Paryse Martin was born in
Caribou,
Maine in the
United States. In 1986, she completed her
bachelor's degree in
fine art from
Université Laval, followed by her
Master's of Fine Arts in 1994, again at Laval. Martin became a professor of fine art at Université Laval in 2000, where she continues to work today. In 2007, she completed
PhD in art at the
Université du Québec à Montréal. ==Notable collections==