Frauke Seemann grew up in Moers, near Holland. She became acquainted with the arts since young through working as a director's assistant for Holk Freytag at the Schlosstheater Moers. In the "Youth Film Club" she was also introduced to the "Neuer Deutscher Film”. Frauke Seemann studied ethnology and art in Berlin, and following that, studied German, art, and sports education in Flensburg, upon which she received her first state examination for teaching. Finally, she studied visual arts in Kiel, receiving a degree in painting.

Since 1992, Frauke Seemann has been living and working in Cologne, having travelled extensively in Europe, Mexico, the U.S., Belize and Guatemala. Her works can be found in a variety of private and public collections. She has also exhibited her work on a continual basis in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Berlin, New York and Brussels. Several of her written works have aired on the radio, and other texts and prints of visual works can be found in various publications.