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Xcellence
Xcellence is bold Black excellence wall art that celebrates ambition, confidence, and the drive to keep becoming your best. Featuring a Black man wearing a statement jacket with “BLCK XCELLENCE” across the back, this SmardArt piece transforms a powerful phrase into contemporary lifestyle art.
The portrait is viewed from behind, allowing the jacket and its message to command attention. Large cream lettering contrasts against the neutral fabric, creating an immediate focal point.
Natural textured hair and glasses add character to the subject. Meanwhile, the creative interior in the background gives the scene a modern, aspirational atmosphere. Together, these elements create artwork that feels stylish, purposeful, and motivating.
Black Excellence Wall Art With a Powerful Message
Black excellence can be expressed through achievement, creativity, discipline, leadership, and the determination to keep growing.
Xcellence captures that mindset without needing an elaborate scene.
The words “BLCK XCELLENCE” carry the message. Yet, the relaxed posture of the subject gives it a quiet confidence. The artwork does not feel like it is trying to prove anything. Instead, excellence is worn naturally.
That balance makes the piece suitable for both personal and professional spaces. It can serve as a visual reminder to stay focused on your goals while taking pride in how far you have already come.
Why Choose Xcellence?
This artwork is a strong choice for anyone who appreciates:
- Black excellence wall art
- Motivational Black artwork
- Black man wall art
- Black empowerment decor
- Inspirational Black Art
- Black culture wall art
- Modern lifestyle artwork
- Contemporary Black Art
It can also make a meaningful gift for a graduate, entrepreneur, professional, student, creative, or someone entering an exciting new chapter.
Where to Display Xcellence
The neutral palette makes this piece easy to incorporate into many interiors, including:
- Home office
- Study
- Bedroom
- Living room
- Creative studio
- Workspace
- Dorm room
- Contemporary gallery wall
For a workspace, display it somewhere visible from your desk as a daily reminder to keep building. Alternatively, pair it with other SmardArt motivational pieces for a gallery wall centered on ambition, progress, and Black achievement.
Created by SmardArt, Xcellence brings together Black excellence wall art, Black Art, Art for Black People, Black empowerment artwork, Black man wall art, motivational Black art, and modern Black artwork.
Ultimately, Xcellence celebrates the mindset behind the message. Keep learning, keep creating, keep progressing, and carry your excellence with you.
NB: The colors in the prints may exhibit slight variations from the mockups on our product pages, but rest assured, it's a minor difference that shouldn't cause concern. The "Smard Art" watermark is not included in the final print.
Elevate your space with Black wall art that speaks to culture, confidence, and creativity. At Smard, we celebrate artistry made with melanin, bringing powerful and inspiring designs to life.
8x10"- Good For Table Top
18x24"- Ideal for Small Walls
24x36"- Great for Standard Size Rooms
30x40 - Great for Statement piece
36x48"- Simply Wow
PRINTS
This is the Print Only -frame not included.
- Satin/Matte photo paper (200gsm/ 8mil)
- Pigmented archival inks
- Shipped in thick cardboard tubes for protection
- Size 8x10" shipped in protective art sleeves in rigid mailers
- Sizes 18x24" and up rolled and shipped in thick rigid tubes
CANVAS
- 100% cotton canvas
- Natural white, 400gsm/24 mil, 1.25" depth matte
- Ready-to-hang, frame not required.
- Natural white, matte textured canvas material
- Hand-stretched canvas on a real wood frame
- Carefully wrapped and shipped in protective cardboard boxes
APPAREL
- Fits true to Size
Returns policy
If you’re looking to return or exchange your order, we're here to help! We offer returns or exchanges within 7 days of delivery. Once we receive the returned item, a refund will be processed to the original payment method.
1st cycle refresh orders under subscription are non-refundable.You will also only be able to cancel your subscription after the first refresh.
Please note that products are made-to-order and unique to each customer; this allows us to avoid overproduction. Therefore please allow some time for the re-processing of your replacement order.
Our team is always happy to help you! We're available for you via chat and/or email for any questions and feedback that you may have!
The chat can be found on the bottom left side on the website and is open every day from 9am-5pm EST (you can still enter your request in the chat box afterhours, and we will receive it by email and get back to you right away)
You can also send an email directly to smard@smard.art
Xcellence
Sale price$29.99
Regular price$64.95
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Print Roll
Size 18x24" and up art prints are delicately rolled and shipped in a thick rigged tube to prevent any creases.
Canvas
Canvases are delicately wrapped in bubblewrap and shipped in boxes
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 2544 reviews.
The is front and center of my art gallery wall in my garage. Love it ❤️
Beautiful artwork, fast shipping, great customer service!
Shipping took a while but it was worth the wait!!!
I just love this image so much!!
This is my first time ordering from Smard Art, after following the brand on instagram for years and I must say I am not dissatisfied at all. The only thing I will say is that, I think there should be another way to protect the images, especially if they’re travelling internationally as my images were slightly damaged in the sides, but thankfully the picture frame hides the damage.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your support and for choosing SMARD for your first order. We’re glad you loved the artwork. We’re sorry the edges arrived slightly damaged during transit, and we really appreciate your feedback. We’ll be sharing this with our team as we continue improving how our prints are protected during shipping.
Amazing it compliments your room so well!!
I love it!!! It came much faster this time and it is exquisite. Who knew a poster could look good in a frame
Beautiful photos
I absolutely love this picture! It's one of my top three out of the several that I have. This will complete my collection to make my art gallery wall!
Love love love this gorgeous screensaver! I have the print up in my room in silver and I was glad to get it in gold as well!
I love this picture!! I can’t wait to order more!! The company did very well with communicating shipping delays and I truly appreciate that.
Love this art so much!! Will be buying more.
Love love love them all!
Lovely picture and fast shipping
I bought this as a gift for my daughter and she loves the painting. I’ve order several paintings always good quality
Thank you so much for being such an awesome company to shop with. From the easy ordering process and exceptional communication to the quick delivery and beautiful quality of the prints, the entire experience exceeded my expectations. If you’ve been considering ordering, stop thinking about it and place the order! I wholeheartedly recommend this company. The quality, service, and attention to detail are absolutely worth it. They’ve definitely earned a loyal, repeat customer in me—and I’m already deciding what I’m ordering next!
I love these puzzles. I’ve bought about 5 of them so far, I can’t wait to finish them and get them framed.
I was surprised that my picture was so lovely.
I love my print that i ordered. I will definitely be ordering more in the future.
This is my second time around making a purchase. This time around, I purchased three prints and have only received two. I did get a quick response but will still have to wait sometime before my other prints are shipped out. I'm hoping to receive soon as this is a gift to someone.
I absolutely love the artwork. It was the perfect piece my living room was missing!
love everything about this!
Love love it. Will be ordering again.
I bought 3 posters and I like how the first 2 came out, but the third one I bought was a different print than what I saw in my purchase.
Store owner replied: We’re sorry to hear that the third print you received was different from what you expected based on your purchase. We’re glad you loved the first two, but we understand how disappointing it is when one item doesn’t match what you ordered. We’ve reached out to you directly so we can look into what happened and work with you to get this resolved.
I love the puzzles! I have several. Kind of gone crazy with the orders 😂 I’ve told anyone who will listen about SMARD ART
My beautiful pieces arrived protected and l cannot wait until l get frames and can hang them up! I will be back for more.
Can't wait to frame and display this.
Beautifully done.
Hurry up & buy! lol POPPING!! I’m glad me man buy me pictures lol I love everything from the size (they’re way larger than I expected lol) the color pop, the details! I can not wait until my frames get here so I can put my pictures on the walls. I’m glad I ran across their ad!
Give everybody in the office a raise! When I tell you the pictures look 1,000 percent better in person you bets ta believe me lol.. I love everything about it from the size! The colors! The materialll.. just buy it .. simple
IF YOURE THINKING ABOUT BUYING IT THINK NO FURTHER LOL!! That’s all I have to say BUY THE PICTUREEE !! It’s worth every penny
OMGG!! IT LOOK EVEN BETTER IN PERSON!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE ITTTTT!! The colors eatssss .. I’m pretty sure the video did no justice
It’s beautiful, came with an extra gift piece 😊
Took a lil while to get to me but they were consistent with the updates. I like them. They are a bit fuzzy (?) maybe not as pixelated as I would’ve liked but I think once I get them framed and on the wall they will look so dope.
Your art is exquisite. Every. Time. I have 4 pieces that I purchased a few years ago and I always get comments on them. These pieces were special cause it represents our heritage. Thank you for blessing us with your artistry.
Beautiful picture! I can’t wait to hang it up in my room!💕
Gorgeous piece. Can’t wait to have it as the focal point in my lounge.
The artwork is exactly what I wanted. The only issue i had is with the shipping, which took a long while. Other than that, I would definitely order from them again. Also I loled that they gave you an smaller artwork. It was an surprisedly good choice
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your kind words and for giving us another chance. We’re really glad to hear you loved the artwork and the complimentary piece. We sincerely apologize for the shipping delay. We experienced a technical issue that affected some shipments at the time, but this has since been resolved. We truly appreciate your patience and support, and we’d be happy to serve you again.
Absolutely took too long to receive. I’ll never order again
Store owner replied: We’re sorry your order took longer than expected to arrive. We experienced delays at the time, but the issue has since been resolved and we’ve made improvements to help prevent a repeat. We truly appreciate your feedback and would love the opportunity to welcome you back and give you the better experience you deserved.
FAQ
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Where do you ship to ?
We ship worldwide.
All standard orders are shipped within 5-7 business days (NOTE: a business day does not include Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays, or any holidays observed in USA/Canada). Please keep this in mind when placing your order.
Once your order is ready, we will send you the tracking number by email or text and keep you posted on the shipment progress
Can I get my money back ?
If for any reason you are not satisfied with your order, please return it within 7 days and we will refund you the full amount. Items must be returned in good condition. For wall art, no rips, folds or stains on the prints or canvas.
Apparel and accessories sales are final.
We provide return labels for orders within Canada and the USA. For more details on our return policy, please read more on our return policy
Can I cancel my order ?
You can request to cancel your order, but it must be done before your order is shipped. Please contact us at smard@smard.art for further assistance.
How long does before I get my order?
Our production team works efficiently to ship your order in up to 5 business days.
Shipping times may vary depending on your country.