Chris Feiro was born and raised in Duluth, MN. He received his BFA in painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1998 and his MFA in painting from Indiana University in 2000. In his work he is committed to painting and drawing his immediate surroundings from direct observation.

Curriculum Vitae

2000 MFA Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1998 BFA Painting, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
   2019 Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Edington Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
    2014            Sabbatical Exhibition, Madeline Cohen Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2012            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2009            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2006            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2004            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2000            MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University, SOFA Gallery
     1999            Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Boom Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Contre-Jour and the Corinthian Maid, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2021 Two by Two, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016            Holiday Exhibition, Edington Gallery and Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
2016            CCP Art Faculty Exhibition, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015            CCP 50th Anniversary Gala Art Exhibition, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2015            Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015            Annual Juried Exhibition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY
2012            Centennial Juried Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
2012            Views from 915 Spring Garden, American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia, PA
2012            Paintings of Jeff Reed and Chris Feiro, HACC Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
2011            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011            Group Exhibition, Edington Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
2011            Gwanghwamoon International Arts Festival, Seoul, Korea
2010            Philadelphia Painters, The Painting Center, New York, NY
2008            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008            Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2007            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006            Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2006            Landscape Revisited, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2005            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004            US Artists American Fine Arts Show, Philadelphia, PA
2004            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003            Annual Small Works Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003            New Talent Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002            Artists Ourselves, Faculty Exhibition, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE
2002            Artists from the Midwestern Edition of New American Paintings, Boston, MA
2002            Faculty Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2000            2D3D5 Works on Paper, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
2000            MFA Painting Group Exhibition, Indiana University, SOFA Gallery
1999            Drawings, Boom Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1999            Realism in Detail, Juried Exhibition, St. Cloud Arts Council, St. Cloud, MN
1999            MFA Painting Group Exhibition, Indiana University, SOFA Gallery
1998            Selections from Commencement Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mpls, MN
‍ 2025 Contre-Jour and the Corinthian Maid Exhibition Catalogue, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2013            Duluth News Tribune, August 31, 2013
     2012            Exhibition Catalogue, Chris Feiro Paintings and Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
     2012            Exhibition Catalogue, Centennial Juried Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
     2011            Exhibition Catalogue, Gwanghwamoon International Arts Festival, Seoul, Korea
     2008            American Artist Drawing, Perspective and Interiors, Spring 2008
     2002            New American Paintings, Volume 41, Midwest Region
2003-Present     Assistant Professor, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
     2002-03             Adjunct Faculty, Foundation Drawing, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE
     2001-02             Visiting Assistant Professor, Foundation Drawing, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, IL
     2001                  Adjunct Faculty, Drawing, Herron School of Fine Art, Indianapolis, IN
     2001                  Adjunct Faculty, Drawing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
     2000                  Associate Instructor, Drawing and Watercolor, Indiana University Overseas Study Program,
                               Florence, Italy
     2000                  MFA application review panel, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
     1999-00             Associate Instructor, Foundation Drawing / Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2012            Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2012
     2006            Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2, 2006
     2001            Bloomington Independent, Best of Bloomington Arts and Culture 2000, March 22-29, 2001
‍ ‍ 2021 Two by Two Exhibition Lecture, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014            Sabbatical Exhibition Lecture, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
     2014            On My Work, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE
     2012            Paintings of Chris Feiro, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
     2006            On My Work, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Edith Emerson Prize, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA