丁鴻丹，1995 年生於廣東廣州，2018、2021 年先後畢業於中央美術學院油畫系第三工作室，獲得學士、碩士學位。而後在中央美術學院攻讀博士學位。丁鴻丹作品以現實主義的手法，呈現當代女性對日常生活及社會關係的多重思考，如同現今當我們談起「女性研究」時，認為它最為本質的特徵似乎並不是一種具體的方法，而是一種態度。
丁鴻丹的敘事同時呈現多條複雜的脈絡，跳躍且具有數位時代的流動感，直接且毫不回避地體現出鮮明的視角與立場。她透過鏡相反射、切割，表現當下我們身處的碎片化現實，或是那無法了解真相的現實－這些都是年輕世代、網路時代、與全球政治的現狀。在她描繪的光鮮亮麗的巨人，周遭或背後似乎都隱藏了秘密，而這些秘密通常在一種幽默、卡漫、詼諧的方式或角色轉化為諷喻，一方面顯示了丁鴻丹創作的自由態度，一方面也顯示了當下中國的有苦難言。
丁鴻丹近期重要美術館個展為上海星美術館的「不懼 Afraid」，與倫敦MAMOTH畫廊的「我擋不住我 Still Mad」。2025 年將於青島西海美術館舉辦大型個展。其他近期群展包括：「穿褲子的雲」，西海美術館，青島，2024 年；「編織者迷宮'」，Lisson Gallery，上海，2024 年；「各自結構」，亞紀畫廊，台北，2024 年；第二屆「TAG・新當代 - 離岸」，西海美術館，青島，2024 年；「層疊之膚」，當代唐人藝術中心， 香港，2023 年；「2022 武漢雙年展」，合美術館，武漢，2022 年等。
Ding Hongdan, born in Guangzhou, China in 1995, Ding Hongdan received her BFA (2018) and MFA (2021) from the Third Studio of the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), where she is currently pursuing her doctoral degree. Ding’s work is rooted in realism and explores the complexities of contemporary female subjectivity, daily life, and social relationships. Her artistic practice reflects a broader understanding of “women’s studies” — not as a fixed methodology, but as an evolving attitude toward perception, representation, and identity.
Her visual narratives are layered with multiple threads and perspectives, evoking a fluidity characteristic of the digital era. With clarity and an unapologetic gaze, she constructs fragmented realities that mirror the disjointed, often opaque conditions of contemporary life — shaped by youth culture, internet discourse, and global politics. In her paintings, glamorous giants appear radiant and commanding, yet often surrounded by hidden secrets. These veiled elements are rendered through humor, irony, and cartoon-like metaphors, revealing both Ding’s creative freedom and the unspoken tensions of present-day China.
Ding Hongdan has held notable solo exhibitions including Afraid at Star Art Museum, Shanghai, and Still Mad at MAMOTH, London. In 2025, she will present a major solo exhibition at the West Coast Art Museum, Qingdao. Her recent group exhibitions include: Clouds in Pants, West Coast Art Museum, Qingdao (2024); The Weaver’s Maze, Lisson Gallery, Shanghai (2024); Structures of Our Own, Aki Gallery, Taipei (2024); TAG New Contemporary II: Offshore, West Coast Art Museum, Qingdao (2024); Layered Skins, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong (2023); and the 2022 Wuhan Biennale at He Art Museum, Wuhan (2022).