Joe's music has been known and sung around the world since the mid 60's. His four degrees are in Philosophy, Theology, Education, and Counseling and Guidance. For the first 22 years of his work life he wrote music, recorded it and performed it; gave lectures, conducted workshops, and facilitated retreats-throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Wise has been a resident of Arizona since 1995. Before that he lived 55 years in Louisville, Kentucky where between travels he offered a variety of workshops on writing and video story- telling, including as facilitator with other artists at the Louisville Visual Artist Association and Bellarmine College.
His painting career has included studies with many accomplished artists including Ed Hermann and Joe Fettingis. His primary mentor was Dick Phillips. Joe is a member of the Sedona Visual Artists Coalition and a charter and juried member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. His paintings have received numerous awards and hang in corporate headquarters and private collections.
He has written, produced, and recorded 22 albums of music, published 6 books and scored a film. He has worked for over a dozen years teaching writing as a therapeutic tool in treatment centers for addictions, and conducts retreats using the journal as a gateway for spiritual awareness and clarity.
