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B. 1984

INVOLVEMENT

  • 2018-present
  • Signature Member, National Watercolor Society

  • 2014-present
  • Associate Member, American Watercolor Society

  • 2014-present
  • Signature Member, Ohio Watercolor Society

  • 2016-present
  • Member, Ohio Plein Air Society

  • 2017-present
  • Member, Central Ohio Watercolor Society

 

 
RESIDENCIES

  • 2018
  • Artist-In-Residence, Greater Columbus Arts Council / Columbus Museum of Art Dresden Exchange, Dresden, Germany

  • 2016
  • Artist-In-Residence, Highlands Nature Sanctuary Plein Air Residency, Bainbridge, OH

 

 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • 2019
  • Greater Columbus 2019, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • Havana Biennial 2019, Galeria-Taller Lolo, Matanzas, Cuba

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  • 152nd Annual American Watercolor Society Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

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  • 95th Annual Hoosier Salon, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN

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  • Richmond Art Museum 121st Annual Exhibition, Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN

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  • Indiana Heritage Arts Juried Exhibition, Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, IN

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  • Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition, Ohio State University Faculty Club, Columbus, OH

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  • Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH

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  • Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2018
  • Greater Columbus 2019, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • Solo Exhibition, Peripheral Roots: New Works by Cody Heichel, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • 2018 National Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition, San Pedro, CA

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  • 85th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT

 
  • 2017
  • Central Ohio Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition, German Village Meeting Haus, Columbus, OH

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  • The Best of Ohio Plein Air Society, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • The Painted City, Schumacher Gallery, Bexley, OH

 
  • 2016
  • Two-Person Exhibition, Avenues and Alleyways, Cody Heichel and Curt Butler, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus OH

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  • Art 360: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • Art For Life, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

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  • Watercolor Ohio 2016, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2015
  • Convergence, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

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  • Solo Exhibition, Cody Heichel, Marcia Evans Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Masterwork, Tacocat Cooperative, Columbus, OH

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  • A Century of Ohio Watercolor, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2014
  • Two-Person Exhibition, Watercolors, Marcia Evans Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Watercolor Ohio 2014, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

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  • Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2013
  • Two-Person Exhibition, Contemporary Mediums, Marcia Evans Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Watercolor Ohio 2013, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH

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  • Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH

 

 
SELECTED AWARDS

  • 2019
  • Brad and Mary Ann Barrett Award of Excellence, Richmond Art Museum

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  • Kathleen Cornelius Honorary Award, Watercolor Society of Indiana Exhibition

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  • Award for First-Time Exhibitor, 95th Annual Hoosier Salon

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  • Best in Show, Ohio Plein Air Society Annual Competition

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  • Best in Show, Central Ohio Watercolor Society

 
  • 2018
  • Blick Materials Art Award, 85th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association

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  • 1st Place, Central Ohio Watercolor Society Annual German Village Paint Out

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  • Artist in the Community Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council

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  • 2nd Place, Central Ohio Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition

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  • 2nd Place in Water Media, Annual Piqua Fine Arts Exhibition

 
  • 2017
  • Visual Arts Fellowship, Greater Columbus Arts Council and The Columbus Museum of Art

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  • Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council

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  • Artist in the Community Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council

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  • First Place, Ohio Plein Air Society Annual Competition

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  • 2nd Place, Central Ohio Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition

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  • Best in Show, 14th Annual Dublin Art League Plein Air Competition

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  • Best in Show, Plein Air Competition, Ohio State Fair

 
  • 2016
  • United Art and Education Co. Award, Ohio Watercolor Society

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  • First Place, Plein Air Competition, Ohio State Fair

 
  • 2015
  • First Place, Columbus Through A Lens Competition, Le Meridien Columbus - The Joseph

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  • Bink Davies People’s Choice Award, Art For Life - ARC Ohio

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  • Marti Fenker Memorial Award, Ohio Watercolor Society

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  • Greater Columbus Arts Council Award, Ohio State Fair

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  • Collage of Women Award, Ohio State Fair

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  • First Place, Plein Air Competition, Ohio State Fair

 
  • 2013
  • Merit Award, Ohio Watercolor Society

 

 
EMPLOYMENT

  • 2017-present
  • Cody Heichel Visual Art, Self-Owned Business, Indianapolis, IN

 
  • 2013-present
  • Art Instructor, Cupcakes and Canvases, The Ohio Union Activities Board, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2011-2017
  • Creative Mentor, Open Door Art Studio and Gallery, Columbus, OH


 

 
RELATED EXPERIENCE

  • 2020
  • Juror, Chillicothe Art League, Chillicothe, OH

 
  • 2019
  • Juror, West Virginia Watercolor Society Aqueous 2019 Exhibition, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV

 
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  • Workshop Instructor, Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society, Cincinnati Art Club

 
  • 2018
  • Lecturer, Worthington Art League, Worthington, OH

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  • Lecturer, Dublin Area Art League, Dublin, OH

 
  • 2017
  • Curator, Tell It Like It Is: Dan Gerdeman & Rex Lynch, Open Door Art Studio & Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Juror, Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2016
  • Curator, Wallace Peck: Works on Paper, Open Door Art Studio & Gallery, Columbus, OH

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  • Workshop Instructor, Ohio Watercolor Society, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

 
  • 2015
  • Workshop Instructor, Central Ohio Watercolor Society, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH

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  • Lecturer, Columbus School for Girls, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

 

 
EDUCATION

  • 2015
  • Workshop, Ohio Watercolor Society Benefit with Frederick Graff, Medina, OH

 
  • 2012
  • Workshop, Expressive Watercolors with Sterling Edwards, Raleigh, NC

 
  • 2010
  • Workshop, Watercolors, The Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH

 

 
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