Zak Margolis

Zak Margolis is a Portland-based artist and animator. He has worked closely with artists Rose Bond and Jim Blashfield on an assortment of site-specific moving image installations and live video projections. His work with Rose Bond and the Oregon Symphony’s production of Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalila won a 2019 SEGD Global Design Award. In addition, Margolis creates his own animated work, including his recent films A Rat’s Life, Andante Moderato, and An Evening With Father, which have been featured at various festivals and events around the world. He also teaches computer graphics at the Pacific NW College of Art.

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  Space to Breathe

  Animation

• How To Walk, A Guide For Fun and Profit

  Director

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  Andante Moderato

  Director

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  Plympmania

  Music

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  The Artist in Me

  Animation

• 2026How To Walk, A Guide For Fun and ProfitDirector
• 2025Space to BreatheAnimation
• 2021Andante ModeratoDirector
• 2002The Artist in MeAnimation
• 1996PlympmaniaMusic