Cody Tumblin’s paintings are quiet celebrations of color—densely layered surfaces of painted collage and found textiles that read as tender devotions to the natural world. Motifs of shooting stars, sprawling vines, and constellations of hearts often appear, woven into mosaic constructions of vibrant jewel tones and muted hues. In dialogue with artists such as Hilma af Klint and Etel Adnan, Tumblin approaches painting as both a devotional act and a formal process that binds color to a spiritual form. Each painting can be seen as a kind of reliquary, dedicating itself to some unseen wonder that sets its making into motion. 

Cody Tumblin (b. Tennessee) lives and works in Chicago, IL where he received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013. Recent exhibitions include Secrist Beach, Design Museum Chicago, Devening Projects, and Left Field Gallery. His work has been published in Art Maze, Vogue Korea, Tatter Quarterly, and Vast Magazine. He is a Hopper Prize finalist and was named a 2020 breakout artist by New City Magazine

Hole in the Sky Somewhere, 2024