in 2024. Also developed as a co-written/co-directed short film…
- Geografía mestiza
2023 Geografía mestiza — Centro Cultural de Recoleta, Santiago, Chile — Collective installation with Colectivo Natuf and Colectivo EPEW.
- Del Cóndor al Oso: 75 años de animación chilena
2017 Del Cóndor al Oso: 75 años de animación chilena — CHILEMONOS / Centro Gabriela Mistral (GAM), Santiago. Group exhibition including production material from Luis, by Atallah, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León.
- Valentino
2013 Valentino — 8 Short Videos × 8 Long Stories, New York, United States — Commissioned animated work for Vogue Italia and ICE; exhibited at the Italian Trade Commission. Production: Asmara Films and Diluvio.
- Lucía y el bosque de cristal
2011 Lucía y el bosque de cristal — Cineteca Nacional de México, Mexico City — Commissioned video and sound installation directed by Niles Atallah for the opening of the 31st Foro Internacional de Cine. Presented in Sala 7, A…
- Lucía, Luis y el lobo
2009 Lucía, Luis y el lobo — Galería Animal, Santiago, Chile. Exhibition and video installation by Niles Atallah, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León (Diluvio), presenting the animated short-film series.
- Nocturno de Chile
2007–2008 Nocturno de Chile — Máquina Blanda, Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI), Santiago, Chile. Two-part video installation, La cena and La cacería, co-directed with Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Co-Art Direction: Niles A…
- Birth
2007–2008 Birth — Máquina Blanda, MAVI, Santiago — Video installation directed by Niles Atallah.
- Romance
2007 Romance — Galería Animal, Santiago, Chile. Group video-art exhibition featuring Lucía (short), created with Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León.
- Encierro, monstruos y fantasía
2020 Encierro, monstruos y fantasía —Online presentation of Lucía and Luis, with Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León.
- Art in the Auditorium
2011 Art in the Auditorium — Museo Moderno en Casa, Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Ballroom Marfa / Crowley Theater, Marfa, Texas, United States; İstanbul Modern Sinema, …
- Draw and Do Not Waste Time
2011 Draw and Do Not Waste Time — Salon Akademii, Warsaw, Poland. — Lucía.
- YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video
2010 YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States; Top 25 selection. — Luis.
- Highlights from the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale
2010 Highlights from the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale — KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany. — Luis.
- Grand Slam: Dopplergruppen
2010 Grand Slam: Dopplergruppen — Büro Adalbert, Berlin, Germany. — Lucía and Luis.
- CHACO Contemporary Art Fair, Santiago, Chile.
2010 CHACO Contemporary Art Fair, Santiago, Chile. — Lucía and Luis.
- Upstream Cinema
2010 Upstream Cinema — Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands. — Lucía and Luis.
- Lucía & Luis
2010 Lucía & Luis — Galeria Marília Razuk, São Paulo, Brazil. — Lucía and Luis.
- 7ª Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2009 7ª Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. — Lucía and Luis.
- Illustrative, Berlin, Germany.
2009 Illustrative 09, Berlin, Germany. — Lucía and Luis.
- Beijing 798 Art Biennale, Beijing, China.
2009 Beijing 798 Art Biennale, Beijing, China. — Lucía and Luis.
- Inverosímil
2009 Inverosímil — Galería Vértice, Lima, Peru. — Lucía and Luis.
- Comunidad Ficticia
2009 Comunidad Ficticia — Centro Cultural Matucana 100, Santiago, Chile. — Lucía and Luis.
- Illustrative, Zürich, Switzerland.
2008 Illustrative 08, Zürich, Switzerland. — Lucía and Luis.
- After the Light
2008 After the Light — Radialsystem, Berlin, Germany. — Lucía.
- arteBA, Feria Internacional de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2008 arteBA, Feria Internacional de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. — Lucía.
- Estéticas del Desastre
2008 Estéticas del Desastre — Magatzems Wall Vídeo, Valencia, Spain. — Lucía.
- Sewn / Sewn + In/Out China
c. 2007–2008 Sewn / Sewn + In/Out China — East Asia Contemporary, Shanghai, China. — Lucía. Original invitationThe Shanghai exhibition ran from 14 to 28 April 2008 at East Asia Contemporary, with an opening on 16 April. The i…
- Kunsthalle Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany.
2007 Kunsthalle Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany. — Lucía.
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Chiloé (FICH), Chile
2025 Festival Internacional de Cine de Chiloé (FICH), Chile — Retrospective and recognition for excellence in his filmmaking career (career recognition). Programme included Animalia Paradoxa, Vitanuova and Merrimundi.
- FICCALI / CINETORO, Cali, Colombia
2025 FICCALI / CINETORO, Cali, Colombia — Niles Atallah Retrospective, Cinemateca La Tertulia. Career-focused screening presented within the Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali, alongside the invited masterclass and worksh…
- CINETORO, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
2025 CINETORO, Valle del Cauca, Colombia — Focus on Atallah’s short films within ¿Lo que suena vive?, INTEP, Roldanillo: Lucía, Luis and Entierro: Luz subterránea. Vitanuova also screened in Noche Abisal, the CINETORO/FICCALI…
- Centro Arte Alameda, Santiago, Chile
2024 Centro Arte Alameda, Santiago, Chile — Directores del mes: León, Cociña y Atallah, December. Diluvio retrospective with features, shorts and a joint Filmmaker discussion. Atallah’s programme included Rey, Lucía (feature)…
- Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse, France
2024 Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse, France — Otra mirada: Casa Creativa Diluvio. Extensive retrospective/focus on the work of Atallah and Diluvio, including features, animated and experimental shorts, music videos and co…
- Corriente
2022 Corriente — Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine de No Ficción, Arequipa, Peru — Fantasmagorías precipitadas: El cine de Niles Atallah, within Continentes fílmicos. Retrospective at the Teatro de la Biblioteca Regional Mari…
- Play FICValdivia, Chile
2020 Play FICValdivia, Chile — Online focus on Atallah, Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, including Atallah’s feature films and the collaborators’ work.
- Transcinema, Lima, Peru
2017 Transcinema, Lima, Peru — Foco Niles Atallah. Retrospective comprising Lucía (short, 2007), Luis (2008), Lucía (feature, 2010) and Rey (2017).
- Visiones Laterales #3: Diluvio (Atallah, León y Cociña) + Juan Pablo Langlois
2013 Visiones Laterales #3: Diluvio (Atallah, León y Cociña) + Juan Pablo Langlois — Cineteca Nacional de Chile, Santiago. Collective focus presented by laFuga, with support from CEDOC Artes Visuales; screening of Lucía, a Re…