Who we are is where we are. The Southwest is the crossroads for many cultures and histories from the indigenous Navajo, Apache, and Hopi tribes who first occupied this land to Spanish colonialism and centuries of settlement. The Scottsdale Art Week Fair is a reflection of today’s more dynamic and contemporary community but is rooted in our unique landscape and history. To this end, we have striven to create America’s first art fair with an emphasis on indigenous expression, which is understood as artwork by any maker possessing a profound or authentic connection to the place.
Shima is a beeswax and fire painter in the ancient art form of encaustic. Through the flow and fusion of molten beeswax, her abstract impressionistic artwork conveys mystical harmony. Her luminous paintings channel the infinite beauty of our natural world.
