Fransje Killaars is internationally renowned for her installations of brightly coloured textiles. She refers to her hand-woven carpets, blankets and collection of coloured fabrics as the 'alphabet' that she draws upon to create her installations. Killaars is fascinated by the power of colour, the relationship between people and textiles and the ways textiles are bound up with daily life. Until 1994 she worked as a studio assistant for Sol LeWitt. In addition to her autonomous installations, Killaars has made a name for herself with commissions for the public domain. These are often impressive room-filling installations and wall hangings with the horizontal layers of fabric typical of her work and inspired by the principle of fabric swatch books. This commissioned work includes the Herenkamer at the Catshuis, the lobby of the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture and the foyer of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.