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Cody Tumblin: Palimpsests of Recycled Memory

Cody Tumblin: Palimpsests of Recycled Memory

Lives and works in Chicago, Illinois


I primarily describe myself as a painter heavily rooted in material investigation and fiber processes: dyeing, sewing, thread, and needle. My work searches through and describes both literal and figurative landscapes of longing, desire, memory, and loss. Each painting tends to feature a central image of dyed and painted muslin, sewn into larger bodies of color, celebrated and embraced by rings of collaged forms saturated with vibrant stains and paint. Leftovers, scraps, and remnants of cloth are joined together with sprawling seams of mismatched thread. As my paintings are cut apart, sewn, bleached, re-dyed, and painted over, the images slowly collapse, becoming palimpsests of recycled memory and emotional resonance.

Cody Tumblin Bloom, 2019, dye and acrylic on dyed, bleached cotton, muslin and linen, thread, 32x40”

Bloom, 2019, dye and acrylic on dyed, bleached cotton, muslin and linen, thread, 32x40”



Cody Tumblin Greener Grass, 2019, zipper, dye and acrylic on msulin, bleached dyed cotton, thread, 9x12”

Greener Grass, 2019, zipper, dye and acrylic on msulin, bleached dyed cotton, thread, 9x12”





Falling apart, 2019, zipper, dyed cotton, bleach, acrylic, thread, 11x14”



Cody Tumblin Hole in the Sky, 2019, dyed cotton, bleach, acrylic, thread, iPhone photograph on cotton, 11x14”

Hole in the Sky, 2019, dyed cotton, bleach, acrylic, thread, iPhone photograph on cotton, 11x14”



Cody Tumblin Sunburst, 2019, dyed cotton, acrylic, dye, muslin, thread, 20x24”

Sunburst, 2019, dyed cotton, acrylic, dye, muslin, thread, 20x24”



Cody Tumblin Blue Skies, 2019, zipper, dye and acrylic on msulin, bleached dyed cotton, thread, 9x12”

Blue Skies, 2019, zipper, dye and acrylic on msulin, bleached dyed cotton, thread, 9x12”



Cody Tumblin Blue Eyed Stranger, 2019, zipper, dyed cotton, acrylic and oil on muslin, thread, 11x14”

Blue Eyed Stranger, 2019, zipper, dyed cotton, acrylic and oil on muslin, thread, 11x14”





Caught in the Wind Again, 2019, dye, oil, and acrylic on dyed linen, thread, 18x24”



Cody Tumblin Ok Now We’re Dreaming, 2018, dye, ink, and acrylic on dyed cotton, bleach, thread, iphone photograph on cotton, 50x64”

Ok Now We’re Dreaming, 2018, dye, ink, and acrylic on dyed cotton, bleach, thread, iphone photograph on cotton, 50x64”



Cody Tumblin Dreamer (Alborada), 2018, dye, ink, and acrylic on dyed cotton, bleach, thread, iphone photograph on cotton, 50x64”

Dreamer (Alborada), 2018, dye, ink, and acrylic on dyed cotton, bleach, thread, iphone photograph on cotton, 50x64”


About the Artist


Cody Tumblin (b. 1991 Nashville, TN) currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. Recent solo projects include Devening Projects, Mild Climate, Good Enough, SPF 15, and The Outlet Gallery. Recent group exhibitions include No Place Gallery, Andrew Rafacz, Chicken Coop Contemporary, and Good Naked. Tumblin is a Hopper Prize Finalist and has been published in Art Maze 12 and Anniversary Edition 15. He recently released a community collaborative cookbook titled Today’s Special with Extended Play Press and will be showing new work at the Egg Collective in New York this Spring.


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