Nelson De La Nuez

Nelson De La Nuez is one of the most sought-after contemporary Pop artists practicing today.
His striking, vivid mixed media artwork borrows motifs and messages from the language of wealth, power, fame, excess, taste, and access to cast a narrative about modern society.
Known to many as The King of Pop Art®, De La Nuez is an innate iconoclast, elevating themes from commerce, pop culture, advertising, and branding to provide commentary on our culture – showing us that the entire world is for sale –in a manner that is both ironic and aspirational.

Included in the “Who’s Who List of the Most Collected Artists of Our Time”, De La Nuez was born in Cuba and moved as a child to California, where he was initially introduced to many of the iconic images that he uses in his art to this day. His ability to experience these important cultural touchpoints at such a young age with a purely fresh perspective allows him a distinctive point of view – one that is both critical and embracing, sardonic and sentimental – that lends his work an air of accessibility and curiosity, and has led to his significant popularity.

Demonstrating that art can be both humorous and intellectual, he first gained recognition in the 1980’s for his unique Pop Ar...

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Selected Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions
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2024-2025
Drang Gallery, Padstow, UK, "Nelson De La Nuez-The King of Pop Art Returns"
DTR Modern Gallery, NY, Solo Show, "Made in America"
White Room Gallery, East Hampton, NY, Solo Show, "Red Carpet"
Drang Gallery, Henley Festival 2025, Henley-on-Thames, July 9-13
Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA "Summer Romance"
Dawson Cole Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA, Solo Show, "Oh Pool Boy"
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Drang Gallery, Padstow & Burford, UK, "The King of Pop Art"
DTR Modern Gallery, Washington DC, "Let's Fly Away"

2022-2023
Scope Miami Beach, Art Basel, Dec 5-10
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, "Perspectives on Street & Contemporary Art"
White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton- Wake Me Up for Champagne"
Solo Exhibition
Hong Kong Basel, Hong Kong
Animazing Gallery, Las Vegas, Venetian Hotel, Palazzo Hotel
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, White Room Gallery
DTR NY, Soho, "Nelson De La Nuez: Made in the USA"

National Arts Club, NY, NY, Solo Exhibition,
"Nelson De La Nuez: Made in the USA"
White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton-"Beach Life is the Sweet Life"
Solo Exhibition
Art Market Hamptons, Water Mill, NY
Hong Kong Basel, Hong Kong
DTR Modern Gallery, Nantucket, ...