Madi Feist is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, assemblage, painting, and video. Living and working on Gadigal land, her practice centers on consumerism and consumption, themes she playfully dissects through found and discarded materials. Fascinated by what people throw away, Feist collects overlooked objects, whether peculiar junk, mundane remnants, or culturally significant items, and reinvigorates them through processes driven by chance and intuition. Her works often mimic familiar forms but on closer inspection reveal an uncanny materiality that invites viewers to reconsider what is deemed valuable or disposable in the current socio-economic climate.
Through this lens, Feist examines ideas of femininity, humour, desire, and her Filipino and Italian cultural identity, while reflecting on where objects come from, where they go, and why they matter.

In 2025, Feist was awarded Gosford Regional Gallery’s Emerging Art Prize, and was a finalist in Burwood Art Prize and Hazelhurst Art On Paper Award. In 2024, she presented her first solo exhibition at Puzzle Gallery and participated in group shows at China Heights Gallery and Passport Gallery. In 2022, she was a finalist in The Remagine Art Prize at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre. In 2021, she completed a Masters of Fine Arts from the National Art School, Darlinghurst, where she majored in painting. During her studies, was the recipient of the East Sydney Doctors Scholarship (2020) and the Derivan Prize for Mixed Media (2019).