Join us August 1st, as we celebrate new exhibition of original paintings by world-renowned Ghibli artist Yoichi Nishikawa with a live concert and serene visuals!

During the concert, pianist Wesley Chu will perform his original music inspired by Yoichi’s paintings, alongside animated vignettes of the paintings created by animator Kenson Lee.

After the performance, Yoichi will hold an exclusive signing for concert attendees.

  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: $30 Tickets HERE and at the bottom of this page

   Artwork will be available for presale to Patreon members for 24 hours only starting Wednesday July 22 at 5:00 PM PT. See our Patreon for more details.

**Artwork will debut at SDCC from July 22nd - July 26th. Any artwork purchased in-person at SDCC will be shipped after the Gallery Nucleus Exhibition closes on August 16th. 

   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.

  Yoichi's artwork will also be available in person at SDCC from 7/23-7/26/25 at the Nucleus Comic Con Booth #2015

 CONCERT & SIGNING (Ticketed Admission)

• August 1, 2026
• Concert begins at 5:30 PM and ends around 6:30 PM PT
• Signing will begin after the concert and ends around 8:00 PM
• General seats $30 
• VIP seats $70 (seating in the first 2 rows, includes free limited edition signed concert print. Limited to 20 guests.)
• Limited to 130 seats only 
• 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
• Paintings by: Yoichi Nishikawa
• Music and Performance by: Wesley Chu
• Animations by: Kenson Lee

 SCHEDULE

• 5:00 PM Concert seating begins (ticketed admission)
• 5:30 PM Concert begins
• 6:30 PM Concert ends / signing begins for concert attendees
• 8:00 PM Concert attendee signing ends

*Please note some details are subject to change. Please subscribe and check back for latest details.

  EXCLUSIVE RELEASES FOR OPENING RECEPTION

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

  FEATURED MUSICIANS

• Wesley Chu: Composer + Piano
• Connie Kim-Sheng Fried: Piano
• Ben Fried: Cello
• Strauss Shi: Violin
• TY Zhang: Guitar
  

  FEATURED ANIMATOR

• Kenson Lee

  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. He has been featured in several documentaries and videos on background painting and Studio Ghibli.

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