Opening Reception September 10th, 4pm – 8pm through September 25th
Phoenix College, Fine Arts Building – Eric Fischl Gallery
1202 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013

Joe Willie Smith

“I’ll be sixty years old in September, so I thought this would be an appropriate time
to take a look at my life as an artist and some of the events that have occurred along the way.
This exhibit will be part retrospective, part chronology with a few new pieces.
I continue to work with found resources, I’m starting to paint again, but still enjoy multi-media work.
My journey as an artist has carried me from before the Civil Rights Movement and many historic moments in-between, to our first African-American President.
This exhibit gives me a wonderful opportunity to reflect on events both personal and societal that have occurred during my time.
My work is in the collections of The Phoenix Art Museum, The Butler Museum of American Art, Neiman Marcus Corporation, Gannett -The Arizona Republic, Taller Experimental De Grafica (Cuba) and many personal collections throughout the U.S.” Joe Willie Smith