Ding Ren Lives and works in Washington, DC.

Education
2009
George Washington University
Master of Fine Art, Studio Art

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

                                            
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Observations & Interventions, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD

2009                                   
one to one, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Classroom 102, GWU
HERE/THERE, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, curated by Jennifer Quick and Megan Rook-Koepsel


Group Exhibitions & Performances
2010
(upcoming) Catalyst, Washington Project for the Arts at the Katzen Center, American University Museum, Washington, DC
(upcoming) The Trawick Prize, Trawick Prize Gallery, Bethesda, MD, Juried by Harry Cooper, Robert Haywood, & Emily Smith
(upcoming) Puzzling (a) Space, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, curated by Jammie Chang & Jeong-ok Jeon
Observations with a Typewriter, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery, Washington, DC
(Performance in conjunction with Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Archives of American Art)
Cream, Washington Project for the Arts Auction, Katzen Center, Washington, DC, curated by Ken Ashton

2009
Transformer Auction & Benefit Party, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC 
OPTIONS, WPA Biennial, Washington Project for the Arts at Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC, curated by Anne Collins Goodyear   
ACADEMY, MFA/BA Invitational Survey, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC, curated by Jamie Smith
Excercises 6: In Situ, Transformer Gallery, Washington, DC, curated by Brandon Morse
PARADOX NOW!, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, curated by Jeffry Cudlin
Annual Awards Show, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, DC, curated by Sarah Newman
one to one, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, DC (solo show) (press release)
Here/There, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, curated by Megan Rook-Koepsel and Jennifer Quick (solo show) (press release)                           
Propositions, Area 405, Baltimore, MD, curated by Stephen Dewyer (more info | read review)

2008
More Than Just, Gallery 102, GWU, Washington, DC, curated by Anne Collins Goodyear
Inspiration, though, is contagious and multiform, Gallery 102, 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, curated 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
2010
Righthand, Jessica, Ding Ren on “Observations with a Typewriter," Smithsonian Magazine Online, July 15, 2010 (read here)
Padua, Pat, Lists @ Archives of American Art, DCist, Arts & Events, July 12, 2010 (read here)
O’Sullivan, Michael, The Power of Observation & The Story Behind the Work: Found items are central, The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 (read here)
Boyce, Peter, Ding Ren: Observations & Interventions at Montpelier Arts Center, Radar Redux, April 16, 2010 (read here)

2009
O’Sullivan, Michael, OPTIONS: Unexpected Possibilities & OPTIONS: The Story Behind the Work, The Washington Post, September 25. 2009 (read here)
O'Sullivan, Michael, Blurring the Line Between Art and Truth, The Wasington Post, August 7, 2009 (read here)
Noonan, Kate, This is Not a Pipe, Baltimore City Paper, March 11, 2009 (read here)

2008
The Rising Stars, DC Modern Luxury Magazine, December 2008, pg. 107 (read here)
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, May 30, 2007, 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, June 18, 2005

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


Scholarships, Awards & Honors
2010
Finalist, Trawick Prize, Jurors: Harry Cooper, Robert Haywood, Emily Smith

2007 - 2009          
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

Publication History
February 2010
ArtVoices Magazine, Issue #23, Feature article on Sungmi Lee

January 2010
ArtVoices Magazine, Issue #22, Review of Anish Kapoor at the Sackler

December 2009                 
ArtVoices Magazine, Issue #21, Review of Re:Happening at the Phillips Collection

September 2009
Artvoices Magazine, Issue #18

January 2009
ArtVoices Magazine, Issue #11

May 2008
Urbanite, Issue #46

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

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

October. 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

March 2007
Urbanite, Issue 33

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

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


Curatorial Experience
August 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

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

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


Professional Experience
Fall 2009 - Present
Professorial Lecturer of Photography - American University, George Washington University

Fall 2009
Professorial Lecturer of Photography- Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

2007 - 2009
Graduate Teaching Assistant, George Washington University

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

2005
Cocoran Gallery of Art, Summer Internship Program                                          

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