2018

Purchase award by El Tovar Hotel in Grand Canyon Village, permanent collection of the famous El Tovar!

2014

A Purchase award at the Zion event, thank you Xanterra!

2013

Zion plein air event, In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran, Cody won two Purchase Awards. Three of his paintings will now be part of the permanent collection in Zion National Park, Utah.

2012

Zion plein air event, In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran, Cody won two Purchase Awards. One of his paintings will now be part of the Zion Lodge collection, in Zion National Park, Utah.

Grand Canyon plein air event, Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, Cody's studio piece won the 'Best Western, Squire Inn Purchase Award. His painting "Lapping Waves of the Colorado" will be part of the resort's permanent Grand Canyon Collection.

Cody was the top selling artist in 2012, selling 25 paintings at this event.

2010
On September 17th, Cody won FIRST PLACE at the 2010 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art - Plein Air Painting Competition! Thirty of the top landscape artists from across the country were invited to this event. Cody sold all 12 of his paintings in the first 24 hours of the show, including his studio piece and quick draw. The show hangs in the Kolb Studio at the south rim of the Grand Canyon through Thanksgiving weekend. Last year nearly 11,000 people saw the show, this year the estimate is around 15,000.

Judges:
Kristin Hoerth - Editor in Chief, Southwest Art Magazine
James Ballinger - Director, Phoenix Art Museum
Susan Hallsten McGarry - Director, Plein Air Painters of America. Editor of Southwest Art Magazine 1979 -1997.

Thanks also the staff and volunteers of the Grand Canyon National Park, and especially the Grand Canyon Association - you know who you are!

Cody's painting "Canyon de Chelly" 16" x 20" was chosen as a Paint the Parks - Top 100 Winner! The painting will travel for the better part of a year to various venues.

Cody won FIRST PLACE at the 2010 "Paint the Aspens" plein air event held in Pinetop, AZ in October.

Cody won the "Peoples Choice Award" at the 'Small Gems' juried winter show in Mesa at the Sun Dust gallery. The show ran Feb. 23 - Mar. 9, 2010.

Cody won Third place at the 2010 Arizona Plien Air Painters annual Members Show, which was judged by artist Betty Carr.

2009 

Cody won "Best in Show" (and sold all three of his paintings) at the Arizona Plein Air Painters annual Members Show in April. Judged by Artist Greg Hull.

In March Cody was awarded a $1000 Teachers Scholarship from the Marilyn Sunderman Legacy Fund, administered by the Sedona Arts Center. The applications were very competitive and the commitee was impressed with Cody's obvious dedication to painting, and his well earned reputation as an artist and his innovation as a teacher.

2008 

Cody won a Vasari Award at the Sedona Plein Air Festival for his painting "Boynton Canyon Cliffs" 11" x 14". The award was announced during the Gala event opening night in the Monet Ballroom at L' Auberge de Sedona.

Cody won a Second Place Ribbon at the annual "Paint the Aspens" event in Pinetop AZ.

Cody was the Featured Artist and won a Second Place ribbon at the Wyoming Plein Air event held in Cheyenne.

2007: Cody won the "Artists Choice Award" at the Plein Air New Mexico event held at the Mark Zoeller Gallery on Canyon road in Santa Fe, NM. Cody's painting "Galisteo Basin" was chosen from a field of over 60 artists and 170 paintings.

2004: The Oil Painters of America awarded Cody a $1000 Shirl Smithson Scholarship.

2003: The Scottsdale Artists School awarded Cody a Merit Based Scholarship.

Cody in the Media:

Western Art Collector did a nice story on pg. 100-102 about the GC7 show at Mountain Trails Gallery in Sedona.

Western Art Collector ran a large photo of my studio piece for the 2013 Zion plein air event. November 2013, pg. 129.

Sojourns, Art and Inspiration ran a large photo of my painting that was used for last year's postcard promoting the Zion plein air event. Summer/Fall 2013 pg. 6

Western Art Collector mentioned me in a preview about the Zion plein air event. October 2013, pg. 80.

I got the cover of Kudos, our local entertainment paper on 5/23/13

here's a link to the article about our Jerome ArtWalk, where they used some more color photos of my work > Kudos

Western Art Collector mentioned me and ran a photo of me painting in a story about the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art 2012. Sept. Issue, pages 136-137.

The Flagstaff paper Arizona Daily Sun ran a story about the GC event also, which featured photos of myself and fellow artist Will Tapia on page 1, section B on Sept. 9. Here's the link to the online version.

Our local paper the Verde Independent ran a feature story about me on the front page, Wed. Aug 8. The article by Phillip Wright gives a little snapshot of my history thus far, and talks about 'balancing the business of art with the art of business'. Online version.

Southwest Art did a feature on my Jerome Studio, June issue, pages 110,111. Here's a link to the online version.

February issue of Western Art Collector has a similiar photo of Cody painting at the Grand Canyon, pg.38

In the January issue of Western Art Collector there is a photo of Cody painting at the Grand Canyon from the 2011 Plein Air on the Rim competition. Photo br Gary Ladd on pg. 86.

The October issue of Western Art Collector ran a photo of Cody painting as part of a story on the upcoming Zion plein air event. This photo was taken during the 2010 quick draw. Cody's painting was one of the top sellers at the quick draw Auction, out selling several bigger name artists.

Our local weekly entertainment paper Kudos ran a full page color story about Cody and the Grand Canyon plein air event. Sept. 1-13, 2011.

Western Art Collector ran a photo of Cody's painting in the Sept. 2011 issue previewing the Grand Canyon plein air event.

Cody's painting is featured on page 161 along with Curt Walters and Scott Jennings. Good company.

Western Art Collector ran a small article in their March issue, pages 90-92, with additional images on pages 86 and 96.

Western Art Collector ran a photo of Cody painting at the Grand Canyon in their
Feb. 2011 issue, page 34.

Cody is featured on p. 167 of the November 2010 issue of Western Art Collector.

Cody is featured on p.14 of the September 2010 issue of Arizona Highways.

The September 2010 issue of Mountain Living Magazine out of Flagstaff mentions Cody on the cover, and did a 3-page feature article on pages 30-32.

Cody was featured in an article in the September 2010 issue of Phoenix Magazine. P.70
Cody's painting of Main Street Jerome is featured at the top of the page.

The August 2010 issue of Western Art Collector featured one of Cody's paintings on page 106.

The March 2010 issue of Western Art Collector featured Cody twice.

Cody was featured on the Cover of Sedona Magazine in the fall of 2008. A 3-page Feature article begins on page 86.

In the fall of 2006 one of Cody's paintings was selected for inclusion in a 'coffee-table' style book titled, Plein Air New Mexico, The Jack Richeson Series-Volume One. Photo image and a page of text, pages 24-25.

In February of 2005, Cody was featured on the cover of Kudos, a Arts and Entertainment 'magazine' in the Verde Valley. There was also a full two-page story with color photos on pages 20-21.

News and Events

2012

The Zion plein air event In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran in November was great for me again this year. I recieved two Purchase Awards. One was from Impact Photographics, and the other was from Zion Lodge, and will be part of their permanent collection on display at the lodge.

The Grand Canyon plein air event Celebration of Art in September was a huge success in 2012. The event set records for both the quick-draw auction, and the opening night Gala sales. I certianly did my part, setting a personal record for both my quick-draw price, and the number of paintings sold opening weekend. I belive I was the second highest selling artist on opening night. My studio piece "Lapping waves of the Colorado" 36"x 24" was awarded the 'Best Western Premier, Grand Canyon Squire Inn Purchase Award', and will now be part of their permanent collection. I was the top selling artist at this event in 2012, selling 25 paintings!

Last year I was the first artist to be allowed to paint at Lee's Ferry during the event, and I invited fellow painter Josh Been. This year Dave Santillanes and I were the first to hike down to river level and paint at Phantom Ranch. This was an idea I presented a couple years ago, and we finally were able to do it. Photo below is just one set of switchbacks we traversed.

2012 Sedona Arts Center Annual Auction.

SOLD - Mile 202 Canyon 48"x 36" ! This was one of the top sellers at the auction. My other painting also sold for a great price, making me one of the top sellers once again this year.

Prints of two of Cody's paintings, "Flow of Light and Color" and "Crusin' for Chicks" will be featured in a Warner Bros. film titled "The Conjuring" starring Vera Farmiga. The movie is due out in 2013. It's a Thriller/Horror film based on the true story of a "haunted house" in Rhode Island. Here's the link, though not much is happening yet.

Mid-November, 2011. I just returned from the Zion Plein Air event where, like the Grand Canyon, I was one of the top sellers again this year. We had one cold day but most of the week was pretty nice. I missed a day and a half of painting due to a stomach bug, but overall I had a fun week hanging out with some of the top plein air painters in the country, and even sold my studio piece "Zion Light Show - 18" x 24" (Pictured below) I also delivered a 24" x 36" comission to a couple from nearby St. George, UT.

This image was selected for the 2012 postcard for this event!

I was notified while in Zion that I've been invited back for the fourth consecutive year to the Grand Canyon Plein Air event for 2012!

Cody's painting is top seller at Museum Auction!

July, 2011. Last month I got a call from the Museum of Northern Arizona asking if I would like to participate in their 5th Annual Gala Weekend and Exhibit Celebration, which included a show of Bruce Aiken's work, a silent auction and preview followed by a Gala dinner, with a live auction during dessert.

The show of Aiken's work, Full Measure - The Artistic Legacy of Bruce Aiken was sort of a retrospective of 30+ years and included several of his large canvases.
Aiken lived and worked in the Grand Canyon for 33 years with his wife and children. He gave a talk during the dinner about his life manning the pump-station and living in a cabin in a remote area down in the canyon.

Early in the evening, during the silent auction and preview, My painting "Early Morning Light" 12"x16", was sold. This was my 100% donation piece. The other paintings would be part of the live auction later in the evening.

There were several artists with work in the Live Auction including Bruce Aiken, Merrill Mahaffey, and Ed Mell.

Nearly all of the the auction items sold that evening. My piece "Carving Castles" 36" x 24" (on the left) was held up mid-auction and sold for a good price. Almost the last item to be auctioned, "Deeper in the Canyon" 60"x 36" (on the right) finally came up for bid. The energy in the place was electric and it sold for five figures, which was a first for me. I believe it was the top lot for the Auction. It was an evening I'll not soon forget and I'd like to thank the Museum and especially Karen E. for inviting me to this first class event.