Born in 1962, Mr. Ding Minghong is a first-class master of Beijing Arts & Crafts and a national first-class senior technician. He graduated from the Beijing University of Technology School of Design & Art and the Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts.
He is also a director of China Arts and Crafts Association as well as Beijing Art Splendor Culture Co. LTD. In 1978, he entered Beijing Enamel Factory, the largest specialized cloisonne factory in China, and began to study, practice, and design cloisonne technology. In 2003, he established his own studio- Beijing Art Splendor Culture Co. LTD.
Mr. Ding Minghong has always been adhering to the design concept of "following the times, getting close to life, and expressing emotions" for 40 years. On the basis of inheriting the tradition, he keeps innovating.
His works have won gold and silver awards in the National Fine Arts and Crafts Master competition many times. The works are mainly novel and unique, and the style is lively, elegant, and fashionable. Mr. Ding successively developed and designed the unique cloisonne blue series, cloisonne pastel series, Ming and Qing Dynasties restoration series, fashion series, etc. His art integrates the art form of cloisonne with blue and white porcelain.
He has participated in the research and development of a number of Cloisonne national gifts, and the Cloisonne "Jianye Bottle" and "Silk Road Golden Bridge" were presented to foreign heads of state as national gifts.
2008, Cloisonne "Rose Affection" series won the Gold award of the Baihua Cup at the Chinese Arts and Crafts Masters Expo
In 2009, The world's largest cloisonne fountain, 6 meters in diameter and 8,26 meters in height is designed and completed by Mr. Ding. It currently stands in the presidential palace square and municipal square in Baku- the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, becoming the country's landmark artwork
His Cloisonne artwork won the silver prize in the Golden Phoenix Innovative Design competition at the National Arts and Crafts Fair
In 2014, Cloisonne "Summer Dream" won the gold award of the Baihua Cup and the gold award in Golden Phoenix Innovative Design Competition
Won gold medal in the Gongmei Cup at the Beijing Cultural Fair
Won the silver award of the Irene Cup at the 9th World Handicraft Congress
In 2015, Participating in the design of the Chinese government's national gift to the United Nations
Cloisonne “New Red Plum” Series has won the silver award in the National Arts and Crafts Fair's Golden Phoenix Innovative Design Competition
In 2016, Cloisonne "Blue and White Ruyi Bottle" won the gold medal of the National Artisan Cup in the Intangible cultural heritage Exhibition
In 2017, Cloisonne "Blue Gourd Auspicious Bottle" won the gold award at the National Arts and Crafts Fair's Golden Phoenix Innovative Design Competition
In 2018, Cloisonne "Jingya Vase" won the silver prize in the National Arts and Crafts Fair's Golden Phoenix Innovative Design Competition
In 2019, His Cloisonne series was awarded the Tiangong Art Academy by the China Public Welfare Art Association
Cloisonne "Forever" set won the silver award in the National Arts and Crafts Fair's "Golden Phoenix" Innovative Design Competition