Frank Smith, a native of Chicago, and former Howard University Professor, became a member of Africobra in1973. The artistic ideology of afrocrobra springs from the ethos of African American and Pan-African spiritual and political culture. Smith's work is improvisational, and embraces colorful geometric forms, and African inspired symbols and imagery. The versatility of Smith's works on canvas give way to the formation of two-dimensional soft sculptural images derived through an extemporaneous process of draping. By working on several pieces simultaneously, Smith combines disjointed rhythms and syncopated patterns of paint and mixed media by sewing the canvas together. Bright zigzag stitching joins colorful patches of painted patterns and found objects. Smith has had more than seventy exhibitions in museums and galleries across the US, and Africa. His works can be found in many public, private, and corporate collections including the Smithsonian Institution, The DuSable Museum in Chicago, Washington Convention Center, and the Oakland Museum.