Invited as a special guest at SDCC 2026, Studio Ghibli background painter Yoichi Nishikawa returns to LA for a solo exhibition and live concert for his latest series of paintings.

  EXHIBITION DETAILS

   Exhibition on display August 1 to 16, 2026

   Exhibit location: 210 East Main St. Alhambra CA, 91801.

  Reception and Concert: August 1, 2026 (see more details below)

  Concert Admission: $50 (E-tickets on sale starting July 7, all ages welcome, see more details below)

   Artwork will be available to Patreon members for early online presale starting July 31 at 5:00 PM PT. See our Patreon for more details.

   Artwork will be available to the general public online on August 2 at 12:01 AM PT.

  New art work will be on display and available for sale.

 CONCERT & SIGNING (Ticketed Admission)

• August 1, 2026
• Concert begins at 8:00 PM and ends around 9:00 PM PT
• Signing will begin after the concert
• General seats $50
• VIP seats $80 (seating in the first 2 rows, includes free limited edition signed concert print)
• Limited to 130 seats only 
• E-Tickets will be on sale starting July 1 at 1:00 PM PT via (Link TBA)
• All sales are final. No refunds
• Limit 2 E-Tickets per person
• Tickets do not need to be printed out
• Sorry no walk ins. Standby line TBD
• Limit 2 signing items per person
• No Shikishi boards, sketchbooks, or blank papers
• All items, including signing fee must be purchased prior to queuing in the signing line

  _____ SCHEDULE

• 5:00 PM Opening Reception / Signing for general public (free admission)
• 7:00 PM Signing ends
• 7:30 PM Concert seating begins (ticketed admission)
• 8:00 PM Concert begins
• 9:00 PM Concert ends / signing begins for concert attendees
• 10:00 PM Signing ends

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  EXCLUSIVE RELEASES FOR OPENING RECEPTION

• New Prints by Yoichi Nishikawa
• More TBA...

  FEATURED MUSICIANS

• TBA

  ABOUT YOICHI NISHIKAWA

Yoichi Nishikawa has worked as a background painter at Studio Ghibli since 2004 and was an art director on the Boy and the Heron.

Employers:

• Studio Ghibli
• Studio Chizu
• Studio Ponoc

Films:

• Love Live! Superstar!!
• Tales from Earthsea
• Ponyo
• Arrietty
• From Up on Poppy Hill
• The Wind Rises
• When Marnie Was There
• Wolf Children
• The Boy and the Beast
• Mary and the Witches Flower
• Summer Wars