The Arrows of Concerns
Ordinary Girl
Dodge The Bullet
False Sense of Familiarity

Selected Works

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Paula Punkstina
Latvian, b. 2001

Education

2027 MFA, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2025 BA Photography, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands
2021 Riga School of Design and Art, Riga, Latvia

Solo Exhibitions

2026     The Arrows of Concerns, Kim?, Riga, Latvia
2024     False Sense of Familiarity, DOM gallery,  Riga, Latvia

Duo Exhibitions

2026     Ordinary Girl, Aida Valdés & Paula Punkstina, The Crooked Studio, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Selected Group  Exhibitions

2026     (Forthcoming) A tale of A tub, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2026     (Forthcoming) Paris Design Week, Kalve x Found Associations, Paris, France
2026     (Forthcoming) Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend (GRAW) , Rotterdam, Netherlands
2026     (Forthcoming) Medūza, Vilnius, Lithuania
2026     (1), Laak Bar x Doorp, The Hague, Netherlands
2026     Hmm, Gallery van Fanny Freytag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2026     33 Works, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2025     6th edition of Black Market by Kim?  Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia
2025     Der Duft von Gras, Zug, Switzerland
2025     This didn't make it to grad, Billytown, The Hague, Netherlands
2024     Underscore, Paradise, The Hague, Netherlands
2025     5th edition of Black Market by Kim?  Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia
2024     (im)possible worlds,  Photo Biennale  of Mulhouse, France
2024     Restart, Prospektas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024     Limburg Biennale, Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, Netherlands
2024     A butterfly was finding out yesterday how to make sense of misunderstandings, The Grey Space In The Middle, The Hague, Netherlands
2023     I want to believe, Millepiani, Rome, Italy
2023     Komma, Recyclart, Brussels, Belgium
2023     Transformācija, Berga Bazārs, Riga, Latvia

Residencies

2025     Das Lot, Vienna, Austria

Other

2026    tracks of skitter, Sara Francola & Paula Punkstina, Radio Worm broadcast
2026    Love Boat, Workshop, Aida Valdés, Sara Francola & Paula Punkstina, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2025    Artist Talk, Riga Photography Biennial, Riga, Latvia
2024    11th edition of Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) Summer School program, Valmiera, Latvia

Curatorial Work

Founder / Co-curator  exhibition  series “Where are you currently?”, The Hague , Netherlands