Vladimir Zrol was born in 1975 in the Soviet Union. He was a creative and ambitious child who had aspirations of becoming a jeweler, an artist-animator, or an archeologist. As he matured, however, his passion for drawing dominated his interests. After completing his primary education, Zrol entered High Technical School to learn material trades and design. He also took private lessons and became very skilled in the graphic arts. Zrol was greatly influenced by Klimt, Mukha and Berdeley and he gained acclaim by illustrating Slavic mythology, Italian Street Theater, and modern fantasy. His interests expanded into Russian realism reflecting his appreciation for artists such as Shemiakin, Fuks and Vois. He now enjoys the freedom of his own studio as he paints for exhibitions and corporate collections as well as for the private connoisseur of fine art.