Born in Shanghai. Ding Yi graduated from Shanghai Arts and Crafts Institute in 1983, then graduated from Fine Arts Department of Shanghai University in 1990. Ding Yi stated making appearance of cross mark in his works since the 80s, whether they’re painted on canvases, cardboard or silk, and these crosses in repetition intrigued diverse interpretation. Selected solo exhibitions: 1995 “Ding Yi: Opere su Carta (Paper Works of Ding Yi)”, Galleria degli Archi, Comiso, Italy 1998 “Ding Yi: Crosses '89-'97”, International Art Palace, Beijing 2003 “DING Yi: Appearance of Crosses”, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland 2006 “Graticule, Ding Yi's Works from 1989 to 2006”, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai 2011 “Specific Abstracted, Ding Yi Solo Exhibition”, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai 2015 Ding Yi: What's Left to Appear, Long Museum (West Bund), Shanghai Public Collection Centre Pompidou, Paris, France M+Collection, Hong Kong Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan Long Museum, Shanghai Uli Sigg Collection, Switzerland