Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week

Taylor Graham presents a curated selection of paintings, sculpture, and photography by artists who capture the essence of the American Southwest. These works celebrate the region’s complex history and cultural identity, blending traditional American themes with both historical and contemporary perspectives.
Bill Barrett, working from his Santa Fe studio, creates sculptures deeply influenced by the Southwest landscape. His monumental works, displayed globally, and locally, including his LV III, located at the Appaloosa Public Library in Scottsdale, just miles from the Scottsdale Art Week fair venue.
Don Totten, influenced by California’s light and landscape, created distinctive Modernist canvases between the late 1940s and 1960s. A follower of Stanton Macdonald Wright, Totten’s work uniquely merges European modernist sensibilities with his own innovative approach.
Formento and Formento’s photography, meticulously staged and lit with local models, captures the essence of place. Their Circumstance series (2008-2010), partially shot in Palmdale, California, exemplifies their ability to evoke the soul of a location.
Carl Holty, a key figure in the American Abstract Artists movement, trained under Hans Hofmann in pre-war Germany and lived in Paris among leading Modernists. Among his finest Color Field canvases are the Southwestern-inspired compositions that reflect the open spaces and vast colors of the desert.
Francisco Zúñiga, born in 1912 in Mexico, is renowned for his expressive depictions of the human form, rooted in his Mexican heritage. While closely linked to Mexican culture, his sculptures also speak to the Southwestern U.S., reflecting the shared historical and cultural exchange between Mexico and the region.
This collection bridges past and present, offering both a historical reflection and a contemporary conversation about the Southwest’s identity and its role in the formation of an American art tradition.