张永怀，男，汉族，字中海，号山村居士，1951年3月生，祖籍河南郑州。张永怀先生出生于书香世家，自幼酷爱书法。在启蒙老师指导下，多年来，潜心苦练，孜孜以求，主学颜、柳、欧、赵历代名帖，主攻二王、张旭、怀素之行草。他认为现代的书画作品更具有时代的气息，所以，以仿模古人碑帖为根基，学习现代人的书画精神，能更好地传承和融合，使书法艺术发扬广大。他长期进行理论探索和创作，从不计某家某派，作品笔力扎实雄健、沉稳，不浮不躁，形成了独特的大雅风格。参加海内外书法大奖赛上百次，均获大奖，多次受到多家媒体的关注和报道。其艺术作品深受各界知名人士的喜爱和赞赏，被海内外各界朋友收藏或作为礼品相互馈赠，作品被收入多部精品集，传略载入多部著名书法家大辞典。本人先后被聘为国际启功书画艺术研究会研究员、中国书法协会会员等。
Mr. Yonghuai Zhang
Born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China in1951, Yonghuai Zhang developed an intense fondness for Chinese calligraphy since his childhood. Grown up in a family that has a deep root in Chinese calligraphy, Yonghuai Zhang has been practicing hard for years under the guidance of his first mentor. He holds the opinion that compared to the ancient calligraphy works, the modern calligraphy works are better permeated with zeitgeist. Therefore he insisted on not coping ancient calligraphy factions and formed his own elegant and steady style of calligraphy. Yonghuai Zhang’s calligraphy works have received many awards from many domestic and international competitions and recognized by media and public. As a member of International Qigong Calligraphy and Painting Art Research Institute and China Calligrapher Association, Yonghuai Zhang has created many calligraphy works that are included in multiple notable collections.