湖北武汉市人。1966年毕业于中央美术学院雕塑系。湖北美术学院教授，曾任湖北美术学院陶艺研究所所长，硕士研究生导师。著有[体积与空间] [即将消逝的文明] 。湖北美协雕塑艺委会主任。首届中国美协陶艺艺委会委员，首届中国陶瓷艺术大师评委，中国陶瓷工业协会理事，2013年获陶艺终身成就奖，
Zhengwen Li was born in Wuhan, Hubei, China. He graduated from the sculpture department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1966 and has served as the director of the Ceramic Art Research Institute of Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. Currently he is a professor and tutor for master students at Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. Professor Li is the author of two books--Volume and space, A civilization on the verge of extinction. He is also the director of Sculpture Art Committee of Hubei Fine Arts Association, a initial member of the ceramic art committee of the China Art Association, a judge of the first Chinese ceramic art masters, a member of the council of the China Ceramic Industry Association, and won the Ceramic Art Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
