She is a multi-media sculptor from Cincinnati, Ohio. Linda Ding’s work confronts notions of cultural identity through representations of food imagery from popular American culture. She often integrates elements of her family history and Chinese ancestry throughout her work. Ding received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2010 and later received her Master in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati in 2014. Her work has been exhibited at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland, Ohio and the Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, Ohio as well as Hamilton, New Jersey at the Grounds for Sculpture and Berlin, Germany at the Kunsthochschule Weissensee. Her honors include the 2014 International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture. She currently resides in Cincinnati,Ohio.