Erin Devine is an artist-scholar based in Washington, DC and Cologne, DE.  She received her Ph.D. in Art History with a specialization in Contemporary Art from Indiana University. Her scholarship and criticism have been published in Washington City Paper, Art Papers, Women’s Art Journal, New York Arts, The Berkshire Review, and The Journal of the Arts in Society . Her recent book, Translation and Transgression in the Art of Shirin Neshat was published by Routledge Press in 2023. She has a chapter forthcoming in Re-Focus: The Films of Shirin Neshat, from Edinburgh University Press. After publishing a cover article, Beyond Representation: The Evolution of Embodied Experience in Shirin Neshat’s Early Art, she is now a Contributing Editor for Woman’s Art Journal.

Devine’s performance works are characterized by research that parallels the past with contemporary social issues, particularly those that expose repressive gender roles. Both live and before-camera, as well as moving-image installation, her work has been exhibited in the Hillyer Art Space, Torpedo Factory Art Center, the Pittsburgh International Performance Art Festival, Art All Night DC, and the Venice International Performance Art Week, among others.