陈少丰（1923.10—1997.5）河南南召人。著名中国美术史家，擅长中国画、美术史。历任中南文艺学院、中南美术专科学校教师，广州美术学院终身教授。合著有《中国美术史教学纲要》，合撰有《中国美术通史》、《雕塑史》等。
1948年，由嵩华学院教育系转入中原大学，次年入中原大学文艺学院美术系学习。1950年秋季毕业，留中原大学文艺学院美术系美术工作队工作；1951年起，任中南文艺学院美术系创作课助教。至1954年，又转入中南美术专科学校（广州美术学院前身），任教创作课。期间，坚持参加美术创作活动，发表工笔人物画《老大爷您掉了东西没有》、年画《小计划》等。
1956年2月至1957年8月，因教学工作的需要，被派往中央美术学院，从新中国第一代美术史家王逊先生进修中国美术史。并陆续发表相关学术论文。1957年9月返回教学工作岗位，晋为讲师，正式任教中国美术史。
1961年，他便开始与迟轲、于风、杨大年先生一道，在教学工作之余，为本校的中国美术史公共课编写教材。1962年下半年至1963年上半年间，接受王逊先生和薄松年先生建议，前往中央美术学院，参加中国美术史教材的编撰工作。与薄松年先生合作编写的《中国美术史教学提纲》（油印本），在80年代中期以前教学资料尚且缺乏的情况下，一直作为中央美术学院和广州美术学院的通用教材；所编《鲁迅论中国美术遗产》、《中国陶瓷史参考资料》、《中国美术鉴赏资料》、《中国绘画史长编》等油印资料，也一度在国内部分院校的美术史教学当中发挥过积极的作用。
1976年至1982年间，借调文化部文艺研究所美术研究室（即今中国艺术研究院美术研究所），参加中国美术史编撰工作。与谭树同、温廷宽、杨庚新、刘兴珍、王玉池、岳凤霞诸先生一道，完成大型美术史资料《中国雕塑图谱》的编撰工程。在京期间，参加中国艺术研究院美术研究所的研究生招生工作（1978年），为研究生讲授《中国美术的起源问题》等课程；为中央美术学院讲授《商周美术》、《南北朝雕塑》、《唐代雕塑》等课程。1979年11月，当选中国美术史学会理事。1981年9月晋升副教授，开始招收中国美术史专业研究生。
1983年3月起，参加王伯敏主编的《中国美术通史》（八卷本）编撰工作，任副主编。次年，被聘为《中国大百科全书·美术卷》编委。1986年5月，开始加入王朝闻任总主编的《中国美术史》编撰工作，承担秦汉俑与宋代雕塑部分内容的撰著任务。同年11月，被授予广东省“工艺美术大师”称号；12月，晋升为正教授。
1993年，获广州美术学院“终身教授”荣衔；并出版了积其十年研究心血的学术著作《中国雕塑史》。该书于1995年先后获广东省高校人文社科研究成果一等奖、广东省第五届“鲁迅文艺奖”。
陈少丰教授为中国美术史的教学与研究工作倾尽了大半生的心力。任教广州美术学院四十余年间，从来都是将教学工作放在第一位，而将个人的著述放在第二位，直到临近生命的终点，还在抱病坚持教学工作，为我国的美术史论研究和美术教育事业培养了一批高层次人才。为了学术传统的薪火相传，他曾与薄松年先生一起，将五七年被错划为“右派”、“文革”期间含恨以殁的王逊先生的《中国美术史》（讲稿）整理出版，使这部曾经影响过一代美术史学者的著述得以留存于世；出于对知识的尊重，他曾婉言谢绝了王子云先生贻赠毕生收藏的雕塑史图像资料以及与他合撰《中国雕塑艺术史》的建议，并且毅然停下自己正在撰著中的《中国雕塑史》，逐字逐句地为这位年过九旬的老人校读陆续寄来的一份又一份笔迹有如“天书”一般的《中国雕塑艺术史》手稿，使这部著作成为国内正式出版的第一本体系相对比较完备的中国雕塑史著作。他对学术，始终抱持着老实、认真的态度，处处以一个学生的身份严格要求自己，在那些信息技术十分落后的年月里，他一直坚持以卡片笔记的方式积累研究资料，仅仅为写《中国雕塑史》这部著作，就足足做有卡片万余张。然而，他对自己的研究工作却总能持有“自知之明”，认为自己对中国美术的心得，主要限于对中国古代雕塑艺术的一点肤浅认识，而这点心得，又主要得益于那些永远令他感念至深的良师益友的帮助以及50年代和70年代两次时间较长的对中国古代美术遗存的实地考察。

Chen Shaofeng (1923.1, 1997.5) person of the call together austral Henan. Historian of famous China art, be good at Chinese picture, art history. In having successively held the posts of south literary institute, medium South-American art schools teacher, guangzhou academy of fine arts is taught personally eventually. Write in collaboration with has " Chinese art history education compendium " , close write have " Chinese art general history " , " sculpture history " etc.
1948, you Songhua institute teachs a department to turn into Central Plains university, into Central Plains university literary institute art fastened study second year. Graduated Summer 1950, leave Central Plains college group of work of art of faculty of literary institute art works; Rose 1951, faculty of literary institute art creates Ren Zhongna class assistant. To 1954, art of the South America in turning again schools (predecessor of Guangzhou academy of fine arts) , teach creation class. During, insist to attend art to create an activity, publish character of traditional Chinese realistic painting characterized by fine brushwork and close attention to detail to draw " you dropped the grandpa the thing is done not have " , New Year picture " small plan " etc.
Came in Feburary 1956 August 1957, because of the need that education works, be gone to by the clique central academy of fine arts, anew generation art historian of Chinese art of China of attend in a advanced studies of Mr Wang Xun history. Publish relevant paper in succession. Returned teaching work station in September 1957, advance is instructor, teach formally Chinese art history.
1961, he begins with Chi Ke, Yu Feng, Mr Yang Danian together, work in education, for the China of this school communal class writes art history teaching material. Second half of the year came 1962 1963 between first half of the year, accept Mr Wang Xun and Bao Song year gentleman proposal, head for the academy of fine arts central, attend China of art history teaching material make up write the work. With Bao Song year gentleman collaboration writes " Chinese art history education outline " (oily printed books) , below the circumstance that education data even lacks before 80 time metaphase, serve as the general teaching material of central academy of fine arts and Guangzhou academy of fine arts all the time; Be made up " bequest of art of China of Lu Xun talking " , " Shi Can of Chinese pottery and porcelain studies a data " , " data of Chinese art appreciate " , " China is painterly history long make up " wait for mimeograph data, the art that also divides a school in domestic ministry for a time history the play is too positive effect among education.
Came 1976 between 1982, department of temporarily transfer culture is literary institute art lab (namely today institute of art of Chinese artistic academy) , attend China art history is made up write the work. Be the same as with Tan Shu, Wen Tingkuan, Yang Geng new, Liu Xingzhen, Wang Yuchi, Yue Fengxia all gentlemen together, finish large painting history data " Chinese sculpture a collection of illustrative plates " make up write a project. During Beijing, the graduate student recruit students that attends institute of art of Chinese artistic academy works (1978) , for the graduate student tuitional " the genetic problem of Chinese art " wait for course; For central academy of fine arts tuitional " trader week art " , " sculpture of the Northern and Southern Dynasties " , " Tang Dynasty sculpture " wait for course. In November 1979, when pitch on country art history learns director. Rising in September 1981 associate professor, begin to recruit China graduate student of art history major.
Rose in March 1983, join Wang Baimin chief editor " Chinese art general history " (8 this) make up write the work, hold the post of subeditor. Second year, be hired to be " art of · of Chinese big encyclopedia coils " make up appoint. In May 1986, begin to join a dynasty to hear a total chief editor " Chinese art history " make up write the work, assume the write job of content of part of tomb figure of Chinese of the Qin Dynasty and Song Daidiao model. Of the same age in November, guangdong be awardinged is saved " Great Master of arts and crafts " title; In December, rising award for orthodoxy.
1993, obtain Guangzhou academy of fine arts " lifelong professor " flourish is held; Published the composition that accumulates its 10 years to study painstaking effort " Chinese sculpture history " . This book saves a college at obtaining Guangdong early or late 1995 first prize of achievement of research of humanitarian company division, Guangdong saves the 5th " Lu Xun literary award " .
Chen Shaofeng teachs the mental efforts that for China the education of art history and research work bend used up most to be born. Teach Guangzhou academy of fine arts more than 40 years, it is teacher and student the job is put in the first, and put the individual's book in the 2nd, until draw near the terminus of life, still be in be ill hold to teaching job, the art that is our country history developed person with ability of a batch of high administrative levels by research and art education enterprise. For the firewood fire according to legend of academic tradition, he ever with Bao Song year gentleman together, be delimited 57 years be by the fault " right-wing " , " Culture Revolution " during contain hate of Mr Wang Xun with die " Chinese art history " (lecture notes) arrange publish, the write of the person that make this once had affected generation art the science of history be able to keep at the world; Stem from the esteem to knowledge, he ever politelied decline leave behind of princely cloud gentleman to give the sculpture that collects for a whole life Shi Tu resembling data and close with him write " Chinese sculptural history " proposal, and resolutely stop oneself are in in write " Chinese sculpture history " , a when ground of word for word sends in succession to pass the old person school of 9 a period of ten days this to read another portion handwriting is like " a book from heaven " general " Chinese sculptural history " scriptural, the first system that makes this composing becomes home to be published formally compares complete China relatively sculpture history composing. He is right learning, hold in the arms from beginning to end supporting frank, serious attitude, ask strictly with the identity of a student everywhere oneself, it is in the days with those very backward IT, the means that he holds to to take notes with card all the time gathers research data, it is merely write " Chinese sculpture history " this composing, do fully have card more than 10000 pieces. However, he works to his research total however can hold " self-knowledge " , think oneself are right the result of Chinese art, the peripheral understanding of main be confined to to sculptural of Chinese ancient time, and this bit of result, those make main profit from forever the help of his recall with deep emotion to close good teacher and helpful friend and 50 time and twice time checks 70 age longerly what involuntary discharge of urine of art of Chinese ancient time puts is on-the-spot make an on-the-spot investigation.