Ding Ren b. 1983, Wuhan, China. Lives and works in Washington, DC.

Education
2007 – Present
The George Washington University
Master of Fine Art, Studio Art
Expected graduation: May 2009

2001 – 2005
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bachelor of Art, Photography & Art History

                                            
Exhibitions/Performances
2009                                   
(Upcoming) Propositions, Area 405, Baltimore, MD, curated by Stephen Dewyer
(Upcomiing) Source Festival Mash-Ups, Source Theater, Washington, DC

2008
More Than Just, Classroom 102 Gallery, GWU, Washington, DC, juried by Anne Collins Goodyear
Inspiration, though, is contagious and multiform, Classroom 102 Gallery, GWU, Washington, DC
curated by Jeff Anderson & Bibi Obler
Quart Bag: A Community Art Show, Civilan Art Projects, Washington, DC
To Say The Least, Boiler Gallery, Washington, DC, curated by Faye Gleisser (Curator's Essay)
1460 Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
Midway, Artscape 2008, Baltimore, MD (performance project with Bible Kiss Bible. Pictures)
Art-O-Sound, Artomatic 2008, Washington, DC (performance for Scion Lounge sponsored by the Pink Line Project)
Conversations, MA/MFA Collaboration, Smith Hall Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC                 
Annual Awards Show, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, juried by Victoria Reis
How Many Walls Are There?, Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC

2007
Paper or Plastic, Smith Hall Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Potluck, Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
1460 Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
Reenactments, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Locus Issue 2 Release Party, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Bible Kiss Bible performance)

2006
Snackshop 5000: The Vending Machine Show , The Neuberger Museum at SUNY Purchase College
Locus Issue 1 Release Party, The Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Bible Kiss Bible performance)

2005
Staff Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Visions, Dreams, and Other Inventions, Community College of Baltimore County Art Gallery, curated by Archie Veal
Senior Exit Exhibition, UMBC Center for Art and Visual Culture, Baltimore, MD
Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

2004
Artscape Hall of Portraits, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Constructed Environments, Commons Gallery, UMBC, Baltimore, MD
99 Square Pegs, Ladyfest*East Variety Show Benefit, NYC
Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

2003
e_motion, Castelo de S.Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal, curated by Joana Linda
Hyperbole, Hallspace Gallery, UMBC, Baltimore, MD


Bibliography
2008
Capps, Kriston, Best Art Blogger: Isabel Manalo, Washington City Paper's Best of DC (read here)
Gleisser, Faye, Paper for Thought, Conversations Exhibition Catalog, GWU (read here)
White, Rachel, One Way Out? Ephemera and Exit Strategies, How Many Walls Are There? Exhibition Brochure, GWU

2007
McLeod, Deborah, Critical Paths, Baltimore City Paper, 5/30. p. 38 (read here)
MAP Threeway: Jarrett Min Davis, Rob Sparrow Jones, and Cara Ober weigh in on Critics Picks, (read here)
Mini-Curated Micro Books: Playground Adventures, Baltimore Book Festival, edited by Jack Livingston
Locus Magazine, Issue 1: Small is Beautiful, p. 42

2005
LINK: Baltimore Literary Arts Journal, Issue 10: Cut, p. 85
Bartleby: UMBC Creative Arts Journal, Volume 25, p. 3
McNatt, Glenn, Artscape 2005: Formalized Boredom, Baltimore Sun, 6/18

2004
UMBC Retreiver, Volume 29, Issue 8
Ruby Mag Issue 3 (http://www.ruby-mag.com.ar)

Publication History
May 2008
Urbanite, Issue #46

Mar. 2008
Locus Magazine, Issue 4, p. 54
Urbanite, Issue #45, p. 99

Nov. 2007
RADAR Redux, Essay on WACK! exhibit at National Museum of Women in the Arts

Oct. 2007
Locus Magazine, Issue 3
Aug. 2007 Urbanite, Issue 38

May 2007
21st Annual Critics Residency Catalog, Maryland Art Place, 5 essays, edited by Eleanor Heartney and Irving Sandler

Mar. 2007
Urbanite, Issue 33

Sep. 2006
EXCHANGE Catalog, Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran exhibition essay

2004 - 2005
RADAR Review, Issues 10, 11, 12, 13


Curatorial Experience
Aug. 2005
Turning the Page #1, Co-Curated group show with Ingrid Nuss, WPA\C, Washington, DC
Featured artists: Edda Jakab, Christopher Saah, & Nicolas F. Shi

July 2005
Formalized Boredom, Creative Alliance at the Patterson, Baltimore, MD
Featured artists: Jan-Michael Casison, Adeye Deresse, Arthur Soontornsaratool, Shin-Yi Wang, & Andy Moon Wilson
   
2004
Curator, UMBC 4th Floor Photo Gallery

                       
Residencies & Panel Discussions
April 2008
Contemporary Art Think Tank (CATT), The 2008 Whitney Biennial, The Phillips Collection, Center for the Study of Modern and Contemporary Art, Washington, DC

May 2007
Moderated by Cornel Rubino, Art Today in Words and Images, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

Nov. 2006 – May 2007           
Maryland Art Place, 21st Annual Critics Residency Program, Baltimore, MD

Mar, 26, 2007                                   
Moderator, Fresh Canvases: How the Street is Changing Our View of Art, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC

Scholarships, Awards & Honors
2007 - Present           
Fine Arts Fellow & Graduate Teaching Assistant, George Washington University

2005                       
Recognition of Academic Excellence in the Arts, UMBC

2004                       
UMBC Alumni Association Scholarship

2002                       
Yager/CAPS Scholarship, Achievement in UMBC photo

2001 - 2005                       
Linehan Artist Scholar, UMBC


Professional Experience
2005 - 2007           
Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran (WPA\C), Program Director                                               

2004 - 2005           
Creative Alliance at the Patterson, Curatorial Assistant Intern

2004 - 2005                                   
RADAR Review, Contributing Editor

2000 - 2001                                   
National Gallery of Art, Museum Seminar Program