[1] He received his theatrical training at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1975 with a BFA in acting.
A frequent attendee of the Mount Angel Iconography Institute where he studied with Charles Rohrbacher, Mary Katsilometes, Claudia Coos, and Cathy Sievers; more recently he studied in Cottonwood, Idaho with Father Gianluca Busi from Bologna.
In 2007, he spent six weeks in Bologna painting and being immersed in Catholic iconography.
Along with Chris Kielsinki and Michal Janek, Frank was a founding member of Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild, and served as its president for ten years.
He also served on the curriculum advisory board of Living Water College of the Arts.