Zhang Yanhai, born in Dalian, coastal city of Northeast Chinas Liaoning province in 1951, graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Minzu University of China. As a well-known Chinese painter and writer, Zhang is a member of Chinese Artists Association, member of Chinese Writers Association, member and researcher of China Academy of Industrial Printmaking. He also serves as Vice Chairman of China Dalu Artists Association, and Deputy Dean of Dalu Institute of Fine Arts. As the founder, curator and one of the main organizers of Dalu Painting School, Zhang have been engaged in art creation activities since 1971, having a great impact on Chinese contemporary printmaking over the past four decades.
Since 1972, his works have been displayed at international and national large-scale fine arts exhibitions several times, receiving awards and being collected by many domestic and foreign art museums. His printmaking works have been given to friendly foreign countries as national gifts.
張衍海,著名畫家、作家。1951年生于大連,祖籍山東肥城。畢業(yè)于中央民族大學(xué)美術(shù)學(xué)院。中國美術(shù)家協(xié)會會員、作家協(xié)會會員;中國工業(yè)版畫研究院院務(wù)委員、研究員;中國大路美術(shù)家協(xié)會副主席、大路美術(shù)研究院常務(wù)副院長、大路版畫研究院院長。1971年開始從事美術(shù)創(chuàng)作活動,鐵道兵版畫主創(chuàng)畫家,大路畫派創(chuàng)始人、策展人、主要組織者之一,影響和帶動并在長達40多年的藝術(shù)實踐中奠定了其中國當(dāng)代版畫主流畫派的地位。作品自1972年起多次入選全國大型美展、出國展覽,并多次獲獎及被中國美術(shù)館等多家國內(nèi)外藝術(shù)館院收藏。版畫作品曾作為國禮贈送友好國家。出版畫集、畫冊及個人專著多部。藝術(shù)傳略被載入《世界名人錄》《中國文藝家傳記》《中國當(dāng)代美術(shù)家詞典》等大型辭書。中國美協(xié)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和美術(shù)界元老及多位專家都曾撰文評介張衍海的版畫藝術(shù),同時也被《美術(shù)》雜志等國家權(quán)威刊物多次推介。上世紀(jì)90年代獲中華全國總工會、國家科委、國家教委、勞動部、人事部頒發(fā)的“全國職工自學(xué)成才獎”和文化部頒發(fā)的“全國群星獎”。