Liza Zapol is an artist and an oral historian. She creates sound, multimedia and performance on the themes of creativity, memory and place, using documentary methods. Liza Zapol is currently employed as the Robert and Arlene Kogod Secretarial Scholar, Oral Historian at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Previously, Liza worked for the Whitney Museum of American Art, creating oral history projects, documentary shorts, and she created the Whitney Education Community Advisory Network. Liza developed the oral history program for the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, interviewing many artists, including David Driskell, Brice Marden, Alex Katz, and Emma Amos. She has also worked with the National Building Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Zapol started her career in performance, creating documentary and ensemble based theater. Liza has worked with theater director Julie Kline (Seniors and the City), scenic designer Cameron Anderson, and Elevator Repair Service Theater.

Zapol has taught at Columbia University and the New School for Drama, and lectures on the intersection of oral history and art. She was an instructor for the ART CART: Saving the Legacy project, training graduate students to conduct oral histories with older artists in New York. She earned a certificate in Physical Theatre from the London International School of Performing Arts, and a certificate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. B.A. with Honors from Northwestern University. M.A. in Oral History at Columbia University.