Hu Zhenlang (1938, Yongkang, Zhejiang Province) graduated from the Chinese painting department of the Zhejiang Fine Arts Academy in 1963. He was active both as an artist and a theorist in the Shanghai chapter of the Chinese Artists Association.

Hu is known for his Chinese paintings and landscape paintings, which he has exhibited on numerous occasions both at home and abroad. He collaborated with Ms. Zhang Diping.