Training
Praktikum in architectural Drawing, Hannover, Germany, 1958; Music studies, Musik Konservatorium Hannover, 1959; Praktikum in blacksmithing and welding, Hannover, 1962; Apprenticeships in gold and silversmithing with Carl van Dornick and Reinhard Rischke, Hildesheim, Germany, 1962; Industrial design and architecture studies, Artschool Kassel, Kassel, Germany, 1967; Architecture studies, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg, Germany, 1969.

Selected solo exhibitions
Bonython Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1973; David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, 1973; Frank Bauer: Jewellery and Objects, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1976; Bonython Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1978; Studio Gallery, London, UK, 1979; Electrum Gallery, London, UK, 1980; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK, 1981 (with Elizabeth Holder); Orfevre Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1981 (with Helen Aitken); Spectrum Gallery, Munich, Germany, 1982; Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1983; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, 1985; Galerie am Graben, Vienna, Austria, 1985; Frank Bauer Design Collection, BMG Fine Art, Adelaide, SA, 1990; Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1995; Frank Bauer: Designer - jewellery, metalwork, lighting 1975-2000, JamFactory Galleries, Adelaide, SA and Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, 2000.

Selected group exhibitions since 1980
Tendenzen, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, 1982; 9 x London, Handwerksform, Hannover, Germany, 1982; The Maker's Eye, Crafts Council Gallery, London, UK, 1982; Jewellery Redefined, British Craft Centre, London, UK, 1982; Australian Jewellery, Goldsmiths Hall, London, UK, 1982; A Child's View, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT, 1988; Australian Decorative Arts 1788-1988, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT, 1988; Concept and Realisation in Hollow Ware, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra, ACT, 1988; A Free Hand, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, 1988; Contemporary Australian Hollow Ware, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic. and national and international tour, 1991-93; Recent Acquisitions, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1992; Celebrate, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1994; South Australia: Emerging crucible of contemporary design, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1996; SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, USA, 1996; Spectacles:
A Recent history, Crafts Council, London, UK, 1997.

Public collections (Australia)
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

Public collections (international)
Bauhaus Archiv, Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin, Germany; Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany; Stadtmuseum Munchen, Munich, Germany; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.