Everyday: An Exhibition of 365 Art Gifs by ZWIAN

After losing their day job, multidisciplinary artist Zach Willard—aka ZWIAN (Zach W is a Nerd)—reignited their love for the animated gif format, a medium they had explored extensively in online art communities like Tumblr. Once creating thousands of gifs, their output had slowed to just a few per year. That changed in late 2024 when, over just 23 days, ZWIAN created 365 new animated gifs—one for each day of 2025.

This exhibition at MaMO Gallery presents Everyday, a collection of these 365 works in a variety of formats, ranging from experimental motion studies to remixes and collages that build on both new and previous animations.

ZWIAN’s artist motto is “Absurdity will sustain us and bad art will save us all.” They invite you to experience this absurdity firsthand and hope it inspires you to create your own “bad art.”

📍 MaMO Gallery (South lot of PETSHOP 2725 N. 62nd St.)
🎟 Opening Reception: April 4 | First Friday | 6 - 10
🗣 Artist Q&A: April 5 | 10 AM–1 PM
🎉 Closing Reception: April 12

🔗 Learn more about the artist at zachwisanerd.com