韩天衡，1940年生于上海，祖籍江苏苏州。号豆庐、近墨者及味闲等，擅长书法、国画及篆刻等，现任上海韩天衡文化艺术基金会理事长等职。1956年、1961年和1963年，分别师从郑竹友先生、方介堪先生及谢稚柳、陆维钊及方去疾等先生；1979年，撰写并开拍艺术指导电影《书法艺术》；1980年，撰写《中国篆刻艺术》，并由上海书画出版社出版；1984年，任上海中国画院副院长；1985年，编撰《历代印学论文选》，由西泠印社出版；1987年，《中国印学年表》和《秦汉鸟虫篆印选》分别由上海书画出版社和上海书店出版；1998年，被授予“上海市最高文化艺术奖项-上海文学艺术优秀成果奖（白玉兰奖）”；2001年，获“中国书法艺术荣誉奖”；2003年，《中国篆刻大辞典》由上海辞书出版社出版；2006年，任文化部中国艺术研究院中国篆刻艺术院院长；2009年，由《书谱》社三十五周年海内外五百余家专业机构公布为“最受尊敬的篆刻家”及“三十五年来最杰出的篆刻家”；2010年，被评为“2009年度中国书法十大人物”；2013年，其鸟虫篆印的“知足常乐”田黄方章在北京保利拍卖会上成交；2014年，其成立并出任上海韩天衡文化艺术基金会理事长；2015年，获2014年度上海文艺家荣誉奖。同年，赴日本富山与青柳志郎先生合办书画双美展，并出版《双美》画册；2016年3月，出席韩天衡艺术教育基地开学典礼并授课。同年5月14日，被聘为岳麓印社名誉社长；2024年10月13日，韩天衡获“中国文联终身成就奖”。
Han Tianheng was born in Shanghai in 1940, with ancestral roots in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He used artistic pseudonyms such as Doulu, Jinmo Zhe, and Weixian, and excelled in calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and seal carving. He currently serves as Chairman of the Shanghai Han Tianheng Cultural and Art Foundation. In 1956,1961, and 1963, he studied under Mr.Zheng Zhuyou, Mr.Fang Jiekang, as well as Mr.Xie Zhiliu, Mr.Lu Weizhao, and Mr.Fang Quji, respectively; in 1979, he wrote and directed the art-guided film The Art of Calligraphy; in 1980, he authored The Art of Seal Carving in China, which was published by Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House; in 1984, he served as Vice President of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy; in 1985, he compiled Selected Essays on Seal Studies Through the Ages, published by Xiling Seal Engravers 'Society; in 1987, A Chronology of Seal Studies in China and Selected Bird-and-Insect Seal Engravings from the Qin and Han Dynasties were published by Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House and Shanghai Bookstore, respectively; in 1998, he was awarded the "Shanghai's Highest Cultural and Artistic Award – Shanghai Outstanding Achievement in Literature and Art Award (Magnolia Award)"; in 2001, he received the "Honorary Award for Chinese Calligraphic Art"; in 2003, The Comprehensive Dictionary of Chinese Seal Carving was published by Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House; in 2006, he became Director of the Institute of Chinese Seal Carving Art at the Chinese National Academy of Arts under the Ministry of Culture; in 2009, he was recognized as "The Most Respected Seal Carver" and "The Most Outstanding Seal Carver of the Past Thirty-Five Years" by over 500 professional institutions worldwide celebrating the 35th anniversary of Shupu Press; in 2010, he was named one of the "Top Ten Figures in Chinese Calligraphy of 2009"; in 2013, his bird-and-insect seal engraving titled "Contentment Brings Happiness" was sold at a Beijing Poly Auction; in 2014, he founded and assumed the role of Chairman of the Shanghai Han Tianheng Cultural and Art Foundation; in 2015, he received the 2014 Shanghai Honorary Award for Artists. That same year, he traveled to Toyama, Japan, where he co-organized a dual art exhibition of calligraphy and painting with Mr.Shiro Aoyagi and published the album Shuangmei. In March 2016, he attended the opening ceremony of the Han Tianheng Art Education Base and delivered lectures there. On May 14 of the same year, he was appointed Honorary President of the Yuelu Seal Society; on October 13,2024, Han Tianheng received the "China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Lifetime Achievement Award."（注：来自智能翻译）
