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何道洪，1943年生于江苏宜兴,
中国陶瓷艺术大师，
正高级工艺美术师，
江苏省陶瓷艺术委员会顾问，
获得首届“当代十大名窑特别传承奖”，
获得中国陶瓷艺术、设计、教育终生成就奖，
中国工艺美术学会会员。
HeDaoHong Born 1943 in YiXing.
NATIONAL GRAND MASTER OF THE CERAMIC ARTS，
Official Senior Master Artist （Research Level Master Artist），
An adviser to the Jiang Su province Ceramic Art committee,
Won the Lifetime Achievement Award of Chinese ceramic art、design and education,
Member of Chinese National Arts and Crafts Society.
多年来创作了许多紫砂陶艺作品，撰写了多篇学术论文，其中有许多作品和论文在海内外多家杂志和刊物上发表;
Master He, has blazed a trail of high level achievements, creating many Yixing purple sand (zisha) Artworks, written many Academic papers, many of which have been published in publications and magazines at home and abroad;
出版个人专集，多件作品被著名文化机构收藏。
National Grand Master HeDaoHong has his own Published Personal Collection available at major bookstores. Many of his works have been collected by cultural institutions.
作品极具收藏价值，作品活跃在各大拍卖公司举办的拍卖会上。
National Grand Master HeDaoHong's artworks are highly collectable and are very active in various auctions.
e.g:
HeDaoHong's art work WaiZuiMeiZhaung
The closing price ：12，650，000.00CNY
Auction House：BeiJing HanHai
Date of auction：December 7,2013
何道洪大师特别重视理论和实践相结合，从较高的层面对紫砂艺术进行广泛和深入的研究、探索和创作，形成了独特的艺术理念，他凭借着扎实的专业知识基础，在广泛探究古今中外各种艺术的同时，深入研究紫砂陶艺术并不断探索实践，形成了独特的艺术理念。
Grand Master He places great and especial importance on the combination of theory and practice, he conducts extensive and in-depth research, and, exploration and creation of Yixing purple sand clay (zisha) Art Form from a high level,
Stemming forth from a solid professional knowledge base, while extensively exploring the various art forms of both: Ancient and Modern, China and Foreign countries, he deeply studied the art of Yixing purple sand clay (zisha), constantly exploring, constantly practising.
His works are rich in artistic language, novel in artistic creativity, beautiful in art form, profound in cultural connotation and elegant in artistic style: the combination of all which are unique in the field of Yixing purple sand clay (zisha) Art and have a great impact on the creation of contemporary purple sand clay (zisha) Art.
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1958年 进江苏省宜兴紫砂工艺厂，拜师王寅春学习紫砂陶艺术。
1958: enrolled in JiangSu YiXing purple sand clay (ZiSha) Craft Factory to learn purple sand clay (ZiSha) Ceramic Craft from WangYinChun王寅春.
1965年拜师裴石民，学习紫砂壶塑器。
1965：learned futher purple sand clay (ZiSha) Ceramic Craft from PeiShiMin裴石民.
1976年进入中央工艺美术学院学习造型设计，创造“道洪风格”。
1976： studied modeling and design at the Central Applied Arts College.
Created the Dahong style.
1982年 作品《十二件鼻烟壶》在“中国全国陶瓷设计评比”中获一等奖
1982:<twelve biyan hu > won Grade 1 Award for China's national ceramic design evaluation
2000年 作品《璧钰》获“首届西湖国际博览会”金奖
2000：<Bi yu> won Gold Award for The first West Lake World's Fair
2001 年 作品《神竹》获“第三届中国工艺美术精品博览会”金奖
2001： <Shen zhu >won Gold Award for The third China Applied Arts Fair
2002年 作品《韵扁》获“第三届西湖国际博览会”金奖
2002：<Bian Yun> won Gold Award for The Third West Lake World's Fair
2005年 作品 《润丁》获“第三届太湖国际博览会”金奖
2005:<RunDing> won Gold Award for The Third Tai Lake World's Fair
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