His work has been exhibited widely, and is held in a number of collections and institutions all around the world. Heshmat has been awarded prestigious local and international prizes, winning silver and gold medals at the International Ceramics Competition in Italy in 1964 and 1965 as well as winning first prize in a competition to build a memorial monument for a church in Belgium in 1970. Heshmat was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Egyptian Fine Arts Academy in 1980, as well as a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Culture in 1995, and was later awarded the Egyptian state's Appreciation Award.
Heshmat's work has been showcased globally, and is preserved in various institutions across the world. He was awarded prestigious local and global honors, including silver and gold medals at an Italian ceramics competition in 1964 and 1965 as well as a first-place prize for constructing a church memorial in Belgium in 1970. Heshmat received recognition from the Egyptian Fine Arts Academy in 1980 and the Ministry of Culture in 1995, ultimately receiving the Egyptian state's Appreciation Award.