about erin fei
Erin Fei’s artistic practice explores the complexities of her identity as an Asian American woman and the fetishized gaze. Her paintings cross the boundaries between desire and repulsion, using the monstrous and grotesque to challenge viewers to confront their complicity in systems of oppression and exploitation. Through images of meat, flesh, and dining scenes she dives into the discomforting reality of being seen, undressed, and devoured.
Erin received her MFA in Studio Art in 2024 from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and her BA in Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2020. She was a recipient of the prestigious Rosalie Chauncy scholarship for the study of painting in France as well as multiple talent awards. She has been a resident artist at The Silos in Richmond, VA, Attic 506 in Chapel Hill,NC and Lump Gallery in Raleigh, NC. Erin exhibits her work locally and nationally, and currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has previously taught at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC A&T, and Guilford College. In addition to her main position as the Instructor in the Visual Art Major at Durham Charter School, she works as a part-time instructor of painting and drawing at Durham Arts Council and leads a monthly art class for children at The Ackland Museum of Art.