Past events of LELA
Since 1996 LELA International has had annual artist workshops and exhibitions. Each workshop location is carefully selected from around the world, from Korea to Armenia; From Los Angeles to Japan. All participants are reviewed, interviewed, and selected by LELA as artists with worthy and creative abilities that speak to our diverse cultures and feature profound expressive skills. Each event typically has 15 to 20 artists and lasts for about a week. The workshops of artists create artistic pieces with the mentoring of senior artists and curators. At the conclusion of the workshop, an Artist Exhibition is conducted for 2 to 3 days to display the art, most of which is the result of the workshop.
The largest such event occurred in Los Angeles, October 2002 with representatives from 26 countries and 126 artists participating.
1996 - May
Pyong Taek City Museum / Pyong Taek city / Republic of Korea
Participants: Republic of Korea 15, Japan 12, U.S.A. 12,
India 6, China 1 , Total 46 artists
1996 - November
Lalit Kala Akademi Ramindra Bhavan / New Delhi / India
Participants: Republic of Korea 26, U.S.A. 15, Japan 14,
India 10, China 1, Total 66 artists
1997 - May
Pyong Taek City Museum / Pyong Taek city / Republic of Korea
Participants: U.S.A. 19, Japan 17, Republic of Korea 16,
China 2, Total 54 artists
1997 - December
Artcore Brewery Annex, Art Bank, and Transamerica / Los Angeles / U.S.A.
Participants: U.S.A. 28, Japan 15, Republic of Korea 14,
China 6 , Thailand 4, Hong Kong 3, Taiwan 3, India 2,
Spain 1, Total 75 artists
1998 - May
Pyong Taek City Museum / Pyong Taek City / Republic of Korea
Participants: Republic of Korea 19, U.S.A. 15, Japan 12,
India 7, Vietnam 3, Taiwan 3, China 2, Thailand 2, Hong
Kong 1, Peru 1, Spain 1 , Total 75 artists
1998 - October
Amyu Tachikawa, Lumine Tachikawa, Space N's and Artroom Shinkigen / Tachikawa city / Tokyo, Japan
Participants: Japan 20, U.S.A. 11, Republic of Korea 5,
Thailand 4, Taiwan 3, Hong Kong 1, India 1, Peru 1,
Australia 1, Canada 1, Germany 1, Palestine 1
Total 53 artists
1999 - May
Pyong Taek City Museum / Pyoug Taek city / Republic of Korea
Participants: Republic of Korea 15, Japan 12, U.S.A. 11,
Hong Kong 1, Thailand 1, India 3, Total 43 artists
Korean Students 21, Total 64 artists
2000 - May
Pyong Taek City Museum / Pyong Taek city / Republic of Korea
Participants: Republic of Korea 22, Japan 11, U.S.A. 10,
Total 43 artist Korean Students 16, Total 59 artists
2001 - December
Pyong Taek City Art Center Museum / Pyong Taek City / Republic of Korea
Participants: Republic of Korea 60, Japan 10, U.S.A. 8,
China 5, Total 83 artists
2002 - October
Angels Gate Culture Center Gallery, Japanese American Cultural Center George Doizaki Gallery, and Cal State
Univ., Los Angeles Fine Art gallery / Los Angeles / U.S.A.
Participants: U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Japan, Republic of
Korea, Thailand, China (Hong Kong), Australia, France,
Germany, Netherlands, Italy, India, Nigeria, Peru, Malaysia,
Philippines, Vietnam, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica,
Lebanon, New Zealand, Indonesia, Argentine, and Nicaragua
About 126 artists
2003 - May
Pyong Taek, Korea
2004 - May
Pyong Taek, Korea
2005 - December
Pyong Taek, Korea
2005 - January
Bangkok, Thailand
2006 - September
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
2007 - September
Yerevan, Armenia
2008 - LELA International Gallery - Quarterly Shows - Los Angeles, USA
2009 - LELA International Gallery - Quarterly Shows - Los Angeles, USA
2011 - LELA International Gallery - Quarterly Shows - Los Angeles, USA
2012 - LELA International Gallery - Quarterly Shows - Los Angeles, USA
2013 - LELA International Gallery - Quarterly Shows - Los Angeles, USA
2014 - Art Cosmos Exhibition - Artist's Art Show - Los Angeles, USA
2015 - Relocation Celebration of the Artists of LELA - Los Angeles, USA
2016 - Summer Art Festival Park View Gallery - Los Angeles, USA
2017 - Nagasaki-Ken Fine Art Museum - Dejima-machi Nagasaki City - Japan
August 9th thru August 15th - Opening Celebration August 9th
2017 - Yokohama Civic Gallery - Azamino - Japan
August 14th thru August 20th - Opening Celebration August 15th
2017 - Artist Union Gallery in Yerevan Capitol City of the Republic of Armenia
October 9th thru October 15th - Opening Celebration October 9tht
2020 - Nagasaki Prefecture Fine Arts Museum - Nagasaki City Japan
August 43rd Annual Peace Show.
August 2013 University of Tokyo Student Conference in Los Angeles
Shigeru Kasama
Seichi Kiyohara
The exhibit “Legacy of two Japanese American Artists” brings forth a long overdue acknowledgement of two pioneer Japanese American artists. Both artists are drawn to the art world as an extension of their way of being in this world. Their legacy is an accumulation of experience, endurance and spirit.
By Jimmy Centeno