Joe Petro III (born May 3, 1956) is a second-generation fine artist who works as a sculptor in bronze, clay and printmaking on silk-screen and handmade paper. He majored in Zoology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He worked with Kurt Vonnegut, Jr in Vonnegut's later years on silk-screen prints of Vonnegut's artwork.Verification of data from KET - Kentucky Educational TV station and ScreenWeb Magazine.