The Saint John Arts Centre is holding a summer-long exhibit to mark the upcoming 90th birthday of local artist Peggy Smith, who's been painting Saint John people and scenes for 60 years.

Smith was born in Prince Edward Island in 1935 and studied fine arts at Mount Allison University under acclaimed artists such as Lawren P. Harris, Alex Colville and Ted Pulford, according to her website. 

Smith said John Hooper, the acclaimed sculptor of the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa and the staple People Waitin…