1959 born in Krefeld, Germany
1976-84 worked at the Theater am Marienplatz in Krefeld
1978-84 studied at the Cologne Musikhochschule with Mauricio Kagel
1985 co-founder of the Thürmchen Publishing House (Thürmchen Verlag, Köln)
1990/91 Schloss Solitude Academy Scholarship in Stuttgart
1991 co-founder of the Thürmchen Ensemble Köln
1992 Schreyahn Artists' Colony Scholarship in Lower Saxony
1995 a grant-in-aid from the North Rhine Westphalian Foundation for Art and Culture
1997 Villa Massimo Scholarship in Rom
1998 Female Artists' Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia


She has received composition prizes at the following competitions: Young Composers of North Rhine-Westphalia, B. A. Zimmermann Today, Bernd Alois Zimmermann Grant from the City of Cologne, World Music Days (1987), Cologne-New York Exchange (1989), West German Radio Competition (1989), Carl Maria von Weber Competition (Dresden 1992/3), Gedok International Orchestral Competition (1994), Stuttgart Composers' Competition (second prize) and Boswil International Composers' Competition (second prize). She was also chosen for the World Music Days in Copenhagen (1996) and Seoul (1997) and for the Blaue Brücke in Dresden (1996).

The main focus of Carola Bauckholt's music falls on thinking about the phenomenon of perception and understanding.