Black Valley artist featured in Scottsdale exhibit celebrating artists of color
Joe Willie Smith is one of 16 local artists to have their work displayed at the West Arizona Artists of Color exhibition at the Scottsdale Civic Center. Author: Vanessa Ramirez Updated: 10:18 AM MST February 15, 2021
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
Joe Willie Smith has been a professional artist for more than 40 years and in that time, he faced many challenges getting his work on display as a Black artist, but he never stopped creating.
Smith joined more than a dozen artists of color with work displayed in Scottsdale during the month of February.
He said his love for art started with a little help from his mother.