Cody Norton

Cody Norton is an Elgin, Texas-born artist and Assistant Professor of Art at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. He earned his BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Texas and his MFA in Sculpture and Post-Studio Practice from the University of Colorado Boulder. Norton's work explores rural queer experience, environmental concerns, and the intersections of field-based research and contemporary art practice.

He has exhibited nationally and internationally in cities including London, New York, Toronto, Glasgow, São Paulo, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Denver, and Boulder. Notable exhibitions include RUINS: Performing Queer History (Union Hall, Denver - forthcoming East Window Gallery, Boulder), the Mountain Plains Contemporary Arts Biennale (Selina Arts Center), and Reel Queer Film Festival (Little Rock – selected Best Arkansas Short Film). His work has been published in Art X Climate, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (Fifth National Climate Assessment), with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Norton has participated in residencies and fellowships such as the Brakhage Center for Media Arts Residency, the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Artist Residency, M.T. Ligget Artist in Residence, and the Nature, Environment, Science, and Technology (NEST) Fellowship. He has also worked as an artist and research assistant with Anna Tsouhlarakis, M12 Studio, and Alicia Eggert, contributing to projects that combine environmental research with contemporary art practice.

Recent Awards

Best Arkansas Short Film, Reel Queer Film Festival, 2025 | Little Rock, AR
Best of Show at the 37th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council - Juror: Vitus Shell
Best of Show, 13th annual National Juried Exhibition, Batesville Area Arts Council, 2025 | Batesville, AR - Juror: Kat Wilson

Representation

Open to Representation - email: cody.norton@lyon.edu