华夏，原名程珊。1923年生，汉族，中共党员。江西铅山人。
1942年九江中家毕业后.在江西、重庆大学土木工程系学习三年，重庆、北平“国立艺专”西画系学习两年。1947年赴解放区，任冀察热辽联大鲁艺美术系副主任。历任中南文工团美术部副主任，中南文艺出版社美编室主任，湖北人民出版社副社长兼美编室主任；中国美术家协会《美术》杂志社编辑部主任，中国美术家协会第三、四届理事；中国艺术研究院美术研究所现代美术研究室主任，兼《美术史论》、《中国美术通史》和《美育丛书》副主编，《中国大百科全书近现代美术卷》主编。工作过程中，虽不能把精力、时间主要用于作画卜但只要工余之暇有极少的一点时何也如饥似渴地要画上几笔。
1987年离休。1990至1995年聘任为《美术》杂志社主编兼社长。
2004年由中国美术家协会授予“卓有成就的美术史论家”称号，
2009年获中国文联颁发的“第八届造型表演艺术成就奖”。
出版有《形象化的能手》《当代美术片论》《美术评论及其他》等。

An ancient name for China, shan of original name Cheng. Unripe 1923, the Han nationality, party member of the Communist Party of China. Person of Jiangxi lead hill.
After the home in 9 rivers graduated 1942. Study is fastened 3 years in civil engineering of university of Jiangxi, Chongqing, chongqing, north is smooth " national art only " the picture fastens study two years on the west. Went to a liberated area 1947, art of Lu Yi of the United Nations General Assembly of hot distant of examine holding the post of look forward to fastens a vice director. Vice director of department of round art of labour of the Na Wen in having successively held the posts of, in south literary press is beautiful write room director, assistant president of Hubei people press holds the United States concurrently to write room director; Chinese artist association " art " director of magazine company editorial office, chinese artist association the 3rd, 4 director; Institute of art of Chinese artistic academy is contemporary art lab director, hold <> concurrently " art history is talked " , " Chinese art general history " and " aesthetic education a series of books " subeditor, " Chinese big encyclopedia is modern art coils " chief editor. In working process, although basically cannot use energy, time at making a picture,predict but should be versed in more than free time has ground of few eagerly of the Heye when to want to draw on a few only.
Retired 1987. 1990 to appoint to a position was 1995 " art " magazine agency editor in chief holds a president concurrently.
Awarded by Chinese artist association 2004 " eminent art history by the home " title,
Obtained Chinese article couplet to issue 2009 " art of performance of the 8th modelling makes award " .
Publish have " the hotshot of visualize " " contemporary cartoons is talked " " art comments on etc " etc.