Franca Scholz (born 1988 in Munich), studied at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (2010-2013) and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (master student in 2016). From 2017-2021 she completed the postgraduate program at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne.

Exhibitions and performances in institutional settings, galleries and off-spaces such as Galerie fiebach, minninger, Cologne(2022), Kunstverein Bonn (2020), Über Brücken, Außenprojekt, Cologne (2022), Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (2022), Kunstverein Siegen (2022), Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen(2020), Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin (2019), Tanzhaus Zürich (2018). Since 2016 part of the performance group SPINE.

“The residency at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen gave me the opportunity to get back into my work after my maternity leave. The freedom I was given there allowed me to immerse myself in my work process and prepare for exhibitions that will take place later this year in Cologne and Münster. In the beautiful exhibition hall, which I was able to use as a studio, I continued my work with textiles. The word Halten (to hold), with all its possible prepositions (hold out, hold on etc.) served as a productive starting point for my work. I also took the opportunity to use the ceramic kiln in the workshop and produced my first clay works. I really appreciated and enjoyed the openness with which we all met. It was great to get to know and appreciate so many people from different contexts and backgrounds. I also really enjoyed the openness of the staff at Künstlerdorf, which made a lot of things possible and easy to implement.”