Don Nice's Early Works: Pop Art Roots at Craig Starr Gallery

Craig Starr Gallery presents 'Don Nice: Early Works, 1963-68,' a solo exhibition exploring the formative years of American artist Don Nice (1932–2019). The show traces Nice's evolution from paintings of popular snacks and produce inspired by 1960s delivery trucks in Northern California to intimate still lifes and realistic portrayals of fruits, vegetables, and consumer goods. Nice, an idiosyncratic figure, drew from both Pop art and mid-20th-century American modernism, creating a unique visual language. The exhibition includes works like 'Apple III' (1963), an oil on canvas measuring 20 × 18 inches, and features installation views and images courtesy of the gallery. Nice's practice reflects a clarity of vision, curiosity, love of the natural world, and simplicity of materials, positioning him as a purveyor of 20th-century art ethos. The show offers insight into his early development and his place in the broader American art landscape.