Huang Shen (黄慎 in Chinese, 1687–circa 1772) was a prominent painter and calligrapher during the early Qing dynasty. Born into a poor family in Ninghua, Fujian province, he began studying painting at a young age and gradually developed a distinctive style.

In his early years, his art followed the meticulous style employing fine brushwork. After middle age, however, his style shifted to bold, freehand brushstrokes—vigorous and unrestrained. 

He excelled in figure painting, landscape, and bird-and-flower subjects, with figure painting being the most outstanding. His themes often featured immortals, Buddhist and Daoist figures, and historical characters, but he also portrayed figures from everyday life. Huang Shen was one of the 'Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou' and an important painter of the Yangzhou school. He had many disciples and greatly influenced later generations of expressive (xieyi) figure painting. He never held an official position throughout his life.