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I have been drawing people since I was
14 years old. I was one of those kids
who doodled in the margins of the notes
all the time, while still listening to
the teacher and taking a full set of
notes. It seemed I couldn’t listen well
unless I let part of my mind be occupied
with the images. At age 14, my parents
gave me a rapidograph pen. From then on,
the pen became a part of my hand and
drawings a part of my life.
When I draw, I find freedom in the black
line as the pen rolls over the paper. I
draw best when I am confined in a chair
or am in a contained environment where I
must listen intently; as in a musical
performance, a lecture or very dry
meeting. Often contradictory feelings or
ideas take shape on the page. My
imagination is free while my attention
is focused elsewhere. Sometimes images
emerge on the paper which exposes
thoughts that were unknown to my
conscious mind. These offshoot images
expose new insights. What a joy!
Clay is a different media. Creating a
sculpture takes planning and much less
spontaneity. As I work the clay, it
warms and softens in my hands. I
transcend to a place in my in my
imagination which I cannot use in my
daily life. Working the clay is a foray
into the daydreams of creativity. The
finished bronze piece has a different
visual and tactile sensation. The bronze
is cool to touch, firm and very far from
the warmth of clay in my hands. The
piece has transformed. The visual
fluidity is uncharacteristic of metal.
My soft clay image has emerged as a
permanent piece, fixed now in time.
The bronzes are about balance. They
reflect my growth from adolescence into
maturity. In my professional world, I am
continually reminded of how delicately
life is balanced.
My bronzes are people who reflect aging
and wear. They are still dancing, doing
cartwheels or resting. They are caught
in the moments of transition. They may
fall or fly. They are reflections of the
delicate balance of life.
Or maybe, sculpture is about still
playing with dolls, and drawing is a
sojourn in imaginary worlds.
RESUME
EVANY D. ZIRUL BA, M.F.A., D.O.
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Zirul@comcast.net
Currently: Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial
Plastic surgeon (Otolaryngologist) at
Kaiser Permanente
(Separate resume for medical background
available)
ART BACKGROUND/EDUCATION
Instructor of Fine Arts, Center College,
Danville, Kentucky 1972-1974
M.F.A. Sculpture and Design, University
of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas 1972
Teaching Assistant, University of
Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas 1970-1972
Humbolt State College, Bronze Casting,
Arcata, California 1969
BA Art History, Mills College,
Oakland, California 1968
Art Course-work, Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California 1968
Art Course-work, The Art Institute of
Kansas City,
Kansas City, Missouri 1967
ART PUBLISHED
Quilt IV, Ishmael Reed and A. Young 1984
Quilt V, Ishmael Reed and A. Young 1985
RELATED SKILLS
Pen and Ink drawings, medical
illustrations published in Medical
Journals, personal commentaries and
caricatures
EXHIBITIONS
Nudes in November, 2nd Prize for
Sculpture, Chris Sorensen
Studio, Fresno, California 2006
The Fresno Four, Chris Sorensen studio,
Fresno California 2006
CHALLENGES FORM, CENSORS | LJWorld.com
2006
Members Show, KC Artist’s Coalition,
Kansas City, MO 1997
Kansas City Artist’s Coalition,
Sculpture, Kansas City Missouri 1996
Central Exchange, group exhibit,
sculpture, Kansas City Missouri 1996
The Muse Gallery, Women, sculpture,
Kansas City, Missouri 1995
Heartland Theater, Drawings, Kansas
City, Missouri 1994
Heartland Theater, Sculpture, Kansas
City, Missouri 1994
Central Exchange, Drawings, Kansas City,
Missouri 1994
Food For Thought, Drawings, Kansas City,
Missouri 1992
Labors of Love, Kaw Valley Arts
Exhibition, Kansas City, Kansas 1991
Body Language, Artists En Masse,
Lawrence, Kansas 1991
First Bank of Gladstone, Drawings,
Gladstone, Missouri 1990
Art in the Woods, Drawing, Overland
Park, Kansas 1990
Artists En Masse, Lawrence, Kansas 1989
Corner Restaurant, Drawings, Kansas
City, Missouri 1989
Westport Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri
1989
Art in the Park, Kansas City, Missouri
1988
Central Exchange, Drawings, Kansas City,
Missouri 1987
Pargot Gallery, Drawings, Edison, New
Jersey 1985
Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri 1979
Centre College Regional Arts Center,
Danville, Kentucky 1974
Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio 1973
Gallery West, Mendocino, California 1972
Fasi Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 1972
Ten Year Retrospective, Jewish Community
Center Contemporary Arts Gallery 1972
Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco,
California 1972
University Designer Craftsman Show,
Kansas City, Kansas 1972
Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri 1971
Major Exhibition Center, Kansas City,
Missouri 1971
University of Kansas Teacher’s
Exhibition, Lawrence, Kansas 1971
Mills College Senior Exhibition,
Oakland, California 1968
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