Song Ren, whose original name is Song Xiuying, was
born in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, in 1932. She started her art
training in 1946, and graduated in 1954 from the East China Art
Training School. That same year, she enrolled for refresher courses at
the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy. Subsequently, she
took up teaching, first at the Oil Painting Department of the Zhejiang
Art Academy, starting in 1961, and then at the Oil Painting and Plastic
Arts Department of the Shanghai Art Academy (1973-1983). Now she is an
associate professor at the Zhejiang Art Academy.

Ms. Song is known for her oil paintings, for which
she has received prizes. The poster above is a collaborative work, for
which she joined forces with Jin Guangyu, Xiao Feng and Wu Yumei.

Source:
Zhongguo meishuguan (ed.), 中国美术年鉴 1949-1989 (Guilin: Guangxi meishu chubanshe, 1993)
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