WORLD UPON THE TURTLE'S SHOULDERS

Gallery Nucleus and Nickelodeon Studios are proud to present an official art exhibition in honor of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' 30th Anniversary. Join us as over 30 artists pay tribute to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with art from their numerous incarnations alongside work from some of our gallery favorites, who'll be bringing their own unique take to the series. Born in Santa Monica and raised in Tokyo, Tohru Patrick moved back to California in 2001 and has worked as a character/concept designer for animated movies such as "9" (Focus Features), "Legend of the Guardians" (Warner Bros) as well as "TRON: Uprising" (Disney Television) and many other film development projects. Although he swings digital pens hell out at work, Tohru Patrick also has attached a great deal of traditional watercolor painting of his own in the last several years. Recent group exhibitions include "Totoro Forest Exhibit" at Cartoon Art Museum, "Breath of Embers", "Hollow Thoughts" and "All Together Now" at Gallery Nucleus in CA, "Crazy 4 Cult" at Gallery 1988 in CA and NY, a duo show "風炎/FOHEN" at haleARTS SPACE in CA. Since October of 2004, Nucleus has strived to be a welcoming gathering place for the art loving community by offering quality art, art-related goods, and rarities. Focusing primarily on gallery exhibits, we have also had benefit auctions, product signings, music events, and artist lectures. After three and a half years, we moved one block east to a much larger and more dynamic space. Still in the heart of quaint downtown Alhambra, we re-opened in March of 2008 with over 2000 square feet of open gallery space, 1000 square feet of shop/boutique, and over 3000 square feet of studio/production space. Having exhibited both local artists and artists from abroad, and catering to an international customer base, we offer an extensive collection of original contemporary, illustrated, graphic, commercial, and narrative art - all of which are carefully catalogued on our website.