1926年生，江苏常州人。少时随父亲房虎卿（上海著名画家，后为江苏省国画院首批专职画师）学习传统中国绘画。青年时拜著名美术史论家、画家郑午昌为师，并得名家吴湖帆、谢稚柳等指点。1942年加入上海中国画会，与吴青霞、周炼霞、谢月眉等结为“海上画坛十姐妹”。作品曾入选全国美展，相继在国内外举办画展。现为中国美术家协会会员、江苏省文史馆馆员、常州画院名誉院长。

Unripe 1926, jiangsu Changzhou person. Little when along with father Fang Huqing (Shanghai famous artist, courtyard of traditional Chinese painting is saved for Jiangsu after first full-time painter) study tradition China is painterly. Famous painting is done obeisance to when the youth history it is division by Zheng Wuchang of the home, painter, get Wu Hufan of a person of academic or artistic distinction, willow thanking childish to wait give directions. Joined the traditional Chinese painting in Shanghai to meet 1942, it is with the knot such as Wu Qingxia, Zhou Lianxia, Xie Yuemei " maritime picture altar 10 sisters " . Work ever beauty of selected whole nation is exhibited, holding art exhibition domestic and internationally in succession. Dean of reputation of imperial art academy of the member that visit shop of Rearch Institute of Culture and History for Chinese artist academician, Jiangsu now, Changzhou.