MAMOTH is delighted to present a solo exhibition by artist Ding Hongdan. This exhibition marks the culmination of Ding’s residency as MAMOTH’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence and presents a new body of work developed during her time in London.
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Ding Hongdan (b. 1995, Guangzhou, China) lives and works in Beijing, China. Ding graduated from the Third Studio of Oil Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, receiving a bachelor's degree in 2018 and a master's degree in 2021. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, under the supervision of Professor Liu Xiaodong.
Ding's paintings explore the real-life and spiritual states of her contemporaries within the context of a new reality. Through a realistic approach, Ding captures contemporary women’s multifaceted reflections on daily life and social relationships.
Recent exhibitions include: A Cloud in Trousers: Painting Today, curated by Yuan Fuca, West Bund Museum, Shanghai, China (2024); Erratum and Misalignment, MGSpace, Beijing, China (2024); Patternmaker's Maze, Lisson Gallery, Shanghai,China (2024); The Dancing Floor of the World, Gravity Art Museum, Beijing, China (2024); The Quest of Young Artists, Each Modern, Taipei, Taiwan (2024); Afraid, Start Museum, Shanghai, China (2023); Wuhan Biennale, United Art Museum, Wuhan, China (2022); A Fund of Gifts, Gallery Func, Shanghai, China (2021); M’room Art Blind Supermarket, WHITE BOX ART CENTRE, Beijing, China (2021); and iArt Youth Art Project “Festival of Time: Rethinking Existentialism”, Chongqing Yuan Art Museum, Chongqing, China (2020), among others.
In 2024, Ding was awarded the TAG New Contemporary Tidal Wave Award.
