1936年生，山东济南人。1960年毕业于中央工艺美院。1979年当选为中国美协理事，并于同年在北京及香港举办个展。1980年在美国纽约、波士顿等21个城市举办个展。1983年幅作品入选职事国发行的圣诞卡。1989年在台北举办画展；1991年在加拿大举办画展；1992-1994年分别在马来西亚、印度举办个展；1999年在中国美术馆举办“韩美林艺术展”，引起很大的轰动。曾应美国劳伦斯艺术学院及耶鲁大学之邀请讲学。<br> Han Meilin (Born 1936) Born in 1936 in Shandong, Han Meilin graduated from the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts at age 24. He mainly employed figures and animals as subjects matter. The design of China International Airline\'s phoenix logo is one of Han\'s famous pieces, as well as the design of year of the Pig stamp in 1983, and four Panda stamps in 1985 for China\'s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. He was selected as committee member of Chinese Artists\' Association in 1979. One year later, Han began his solo exhibitions in 21 cities in the United States, including New York and Boston. He was given the key to the city of San Diego as an honorary citizen. Manhattan, New York, declared October 1, 1980 as \"Han Meilin Day.\" During his stay in the United States, he was also invited to give lectures at Harvard and Yale University. In 1983, the United Nations selected six of his works as designs for Christmas cards. Since 1979, he held art exhibitions in various countries including Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, New York, Boston, Canada, Singapore, and France.