About The Artist

Deborah Zavon lives and works in New York City. She earned a BA at New York University College of Arts and Sciences. She studied at The New School of Social Research, The School of Visual Arts, The New York Academy of Art, The National Academy and the Art Students League where she is a life member. She has studied with several artists including Steven Kidd, Sherry Camhy, James McElhinney, Oldrich Teply, Joseph Peller, Frederick Brosen, Dan Thomson, Michael Pellettieri, and Jason Yarmosky, Sam Goodsell, Leonid Gervits.  She has taught art in Maryland and Maine.  Deborah is an associate member of AAPL.  She attended Great Neck North High School where she was a member of the Art Club, published in the yearbook, and won art awards. She also attended Maryland College of Art and Design and conducted her own a design business. 
I am in cahoots with my pencil.
 
I am fascinated by the ability to simulate different textures and surfaces with only a simple pencil.  That I can cause the eye to see hard, soft, rough, smooth, glass, water, leather, wool, wood, flesh, hair amazes me.  To be able to create emotion,
change a frown to a smile just by moving my pencil constantly surprises me.  I need
to see what more we can accomplish.  My pencil is my collaborator creating of
world of our making.

Her work has been shown in:​
  • New York in venues including:
    • Ogilvy and Mather Portrait exhibition (2007)
    • Gensler Portrait exhibition (2008)
    • The Art Students League, various yearly class, holiday and other shows (2000 to present),
    • Art Students League red dot show (2006, 2008)
    • Post Cards from the Edge (2008, yearly, through present)
    • Manhattan Borough President’s office (2009, 2010, '11, '15, '16, '17)
    • Shelley’s New York, (2010, 2011)
    • Publicis Healthcare Communication Group self Portrait show (2010)
    • "Never a Day Without a Line", juried, 1 Center Street (2011)
    • Maryland in various locations including the Gedelsky Gallery (1970s),
    • and various private collections
  • Her work has been published in the Art Students League Catalog (2008-2009). virtual sites as Art Students League, Allied Artists of America, The Morgan Library Portrait Competition, LIC Artists Organization, J. Mane Gallery, including an honorable mention, Grey Cube Gallery, Merit awards, HMVC online gallery.
  • Great Neck, New York in the 1060s in Ciuci’s
Contact me at [email protected] or 917 696-0170 for inquiries, pricing, and further information.