字凝丹，号劲草，广东佛山人。1927年入高剑父所办佛山市立美术院，后入黄少强主办的民间画馆。18岁在广州举办首次个展。1937年起，先后在广州、香港、重庆等地举行劳军赈饥义展及个展，辑有《战地写生集》。1947年后历任广州艺术专科学校讲师，佛山一中、二中、佛山艺术专科学校教师。1956年任佛山民间艺术研究社主任。中国美术家协会会员，一至四届广东省政协委员，一至四届佛山市政协主席，历届佛山市文联副主席、佛山画会会长。
擅写意山水画。作品有《西陵峡之秋》、《云壑鸣泉》、《黄山散花坞》、《西陵峡之秋》、《长松飞瀑图》等。1979年再度于佛山举办画展。出版有《陈凝丹画册》、《陈凝丹桂林山水写生集》、《劲草庐诗钞》、《山水技法举隅》等。

The word coagulates red, date interest is careless, guangdong Fosan person. ? Did Fosan city to establish art courtyard into place of tall sword father 1927, does the folk that sponsors into Huang Shaojiang after paint a house .  Are 18 years old held in Guangzhou first exhibit .  Rose 1937, hold Lao Jun aid in and other places of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing early or late be hungry justice is exhibited reach exhibit, does collect have " collect of battleground paint from life "  .  Instructor of Guangzhou artistic schools is had successively held the posts of after 1947, fosan teacher of one training school of art of medium, 2 medium, Fosan .  Held the post of Fosan folk art to study company chairman 1956? . ? Chinese artist academician, visit committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to 4 Guangdong, reach 4 Fosan city chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, does vice-chairman of couplet of article of city of all previous Fosan, Fosan draw conference chairman .
Landscape painting of freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting of arrogate to oneself . Does work have " of Xi Ling gorge autumn " , " does Yun He cry spring " , " does Huang Shan loose cotton a fortified building " , " of Xi Ling gorge autumn " , " does waterfall of long Song Fei pursue " etc? . Held art exhibition at Fosan once more 1979? . Publish have " an album of paintings of Chen Ning red " , " collect of paint from life of landscape of Guilin of Chen Ning red " , " bank note of poem of strong careless cottage " , " does landscape ability law choose outlying place " etc .