Joy Smith is an Australian Tapestry Artist who lives and works out of Ballarat. Joy has been an active artist and weaver since the 1980's, producing over 400 personal tapestries or commissions. In addition, Joy has successfully held several exhibitions around Australia and internationally. Joy's work is in public collections in Canada, France and Australia as well as private collections in Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Malaysia, United Kingdom and USA. Her work is regularly reviewed in both domestic and international journals.