Franck opened a studio in his small home on
Gerrard Street in
Toronto. He began by hanging some of his paintings in a local restaurant, developed the studio into a gathering place for the arts community. They hosted and supported the work of many young local artists, particularly those participating in the emerging Toronto abstract art scene, including
Joyce Wieland and
Kazuo Nakamura. Franck and Vale later moved to a larger home, which also served as their studio and gallery, on Hazelton Street as part of a general migration of the art community to the Yorkville area during the 1960s. Franck's first exhibition was presented at York University in 1963. In 1973, he held an exhibition at the
Art Gallery of Ontario. Franck also participated in a number of group exhibitions. Franck's paintings are in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario, the
Museum London, the National Exhibition Centre in St. Catharines, the
New Brunswick Museum, and
McMaster University Art Gallery. He was an Associate member of the
Royal Canadian Academy (1961-1970), and a member of the
Ontario Society of Artists (1958), the
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, and the
Canadian Society of Graphic Art. Fellow artist
Harold Town, a close friend, wrote two books celebrating Franck's art. Franck also taught art in a local high school and played the cello. He and his wife sent small pieces of their art as greeting cards to friends and relatives, and some of these have survived. Franck died in Toronto on February 28, 1973. ==References==