Born June 13, 1978, Leipzig
Lives and works in Leipzig

EDUCATION
2005 Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig (Prof. Neo Rauch)
2002-2005 Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig (Prof. Arno Rink)
2000 Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig (painting/graphics studies)
1998-99 HfBK, Dresden


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Franziska Holstein: Weekend, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, February 24 -
March 24, 2007

2006 Franziska Holstein: Paintings, Galerie Echolot, Berlin, February 2 - 25, 2006

2005 Franziska Holstein: Paintings, Galerie Echolot
Berlin, January 6 - 29, 2005
Thesis Exhibition, Leipzig, temporary gallery at Schwimmhalle Süd 1, July 2005

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Zweidimensionale, Kunsthalle Sparkasse, Leipzig March 2006

2004 Positions of contemporary painting from Leipzig, , Marianne Boesky Gallery, Clara Park, New York, September 8 - October 2, 2004
Groupshow, Galerie Echolot, Berlin, September 11 - 25, 2004
Tiefsee, Galerie Echolot, Berlin,, June 25 - July 10, 2004
Group Exhibition, Gallery Eigen+Art, Leipzig, January 31 - March 20, 2004

2003 Sie trägt den Arsch einer Göttin, , temporary gallery at Beethovenstrasse 16, Fall Leipzig

2002 Panitzsch, Kunstverein Panitzsch, Jäger und Sammler, Germany

2001 Theatre Leipzig, Fall 2001
Erinnerungen einer Asienreise 2, Yenidze Dresden,

2000 Erinnerungen einer Asienreise, Spinnereistraße Leipzig Fall 2000

AWARDS
2005
Ars Lipsiensis, July 2005

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007
Leffingwell, Edward, "Stephanie Dost and Franziska Holstein," Art in America. June/July 2007

2004
Johnson, Ken. "Review: Clara Park," New York Times. September 2004
Weidle, Barbara. "New Painting from Leipzig," artnet.com. September 2004