生于山东省宁津。中央美术学院油画系教授。中国美术家协会会员。1947年入华北联合大学美术系学习。1949—50年为北京中央美术学院研究生，留校任教。1954—59年入原苏联列宾美术学院油画系学习，毕业于约干逊工作室（IERepinCollegeofFineArtsStudioofBVIoganson），获艺术家称号。之后继续在中央美术学院油画系任教。历任油画系研究生导师、油画系第四画室主任。作品多次获奖，为50—80年代有代表性的现实主义画家之一。80年代经过《沙风》系列的演变，近年日趋转向带有人生哲理的抽象。作品数十次参加全国性、北京市及中央美术学院等画展、联展以及赴国外之画展，并为国内外博物馆及私人收藏。群英会上的赵桂兰》获1950年全国年画创作一等奖，油画《峥嵘岁月》(合作)获第五届全国美展二等奖，《女民兵》获第六届全国美展优秀作品荣誉奖。入典英国剑桥世界名人传记中心编《世界名人录》，纳入世界范围内500名杰出人物之列，获20世纪成就奖；并入典美国名人传记研究院编《世界名人录》，获“杰出人物奖”，以及入典国内多种艺术名人录。出版有《林岗、庞涛油画集》。

Be born at Shandong to save Ning Jin. Canvas of central academy of fine arts fastens a professor. Chinese artist academician. Combined university art to fasten study into China north 1947. 1949, it is Beijing 50 years graduate student of central academy of fine arts, stay school teach. 1954, into former Russia 59 years canvas of the academy of fine arts that list guest fastens study, be graduated from fight abdicate studio about (IERepinCollegeofFineArtsStudioofBVIoganson) , win artist title. Canvas of add centrally academy of fine arts is afterwards later teach. Having successively held the posts of canvas to fasten graduate student adviser, canvas is head of the 4th studio. Work for many times bear the palm, for 50, 80 time have one of representative realistic painters. 80 time are passed " Sha Feng " of series evolve, turn to the abstraction that contains life philosophy with each passing day in recent years. Work tens of second attend national, Beijing and the art exhibition such as central academy of fine arts, couplet to exhibit and the art exhibition that goes to abroad, reach for domestic and international museum private collect. The Zhao Guilan on gathering of heroes " obtain countrywide New Year picture produced first prize 1950, canvas " extraordinary years " (collaboration) obtain beauty of the 5th whole nation to exhibit second-class award, " female commando " obtain beauty of the 6th whole nation to exhibit award of outstanding work honor. Center of biography of celebrity of world of Cambridge of the England that enter law is made up " world blue book " , bring into worldwide inside 500 worthy, obtain 20 centuries to make award; Merge into academy of biography of celebrity of allusion United States is made up " world blue book " , obtain " worthy award " , and a variety of art of the country that enter law blue book. Publish have " collect of canvas of Lin Gang, Pang Tao " .