Working primarily across sculpture and assemblage, Madi Feist is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on Gadigal land. Her practice centres on collecting discarded materials, peculiar objects or mundane remnants of daily life. She transforms this “junk” into works that playfully dissect how consumerism shapes the way she observes the world. Intuition and chance play a key role in guiding her process, as she almost exclusively uses objects she encounters on the street or within the rhythms of her everyday life, prompting reflection on where objects come from, where they end up, and why they matter. Drawing on her Italian and Filipino heritage, Feist constructs humorous and symbolic narratives expressed through her sculptures, with references that range from ancient mythology to personal anecdotes. Her works mimic familiar forms, yet on closer inspection reveal an uncanny materiality that encourages viewers to reconsider what is deemed valuable or disposable.

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).