生于北京，师从中央美术学院教授张立辰先生。中央美术学院国画系——写意高研班毕业。现为中国美术家协会会员，民革中央画院专职画家，中国当代书画产业基地培训中心客座教授，北京加百列文化传播有限公司艺术总监。
作品荣获：
2004年“第二届全国少数民族美术作品展”优秀奖
2005年“全国首届青年书画学术邀请展”学术奖
2005年“第十二届当代中国花鸟画邀请展”银奖
2006年“第十三届当代中国花鸟画邀请展”金奖
2006年“全国中国画提名展”优秀奖
2007年“第三届全国中国画展”优秀奖
2007年“庆祝内蒙古自治区成立六十周年——全国首届草原情中国画作品提名展”优秀奖　
2007年“第二届中国（湘潭）齐白石国际文化艺术节‘齐白石奖’中国画书法作品展”优秀奖
2008年“第四届亚洲新意美术交流展”优秀奖多次举办个人画展并在日本、瑞士、美国举办画展，曾获美国洛杉矶市长颁发的荣誉证书。录制发行《任之教学》VCD光盘4部，出版个人画集专辑20余部

任之画作

Be born at Beijing, division teachs Mr Zhang Lichen from the academy of fine arts central. Traditional Chinese painting of central academy of fine arts is -- freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting grinds high a graduation. It is Chinese artist academician now, in the center of civilian change painter of full-time of imperial art academy, china grooms when base of property of acting painting and calligraphy central visiting professor, beijing adds 100 culture to transmit chief inspector of limited company art.
Work has the honor to win:
2004 " work of art of minority of the 2nd whole nation is exhibited " outstanding award
2005 " learning of painting and calligraphy of first youth of countrywide invites exhibit " academic award
2005 " dozenth the picture invites a contemporary China painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style exhibit " silver-colored award
2006 " thirteenth picture of contemporary China painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style invites exhibit " gold prize
2006 " nomination of the traditional Chinese painting in the whole nation is exhibited " outstanding award
2007 " art exhibition of China of the 3rd whole nation " outstanding award
2007 " congratulatory Nei Monggol Autonomous Region holds water 60 years -- nomination of work of the traditional Chinese painting in affection of first prairie of countrywide is exhibited " outstanding award
2007 " the 2nd China (Xiangtan) section of art of culture of Qi Baishi international ' Qi Baishi award ' work of Chinese picture calligraphy is exhibited " outstanding award
2008 " communication of art of new idea of the 4th Asia is exhibited " outstanding award holds individual art exhibition for many times and art exhibition is held in Japan, Switzerland, United States, ever obtained the honorary letter that mayor of American los angeles issues. Transcribe is issued " the education that allow " VCD CD 4, publication individual draws collect special more than 20