Born in New York City; lives and works in Gatineau, Quebec.
Languages: English and French. Member of the Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Quebec and of CARFAC Ontario.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2004   Mathematical Meditations (an artist's vision of the abstract beauty of equations), Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

2001   Messages, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

2000   Paula Franzini at the Enchanteur, Enchanteur Cafe, Montreal, QC

1999   Magnifications and other views, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED):

2009   Fourth International Digital Miniprint Exhibition, Voix Visuelle, Ottawa, ON

            Circles and other Figures, Agora du Cegep du Vieux-Montreal, Montreal, QC

            Paper Chase, Apertura Gallery/Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON

            Correspond'art, Zocalo, Longueuil QC

            2009 International Juried Print Exhibition, Ottawa School of Art Orleans, Orleans, ON

            Exchange 6, PrintZero Studios, Seattle, WA; Mouse Print Gallery, Montreal, QC; and other venues.

2008   Ils ont cartographié l'Amérique, Grande Bibliothèque, Montreal, QC

            La Première et la Dernière, Maison de Culture Frontenac, Montreal, QC;
            also on-line exhibition (http://galerie.ateliercirculaire.qc.ca/lpld/)

            Prêt-à-emporter III, Galerie Circulaire, Montreal QC

2006   Circulaire Exhibition, Mont-Saint-Hilaire Museum, Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC

2005   Sibylline Visions (duo with Lilliane Daigle) , Galerie Bernard, Montreal, ON
 
            Atelier Circulaire celebrates two decades, National Library of Quebec, Montreal, QC
 
            42nd Thomas More Institute exhibition of professional contemporary Quebec artists,
            Loto-Quebec Gallery, Montreal, QC

            Exhibition Virtu'Elles of Elles de la Culture, Montreal, QC
 
2004   6th Art and Paper Biennial, Jean-Claude-Bergeron Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

            Impressions Circulaires, Engramme, Quebec, QC

2003   Exposer dans l'île -- Jeunes estampes au Québec, travelling exhibition organized by the Quebec print federation; 5 venues
            in 2003-4, including the Marie-Uguay, Dorval and Plateau Mont Royal cultural centers.

            Les Femmeuses 2003, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil, QC

2002   Exposer dans l'île -- Jeunes estampes au Québec, travelling exhibition organized by the Quebec print federation;
            opening show at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Pointe-Claire, QC

            Les Femmeuses 2002, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil, QC

            Frédéric Desaulniers and Paula Franzini at the Municipal Library of Chambly, Municipal Library of Chambly, Chambly, QC

2001   The Loto-Quebec Collection, Montreal Book Show, Ed. 2001, Montreal, QC

            Exhibition-contest 2001, St-Hubert Visual Arts Center, St-Hubert, QC

            Copies en Folies!, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

            Quebecois Prints of the year 2000, Nat. Library of Quebec, Montreal, QC
 
            Six, Expression -- St. Hyacinthe exhibition center, St-Hyacinthe, QC
 
            Bonjour Hedwidge, Galerie sous le passe-partout, Montreal, QC

            Les Femmeuses 2001, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil, QC

            Recent acquisitions, Loto-Quebec, Montreal, QC

            Miniare -- Quebecois Section, Nat. Library of Quebec, Montreal, QC

            "Asia-Montreal" Exhibition, Creativity Center of the Halls of Gesù, Montreal, QC

2000   Perspectives 2000 Art Show and Sale, Living Arts Centre, Mississuaga, ON

            Miniare -- International Biennial of Miniature Prints of Montreal, Conseil Québécois de l'estampe, Montreal, QC

            Panorama '99, Nat. Library of Quebec, Montreal, QC

            1st Biennial International Miniature Prints Exhibition, Dundurave Print Workshop, Vancouver, BC

            Perspective 5: International Miniature Art Biennial, Salle Augustin-Chénier, Ville-Marie, QC

            4th Art and Paper Biennial, Jean-Claude-Bergeron Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

            Interpretative edition (EI): Result of a concept, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

1999   Impressions Multiples - Atelier Circulaire, Outremont Art Gallery, Outremont, QC

            Estampes x 5, Bistro Petit Alep, Montreal, QC

            12th Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON

            Vitrine d'Automne, Olivier Martin Gallery, Montreal, QC Group Members Exhibition, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, QC

            19th Miniprint International Show, Cadaqués, Taller Galeria Fort, travelling exhibition in Spain, France and England

1998   Encore, Encore, Graphic Atelier Exhibition, Espace Trois, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC


EDUCATION:

2003   Jewelry Studies, Visual Arts Centre, Montreal QC

1997-98 Comprehensive Art Program, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, School of Fine Arts, Montreal QC

1995-97 Full-time study of drawing and painting, AR.CO, Lisbon, Portugal

1982-87 Doctorate in physics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA


BIBLIOGRAPHY/PUBLICATIONS/RECOGNITIONS (SELECTED):

1985-99 35 professional articles in the field of high-energy particle physics, including:
            Paula J. Franzini, BBbar Mixing: A Review of Recent Progress, Phys.Rept.173:1,1989.

1998   Display at SBC focuses on recycling, H. Solomon, The Canadian Jewish News, p.37.

            They waste not at Espace Trois, B. Mendelman, The Suburban (Montreal) p. B-2.

2000   Works chosen to be given at prizes at the following events:
                Prix Arts-Affaires of Montreal
                Gala of the ADMA of Quebec

2001   SIX, estampes et monotypes tout l'été à Expression, D. Bégin, Le Courrier ( St-Hyacinthe), p. B-8.

2002   Place à l'estampe originale!, A. Corbeïj, Le journal de Chambly, p. 29.

2004   Weekly Arts Wrap (Canada Now), G. Royer, CBC News, 8 oct, 2004.

2008   Featured artist of the Winter 2008-9 issue of the Maple Tree Literary Supplement (http://www.mtls.ca/issue2/art.html)

            La cartographie au service de l'art, E. Lassonde, à rayons ouverts,
            Chroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec, p. 29.

Works reproduced in the catalogs of:
        19th Miniprint International Show, Cadaqués
        4th Art and Paper Biennial (Jean-Claude-Bergeron Gallery)
        6th Art and Paper Biennial (Jean-Claude-Bergeron Gallery)
        Miniare -- International biennial of miniature prints of Montreal
        Perspectives 2000 Art Show and Sale (Pratt & Whitney)
        Les Femmeuses 2001 (Pratt & Whitney)
        Les Femmeuses 2002 (Pratt & Whitney)
        Les Femmeuses 2003 (Pratt & Whitney)
        Fourth International Digital Miniprint Exhibition (Voix Visuelle)
        2009 International Juried Print Exhibition (Ottawa School of Art)


COLLECTIONS:

Loto-Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Ernst & Young, Toronto, Ontario
Banque de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Quebec National Library, Montreal, Quebec
Mercadex International Inc., Montreal, Quebec
Alcan, Montreal, Quebec
J. C. Gauthier and associates, Ottawa, Ontario
Avmor, Montreal, Quebec
C.I.B.C., Toronto, Ontario
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Ogilvy Renault, Montreal, Quebec
Shire BioChem, Inc., Laval, Quebec

as well as important private collections.


REPRESENTED BY:

Propos D'Art, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tracey Capes Fine Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

POSITIONS HELD:

1987-1995 Postdoctoral researcher in high-energy particle physics in laboratories such as CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) and
                        LBL (Berkeley, California)

1999-2000 Member of Board of Directors and of Executive Council; Treasurer -- Atelier Circulaire

2000 Teacher of occasional workshops in printmaking -- Atelier Circulaire

2005 Teacher of occasional workshops in using computers for artists -- Atelier Circulaire