Randy Leo Frechette aka. Frenchy
1970 - Born on August 16 th in Lowell , Massachusetts , to Roger Paul Frechette, a boxer/roofer, and Sandra Frechette, a Saint.
1977 - Starts to create caricatures of teachers and friends during class.
1988 - Graduates Pelham High School ( Pelham , NH ).
1989 - Enrolls in Trident Technical College in North Charleston , SC.
1991 - Moves to Orlando FL.
1994 - Opening Artist for Café Tu Tu Tango . ( Orlando , FL )
1994 - Started Painting Murals on Windows for local businesses. ( Orlando , FL )
1994 - Paints his first Live Performance at The Sapphire Super Club in Orlando , FL. (The Boston Horns).
1995 - Partners up with Local Chef to form Blues Club/Performance Painting- Eric's Blues Café , Orange Avenue , ( Orlando , FL ).
1995 - Invited to Paint Pleasure Island Jazz Festival – Chuck Mangione ( Orlando , FL ).
1996 - Paints the Summer Olympics ( Atlanta , GA ).
1996 - Paints Bill Clinton's Election Day Rally ( Little Rock , AR ).
1997 - January 25 th 9:00AM- Moves to New Orleans , LA.
1997 - Asked to Design an Image for the Annual Jeff Festival Poster.
1997 - Released his first Print – Anders Osborne @ Benny's ( New Orleans , LA )
1997 - Paints his first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Frenchy grabbed an easel, a few canvases, his paint bag and a blanket and headed into the Fairgrounds.
1997 - Invited to Red Rocks Amphitheatre ( Morrison , CO ) to paint Blues Traveler's Fourth of July Concert.
1998 - Asked to Design an Image for the Cover of Where Y'at Magazine - Jazz Fest Issue ( New Orleans , LA).
1998-1999 - Traveled around The United States in a White Cargo Van painting Festivals and Landscapes.
1999 - A Gift to New Orleans , (Mural) Frenchy paints a 50 foot by 8 foot mural on the corner of Magazine Street and Eleonore Street . ( New Orleans , LA ).
1999 - MTV: The Real World – New Orleans , displayed art in the St. Charles Street House that the Participants lived in.
2000 - Paints Summer Olympics ( Sydney , Australia ).
2000 - Invited to hang art in The Memphis Museum of Art .
2001 - Super Sunday , (Studio Piece) Frenchy paints his impression of The Mardi Gras Indians Annual Super Sunday event.
2001 & 2003 - Asked to Design an Image for the Annual Greek Festival Poster ( New Orleans , LA ).
2001- 2003 - Opens his first art gallery at 319 Royal Street , New Orleans , LA.
2002 - MTV: Road Rules rents out Frenchy's Gallery to Film an episode. The Plot being participants posing nude for Frenchy as he creates on his canvas.
2002 - Paints Winter Olympics ( Salt Lake City , UT ).
2003 - Is commissioned to paint The Production Trailer for ESPN's Sunday Night Football .
2003 - Is Named The Team Artist of The New Orleans Saints.
2003 - Is Named The Team Artist of The New Orleans Hornets.
2003 - Voted Second Best Visual Artist in New Orleans .
2004 -Present - Opens up art galleries at 8311 & 8319 Oak Street ( New Orleans , LA ).