Solo Exhibitions:

2008“Plasma Gels”, Solo show at Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto

2007“Plasma Gels”, Solo show at SNAP Contemporary Art, Vancouver

2007“The Aesthetics of Non-Committal”, Solo show at Engine Gallery, Toronto

2006“Vagilanti - Prophylactic Nanobots”, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2008“Unite With Art” Unicef AIDS benefit, Trunk Gallery, Vancouver

2008“Aurora Fughetta”, three-person exhibition, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, On.

2008“Palm Beach 3 International Art Fair”, represented by Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal.

2007“Toronto International Art Fair”, represented by Engine Gallery, Toronto.

2007“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”.

2007“SNAP 07” AIDS benefit, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.

2006“Holiday Glow”, Engine Gallery, Toronto.

2006“Toronto International Art Fair”, represented by Engine Gallery, Toronto.

2006“Queen West Art Crawl”, Toronto.

2006“O Canada 2”, Propeller Gallery, Toronto.

2006“The Centre Cannot Hold” , Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.

2006“The Cult of Speed Meets The Slow Movement”, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.

2006 “Love Potion Project”, Propeller Gallery, Toronto.

2005“XXX Show”, Engine Gallery, Toronto.

2005“Small Art Show”, Leonardo Art Gallery, Toronto

2005“Art In The Air”Audio Art Festival - Radio Component, Faucet Media Arts / Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick.

2005“O Canada”, Propeller Gallery, Toronto.

2005“The Corporate World”, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.

Reviews/Publications:

“Franco DeFrancesca” by David Balzer, Toronto Life Magazine, Arts and Entertainment, June 2008.

“Summer at the Square” by Jennifer Ferguson, International Art Treasures, IATWM.com, August 2007.

“Walking the Line #49: Jellied Telepathy” by Gary Michael Dault, Monday Art Post, ArtPost.info, April 2, 2007.

“Vagilanti - Prophylactic Nanobots” by Andrea Carson, View on Canadian Art.BlogSpot.com: VoCA September 2006.

“When the City is Not Enough” by Sarah Aranha, Surface & Symbol, June 2006.

“The Centre Cannot Hold” by Andrea Carson, View on Canadian Art.BlogSpot.com: VoCA May 2006.

“Far-out Ideas for Rebooting the Burbs” by Murray Whyte, Toronto Star, April 23, 2006.

“Anti-Corporate Aesthetics and The Corporate World” “Anti-Corporate Aesthetics and The Corporate World” by Tanner Mirrlees, Relay - A Socialist Project Review, March/April 2005.

“Use Your Illusions” by Meg Campbell, The Newspaper University of Toronto independent weekly, January 20, 2005.

Nominations/Awards:

2005Untitled Art Award nomination - “Best Solo or Group Exhibition in Artist Run Gallery” for “The Corporate World” group exhibition, curated by Heather Haynes, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.

Collections:

Franco’s work is included in Corporate and Private Collections across North America.

Education:

Graduated from the Ontario College of Art, General Studies – 1990

Studio Art B.F.A. program at the University of Guelph - 2004/05Group Show, Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne

Work Experience:

Freelance Graphic Designer from 1993 - 2002

Home Renovation industry from 2002 - 2004