Paula Punkstiņa

Paula Punkstiņa is a recipient of Kim? Open Call 2026.

Paula Punkstiņa (b. 2001) is a Latvian visual artist. She graduated in Photography from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. Her work emphasises explorations of identity, fragility, and transitional states of disappearance. By combining philosophy with visual metaphors, Punkstiņa’s artistic practice engages with the translation of concepts into material form. Recent projects include a solo exhibition at DOM Gallery, Riga (2024) and a forthcoming duo show with Sara Francola at Art Au Centre, Liège (2026). Recent group exhibitions include the 5th and 6th editions of Black Market by Kim? (2024, 2025), Where Are You Currently? at Paradise, The Hague (2025), RESTART at Prospektas Gallery, Vilnius (2024), and the Limburg Biennale at Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht (2024).