EDUCATION
2021-2024: University of Colorado Boulder, M.F.A Sculpture and Post Studio Practice
2017-2020: University of North Texas, B.F.A Studio Art, Graduated - Minor: Art History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024-Present: Assistant Professor of Art at Lyon College, Batesville, AR
2021-2024: Instructor on Record, Foundations, and Sculpture at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2022-2024: Artist Assistant, Anna Tsouhlarakis, Boulder, CO
2021-2024: Woodshop Graduate Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2021: Artist Assistant, Alicia Eggert, Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
2019- 2020: Lab Technician at Textiles Fabrication Lab, University of North Texas, Denton TX
2019- 2020: Lab Technician at Digital Fabrication Lab, University of North Texas, Denton TX
2019- 2020: Gallery Attendant & Exhibition Installation, UNT on the Square, University of North Texas, Denton TX
2017-2019: Gallery Attendant, Clever Tiger Studio, Elgin TX
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Sept. 2021 – 2023
Art and Art History Student Advisory Board, University of Colorado, Boulder – President
MAGAZINES AND PUBLICATIONS
2024
Lyon College Art Professor Cody Norton Featured in Rolling Stone Article on Wildlife Killing Contests | Batesville, Arkansas
Rolling Stone Magazine - Inside the Growing and Controversial World of Wildlife Killing Contest | New York, New York
2023
Art X Climate, US Global Change Research Program (Fifth National Climate Assessment) Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington D.C.
2022
Surviving through art: CU Boulder artists reflect on how the pandemic changed their artmaking practices forever - Work Included | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado
The Museum of Americana: Literary Review, Issue 26 - Work Included | Washington D.C. United States
2021
The Book of Arts, Extinction: Save the Planet, Gallerium Gallery & Biafarin - Work Included | Toronto, Canada
Art Hole 19, Art Hole Magazine - Work Included | London, United Kingdom
COP26: Together For Our Planet, Occhi Magazine - Work Included | London, United Kingdom
Voyage Magazine, Denver, CO
http://voyagedenver.com/interview/check-out-cody-norton-s-story/
The Purposeful Mayonaise, Issue 3 - Work Included | London, Canada
https://www.thepurposefulmayo.com/issue-3
SHOUTOUT DFW, Meet Cody Norton | Artist and Educator | Dallas, TX
https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-cody-norton-artist-educator/
2020
Voyage Magazine, Most Inspiring Stories in Dallas | Dallas, TX Link:http://voyagedallas.com/interview/conversations-cody-norton/
ARTIST TALKS
2023
Tallgrass Artist Talk, Fire Side Conversation: Queerness in the Great Outdoors | Matfield Green, Kansas
Art +Environments Field School at the Mountain Research Station, Nederland, Colorado
What is Queer Hunting? | University of Colorado Boulder, Dr. Irvine Animals and Society Course, Boulder Colorado
Industry Talk: How to navigate the Institution in the time of Queer Attacks: Redline Contemporary Art Center | Denver, Colorado
2022
Occhi Magazine, In Response to COP26, London, United Kingdom
Link: https://soundcloud.com/occhiartsandentertainment/together-for-our-planet-exhibition-featured-artist-cody-norton?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
EXHIBITIONS
2024
King Awards Exhibition, University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado
Plains Mountain Biennial, Salina Arts Center | Salina, Kansas
2023
Solo Show, Birds of Prey, Brakhage Center for Media Arts | Boulder, Colorado
Solo Show, Decolonizing the Diorama: Contemporary Practices, NEST | Boulder, Colorado
Of the Land, Mid-South Sculpture Alliance | Norman, Oklahoma
Tallgrass Exhibition - Fall Gathering | Matfield Green, Kansas
Duo Show with Chelsea Kaiah: Aberrant Behavior, Dairy Arts Center | Boulder, Colorado
Contributor with M12 - Going with the Flow: Art, Actions, and Western Waters- curated by Lucy Lippard, SITE Santa Fe | Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solo Show, Colorful Realities, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder Colorado
Marshall Renews Art Exhibition | Louisville, Colorado
2022
Night Lights Denver, Screening | Denver, Colorado
Ephemera from the Field, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
ArtMix, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder, Colorado
Solo Show / Permanente Installment, Title: Bucking Prairie Dog, 547 Arts Center, Greensburg, Kansas
Kansas Field Arts Forum Showcase, Vernon Filley | Pratt, Kansas
Baldwin National, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University | Baldwin City, Kansas
Natural Habitats, Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College | Aptos, California
Against the Grain, Strata Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico
Political Statement, LoosenArt, Milliepiani Exhibition Space | Rome, Italy
2021
Extinction: Save the Planet, Gallerium Gallery & Biafarin | Toronto, Canada
NYU Art Show, Art in the Wild | New York, New York
COP26: Together For Our Planet, Occhi Contemporary | London, United Kingdom & Glasgow, Scotland
Now Available online, https://www.occhicontemporary.art/cop26artistcodynorton
Eco Echo, Online Exhibition | Ocala, Flordia
Vermelho, Online Exhibition | São Paulo, Brazil
The Forest | Boulder, Colorado
2020
In The Throes | Denton, Texas
Turn off the Dark, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park | Dallas, Texas
30 Under 30, Greater Denton Arts Council | Denton, Texas
BFA Senior Painting and Drawing Exhibition | Denton, Texas
2019
XTCY Art Show | Dallas, Texas
Well Blended Art Exhibition | Denton, Texas
Full Circle Exhibition | Denton, Texas
Homecoming Museum Bash | Denton, Texas
Painting with Bubbles (UNT Sculpture Collective) | Denton, Texas
2018
Clever Tiger Studio | Elgin, Texas
2017
Elm Fork Exhibition | Denton, Texas
Lightwell Showcase | Denton, Texas
Sip Shop and Stroll | Elgin, Texas
2016
Pearls Before Swing Art Show | Elgin, Texas
Austin Stock Show and Rodeo Youth Art Show | Austin, Texas
2012-2016
VASE | Austin and San Antonio, Texas
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
2023: Brakhage Center for Media Arts | Boulder, CO
2023: Tallgrass Residency | Matfield Green, KS
2023: Art and Art History Award, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado
2023: Talent and Creativity Award, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado
2023: Hazel Barnes Flat Scholarship / Residency, London, United Kingdom
2023: Nature, Environment, Science, and Technology (NEST) Fellowship $10,000: Decolonizing the Diorama: Contemporary Practices, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
2022: M.T. Ligget Artist in Residence | Mullinville, KS
2022: Kansas Fields Art Forum | Pratt, KS
2022: Nature, Environment, Science, and Technology (NEST) Grant, Comfortable with Coyotes: An Exploration of How to Improve Treatment of a Commensal Carnivore University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
2022: Nancy Fedou Getzelman Fellowship, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado
2021: MFA Excellence in Research Grant, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado
2021: Franconia Sculpture Park | Shafer, MN (Cancelled)
2020: Named Dallas-Fort Worth’s Top 30 Emerging Artist | Greater Denton Arts Council, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
2016: Pearls Before Swine Scholarship | Elgin, Texas
LANGUAGE
English - Native
German - Working Intermediate
VOLUNTEERING/CLUBS
2018-2020: UNT Native Prairie Restoration Site, Volunteer, Denton, Texas
2018-2020: Natural Dye Garden, Volunteer, Denton, Texas
2017-2020: Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, Volunteer, Lewisville, Texas
2017-2020: Visual Arts Collective, Member, Denton, Texas
2018-2020: Sculpture Collective, Member, Denton, Texas
2018-2020: Metals Club, Member, Denton, Texas