Impactful Arizona Women In Art To Be Honored At Inaugural Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week

The inaugural Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, which will be held March 20-23 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, will feature works from some 110 galleries from around the world, displaying a curated selection of modern art and design with an emphasis on Indigenous art.

It will also honor two women whose works and achievements represent the heart of what this groundbreaking art fair will accomplish.

Janis Lyon will be honored with the Scottsdale Art Week Lifetime Achievement Award and Melissa Cody will be honored with the Scottsdale Art Week Artistic Achievement Award for their combined work with the arts, which spans 45 years.

Artist Melissa Cody. Photo by Graham Nystrom/Courtesy Scottsdale Ferrari Art Wek

Cody, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is a fourth-generation Navajo weaver. She is the first Indigenous woman to have a solo exhibition at MoMA PS1 (Museum of Modern Art) in Queens, New York. Her weaving style is characterized by a complex interaction of traditional and historical contingencies such as vivid commercial dyes and new economic pressures which prompted enterprising Navajo weavers to adapt, creating bold new textiles.

Under Cover of Webbed Skies, 2021
Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York

Lyon is a respected long-time Arizona collector and patron who has shared her collections of Indigenous and Spanish Colonial art with multiple museums, such as the Heard Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum.

“One of the goals of this event is to provide a bridge between emerging artists and current and future patrons so that great art can be created and flourish in Arizona’s expanding art scene,” says Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week Co-Owner Trey Brennen. “These women represent the best of those dynamics.”

Cody and Lyon will be honored at the event’s opening night (March 20). In addition to breathtaking art, the event also features cultural performances, fashion shows, pop-up displays, lectures, panels, and immersive experiences throughout each day, making it an experience for the eyes and the mind.

Tickets for the inaugural Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week are available at ScottsdaleArtWeek.com.

Janis Lyon. Courtesy Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week