Mimi Ding, born in Wuhan, China, is a painter living and working in Los Angeles. She received her BFA in painting from Pratt Institute in 2021 and her MFA in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. She primarily works with oil, egg tempera, watercolor, acrylic, and crayons.
丁栖桐（Mimi Ding）出生于中国武汉，目前生活和工作于洛杉矶。她于2021年获得普瑞特学院（Pratt Institute）绘画学士学位，并于2023年获得芝加哥艺术学院（School of the Art Institute of Chicago）绘画与素描硕士学位。她主要使用油画、蛋彩、水彩、丙烯和蜡笔等进行创作。
There is something familiar in the strange and something strange in the familiar. Too often, we overlook the fleeting moments in a life we deem mundane—but life is never mundane. Every moment is precious, passing so quickly that we fail to notice the magic hidden between each unit of time. Through my paintings, I seek to hint at this magic, rekindling a childlike curiosity and passion in my viewers despite the seeming absurdity and mundanity of life.
熟悉与陌生并存且互相渗透。我们以为生活是平凡的，因此错过了许多熟悉而又陌生的时刻。但生活并不平凡。生命转瞬即逝，组成生命的每一刻所流逝的速度更是快到我们难以捕捉到暗藏其中的奇妙。我希望我的画能向观者暗示这份奇妙，能够在貌似平凡的生活里发现新奇，甚至在有些荒诞的生命中激发热忱。