Victor Paukstelis

Victor Paukstelis (born Viktoras Paukštelis, 25 May 1983) is a Lithuanian pianist and painter.

Early life and education Paukstelis was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. A graduate of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art and Balys Dvarionas Music School, he has obtained a Bachelor's, Master's and a Licentiate of Arts degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Vilnius Academy of Arts and has studied at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.

Professional career

Pianist Paukstelis' repertoire includes piano music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Domenico Scarlatti, Anatoly Lyadov, Alexander Scriabin, César Franck. He also plays music pieces composed by his brother Vytautas Paukstelis. Victor is the head judge on the judge panel of Musica Amabile young Lithuanian pianists' competitions.

Festivals and competitions 2002: Verbier Festival, Switzerland (tutored by Gary Graffman and Boris Petrushansky) 2002, 2003: The Music Festival of Pite Alvdal, Sweden (tutored by Jiri Hlinka) 2003: The International Holland Music Sessions Festival, the Netherlands (tutored by Mikhail Voskresensky) 2004: West Chester University, United States (tutored by Anthony di Bonaventura) 2005: Yamaha Pianist Competition, Lithuania 2008: Accademia Internationale di Musica di Cagliari, Italy 2009: Albert Roussel scholarship Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, France 2010: Cite des Arts de Paris scholarship, France 2015 March 26: A recital at Berlin Philharmonic 'Recital of Restless Paintings', Berlin, Germany 2015 September 27: A solo recital at Carnegie Hall 'Recital of Restless Paintings', New York City, United States 2016 October 27: A solo recital at Musikeverien, 'Recital of Restless Paintings'in Vienna, Austria 2016 November 30: A solo recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City, United States

Painter Solo exhibitions: 2012: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania 2013: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania 2014: Marija and Jurgis Slapeliu Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania 2016: Pylimo gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania 2016: The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. 2017: exhibition "Eclipse" at "Music gallery", Vilnius, Lithuania 2017: exhibition "Belvedere", in gallery "Meno forma", Kaunas 2018: exhibition "Vanishing Portraits" at gallery "Akademija", Vilnius, Lithuania 2018: exhibition "I Cannot Remember Her Name" at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania 2019: exhibition "Cultural Landscapes" at I. Kant public library, department of art, Klaipėda, Lithuania 2019: exhibition "The Dream of an Ornithologist" at gallery "Baroti", Klaipėda, Lithuania 2019: exhibition "House of Jäger" at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania 2020: exhibition "The Dream of an Ornithologist" at Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania 2020: exhibition "Zealand" at Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania 2021: exhibition "Gambit" at Klaipėda Culture Communication Center, Klaipėda, Lithuania 2022: exhibition "Dehermetization" at Lukiškės Prison 2.0, Vilnius, Lithuania 2022: exhibition "Forbidden Landscape" at The Samogitian Art Museum, Mykolas Oginskis Palace, Plungė, Lithuania 2023: exhibition "Viktoras Paukštelis. Chromatica. Painting (2020–2023)" at M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum Of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2024 exhibition "Dissonances", POUSH, Paris, France 2025 exhibition "Untitled...after...", VCRB gallery, Antwerp, Belgium Combined exhibitions: 2011: with Tomas Kiauka at I. Simonaityte Public Library, Klaipėda, Lithuania 2012: with Tomas Kiauka at the Lithuanian Artists' Association, Vilnius, Lithuania 2014: with Tomas Kiaukia at Kėdainiai Polycultural Centre, Kėdainiai, Lithuania 2019: with Sigita Maslauskaite at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania Selected group exhibitions: 2013: Donelaitis 2013, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania 2013: The Anatomy of the 21st Century, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania 2016: exhibition "WUNDERKAMERAden" in gallery "Meno forma", Kaunas 2017: exhibition "Khôra" at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland 2018: Art Fair "ArtVilnius'18", Lithuania. 2019: exhibition "Carnival" at Pamenkalnis gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. 2019: exhibition "Recommendation" at Klaipėda Culture Communication Center, Klaipėda, Lithuania. 2021: "Biennale Européenne des Blancs Manteaux", "La Halle des Blancs Manteaux", Paris, France 2023 / 2024: VILNIUS VIBES, Angermuseum, Erfurt, Germany 2023 / 2024: 7TH BIENNIAL OF PAINTING, Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika, Zagreb, Croatia 2025: exhibition "Summer in the city", VCRB gallery, Antwerp, Belgium 2025 M. K. ČIURLIONIS TODAY: FOREST, SEA, AND…, Palanga Resort Museum, Palanga, Lithuania Paukstelis presented his animated painting project "Restless Paintings" in Austria, Germany, United States and Sweden

Discography 2013: 'Bach Liszt Debussy Victor Paukstelis' (Baltic Optical Disc) 2014: 'Bach Lyadov Scriabin Piano Music' (Sheva Collection) 2015: 'Rameau Schumann Franck'(Sheva Collection) 2020: 'Mozart, Beethoven, Pärt, Chopin' (Sheva Collection)