The Art of KPOP Demon Hunters: Exhibition & Panel

October 18, 2025 - November 2, 2025

Reception / Oct 18, 2:00PM - 8:00PM

Gallery Nucleus, in conjunction with Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation, is proud to bring you a look behind-the-scenes of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. In addition to a panel and signing with some of the creatives behind the film, the gallery will feature a stunning collection of concept artwork ,as well as tribute artwork from some of the film's production artists! Guests on opening day will also be able to purchase special KPOP Demon Hunters donuts, courtesy of Moonbridge Donuts!

EVENT DETAILS / LOCATION

Exhibition on display: October 18 to November 2, 2025

Exhibition location: 210 East Main St. Alhambra CA 91801

Artwork will be available to Patreon members for early online presale starting October 17. See our Patreon for more details.

Art will be viewable online starting October 19 at 12:01 AM

TICKETED ADMISSION only for the Panel and Opening Reception on October 18 (details below)

FREE ADMISSION, no RSVP, from October 19 (after 3PM) to November 2

PANEL & SIGNING (TICKET REQUIRED)

Saturday, October 18, 2025
Panel attendees admitted for merchandise purchasing at 1:00 PM
Panel begins at 2:00 PM
Q&A begins at 2:30 PM, ending at 3:00 PM
Signing will begin immediately after the panel
Limited to 130 seats. Seating position is first-come, first-serve.
We anticipate these tickets will sell immediately, please be aware.
$15 admission.
Tickets will be available at 1:00 PM PT on October 1 HERE . Includes admittance into the gallery for artwork viewing.
Limit 2 tickets per person.
No cancellations/Refunds.
E-Tickets are transferable only by email notification to help@gallerynucleus.com, no later than 3 days prior to the event.
2 signing items per person.
$10 signing fee per item (*Signing fee does not apply to event related items purchased from Nucleus)
No selfies or sketches.
There will be no livestream of this event

PANELISTS

Helen Chen (Production Designer)
Joshua Beveridge (Animation Director)
Dave Bleich (Production Designer)
Wendell Dalit (Art Director)
Tracey Miller Zarneke (Moderator)

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

HELEN CHEN - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Mingjue Helen Chen is a visual development artist and production designer currently based in Los Angeles. She graduated Academy of Art University in 2010 and has been working in the animation industry since, with clients like Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Brothers studios, Paramount Animation, Netflix Animation, and Sony Pictures Animation. Notable projects include “Frankenweenie,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Big Hero 6,” “Wish Dragon,” “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and most recently served as Production Designer for Sony Pictures Animation's “KPop Demon Hunters,” now on Netflix.

JOSHUA BEVERIDGE - ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Joshua Beveridge is the Head of Character Animation at Sony Pictures Imageworks, most recently completing work on KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, for Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix. Beveridge joined Imageworks in 2005 and his credits include: THE SEA BEAST, the Academy Award®-winning SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, STORKS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, I AM LEGEND, SURF’S UP, OPEN SEASON, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, and ARTHUR CHRISTMAS. Beveridge attended the Ringling College of Art & Design and graduated with a degree in animation. He received a Visual Effects Society Award for his contribution to SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE and a nomination for I AM LEGEND. He is a member of AMPAS, VES, and ASIFA.

DAVE BLEICH - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Dave Bleich most recently served as a production designer for Sony Pictures Animation’s global breakout hit “KPop Demon Hunters," now streaming on Netflix. Bleich is a highly experienced visual artist who specializes in lighting and color design, production design, art direction, and visual development for both animated and liveaction films. With over 25 years of experience in the visual effects and animation industry, he has contributed to some of the most ambitious and acclaimed projects in modern cinema. Bleich has played an instrumental role in several notable films, including “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Puss n’ Boots,” “SpiderMan: Into the Spider-Verse,” "The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” "The Missing Link,” “Cast Away,” "O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Titanic,” and "The Fifth Element." He also served as the Art Director for Sony’s "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2." For his work on the visually-groundbreaking "The Mitchells vs. The Machines," he received an ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award for Best Production Design, as well as an Art Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Feature Film. He was granted a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts and an MFA in Computer Graphics from Syracuse University.

OPENING RECEPTION (TICKET REQUIRED)

October 18 at 5:00 - 8:00 PM PT
$5 Admission
Tickets will be available at 1:00 PM PT on October 1 HERE
Limit 4 tickets per person.
No cancellations/Refunds.
E-Tickets are transferable only by email notification to help@gallerynucleus.com, no later than 3 days prior to the event.
2 time slots available, 5:00 - 6:30 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Please do not purchase more than one time slot per person. Multiple time slot purchases will be refunded.
New artwork by artists from the KPDH production and others will be on display and available for sale

TRIBUTE / PRODUCTION ARTISTS

Alexandra Chiu
Ami Thompson
Bridget Underwood
Celine Kim
Charles Hilton
Christina Chang
Euni Cho
Helen Chen
Henry Wong
Hyunsong We
Jessie Wong
Josh Lieberman
Laura Price
Marion Bordeyne
Radford Sechrist
Rebecca Shieh
Ryan Savas
Scott Watanabe
Simon Baek
Stephen P. Neary
Vahe Yefremian
Wendell Dalit
Won Sul Hyun
Wynton Redmond
Fish
Ilya Kuvshinov
Genice Chan
Malia Ewart
Sara Kipin
Chrissie Zullo
jessiewsart
Yumi Yamazaki
Rachel Morales
Gian Galang
Jiahuiyi(Jya) Yan