My artistic work moves between the fields of fine art, arts and crafts (methods of production, socio-cultural aspects) and the mediation of art. It ranges from painting, printmaking and textile art to SEA projects (Socially Engaged Art). I explore the question of the commonalities of image-making and storytelling, symbolism and attribution of meaning, as well as material exploration and craft traditions.
In 2020, I founded the studiospace at Lange Straße 31 in Frankfurt am Main. It serves as a platform for researching artistic processes and experimenting with forms of communication in art.
Education
1985-1988: Apprenticeship as a men's tailor, Schmidt bespoke tailoring, Wiemeringhausen (journeyman's certificate with distinction)
1991-1995: Düsseldorf Kunstakademie
1996-1998: Städelschule Frankfurt, Graduation
Work experience
1989-1991: Costume assistant and men's tailor at the Dortmund Theater
Studios
1999-2002: Studio in Madrid, Spain
2006-2011: Studio in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Exhibitions
2024
Scythia - 15th international exhibition of textile & fibre arts - Ivano-Frankivs‘s, Ukraine2023
TWO PLUS TWO (G) Christina Kral, Carolin Kropff, STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
„“ Layla Juna & Carolin Kropff (G), STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
Desert Gates - Back to the Future (S), STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
„“ Geske Slater Johannsen & Carolin Kropff, STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
2022
Inner City (G), Glue, Berlin
2022
Shape Play Shift (G), Christina Kral, Carolin Kropff, STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
2021
„“ Hassan Sharif & Carolin Kropff (G), STUDIOSPACE Lange Strasse 31, Frankfurt/M
2017
Städelschule: 200 Jahre – 200 Künstler (G), Galerie Perpétuel, Frankfurt/M
2016
Experimentelle Korrespondenzen (G), MACS - Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Sorocaba, Brasilien und Ausstellungshalle 1a, Frankfurt/M
2014
Paradise Lost (E), WOLFSTÆDTER Galerie, Frankfurt/M
2012
Re-Represented Portraits (S), Laboratoire d’Art Beirut, Libanon
2011
MinD (G), DUTAC Dubai, VAE
29EXH (G), Sharjah Art Museum Sharjah VAE
2010
FataMorgana (S), XVA Gallery, Dubai, VAE
BAF (G), XVA Gallery, Dubai UAE
2008
Made in Tashkeel (G), Tashkeel (G), Dubai, VAE
2006
Made in Tashkeel (G), Tashkeel (G), Dubai, VAE
2006
diesmal (G), Projektraum im Atelierfrankfurt Frankfurt/M
2003
Blachfeld (G), auswärts kunstraum Frankfurt/M
1998
Stuttgart 17.7.1956 – Salem (Wis.) USA 3.3.1977 (G), Portikus in Frankfurt, Deutschland.
1994
Kunsthaus am Tierpark (G), Dortmund
1993
Spektakel (G), Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund
1991
Kunststudenten stellen aus (G), Museum Beckum