DANCERS

About the Book

Andy Zaller’s Dancers Series of photographic images of professional dancers and dance students provided the conceptual and artistic framework for this publication.  He considers dancing to be the culmination of the integration of all aspects of the arts, including the visual arts.  The basic principles of design and the elements of art such as rhythm, contrast, emphasis, color and space are captured by the various movements and physical appearance of dancers, whether they are simply doing warm-up exercises in the studio or engaging in actual performances on the stage.

About the Author

Andy Zaller was born and raised in New York City, where he received his education and art training at Queens College (B.A.), The School of Visual Arts (Certificate in Art) and Hunter College (Masters in Art). He developed a keen interest in the visual and performing arts during his years in New York City and has continued to nurture and develop these interests since his arrival in Tulsa in 1975.

His professional career as an art educator began in the New York City Public Schools and continued in Tulsa, where he served as an art instructor, Fine Arts Department Chairman, and Advanced Placement Studio Art Program coordinator at highly acclaimed Booker T. Washington High School from 1976 until his retirement in May, 2002.  In addition, he has been an Advanced Placement Studio Art instructor at Advanced Placement Studio Art teacher training workshops and institutes and has served as an evaluator of Advanced Placement Studio Art student portfolios for the College Board.  He earned his doctorate from the University of Tulsa and currently holds the position of Manager of Program Development in the University of Tulsa’s Division of Continuing Education.

He has continued to develop his skills and vision as an artist.  His works have been shown throughout the Tulsa area, including the annual Tulsa Mayfest Invitational Exhibit and in a special art educators’ exhibit at the Philbrook Museum.  He also has had a one- man show of his work at the Oklahoma State University at Tulsa campus and has exhibited work in various galleries. In September, 2002 he had a one-man show of his Dancers Series at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Gallery and also exhibited his Dancers Series in a one-man show at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in the fall of 2003.