Join us for an exciting exclusive Xentropa Retrospective gallery show and panel. For the first time ever, the hidden world of Xentropa opens to the public! Featuring original storyboards, never-before-seen production art, sculptures, and chance to meet the creator’s. This is a rare opportunity to be the first to experience the raw creative process behind this new evolving sci-fi universe.

 EXHIBITION DETAILS

  Exhibition on display: April 18 & 19, 2026

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

  FREE Admission. No RSVP needed

  Production art work will be on display

 PANEL / SIGNING SCHEDULE

• April 18, 2026
• FREE Admission. No RSVP needed
• 2:00 - 3:00 PM Panel 
• 3:00 - 4:00 PM Signing
• Seats are first come first serve. Please arrive at least 30 min prior to the event
• Limit 2 signing items per person
• No Shikishi boards, sketchbooks, or blank papers will be signed
• The Art of Xentropa Storyboard Artbook will be available in store
• All items must be purchased prior to queuing in the signing line

  FEATURED ARTIST/S PANELISTS

• John Mahoney, Director, Vis Dev Artist
• Alex Castaneda, Character Designer, Master figure painter
• Miguel Guerrero, 3D printing Expert, Visual Effects Artist
• Whitney Martin, Studio storyboard artist
• Luis Gonzalez,, Full size set fabrication, Pre-vis artist
• Anthony Stewart,,  Mask maker, prosthetic designer, master sculptor

 EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE

• Xentropa Storyboard Collection Deluxe Edition Book. Available HERE and below this page

 ABOUT XENTROPA

Witness the epic adventure of three sisters torn apart by fate, only to find themselves embroiled in a battle for freedom and love. Alexis, a powerful ruling class exile, teams up with a fierce monkey like creature to take on the forces that have kept them apart. Meanwhile, L.E.D. boldly explores the uncharted territory of inter-species romance, as Jasmin fights an oppressive system that threats to destroy an entire civilization...

 ABOUT THE ARTIST

John Mahoney worked as a visual development artist for Disney Feature Animation on films including Atlantis, Treasure Planet and The Emperor’s New Groove. During his time at Disney, he contributed to a total of 10 feature films. He has also worked for Lucasfilm, Miramax, and Heavy Metal Magazine. Since then, he has pursued his passion as an independent filmmaker.

John is currently producing his own Sci-Fi feature film Xentropa, which is in pre-production at the moment. He has also taught diverse classes as figure drawing, sculpture, film design, storyboards, stop motion animation, and character design in the United States as well as in Singapore and Taiwan. John also did toy sculpting for Jurassic World, Avengers, Frozen, and the new Ghostbusters for Hasbro.

John Mahoney is a graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Illustration. He works in Los Angeles recently doing animation for Netflix while teaching at USC.