Nick Meister

Nick Meister is an Iowa City-based artist who has been professionally painting for more than twenty years. A graduate of the University of Iowa, he works across oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, ink, and mixed media. His oil paintings feature heavily textured palette knife backgrounds with thinly brushed architectural details. Beyond gallery work, Meister is deeply involved in community art, including leading the design of the "Our Children Spoke" mural on Iowa City's south side. He shows at the Iowa Artisans Gallery and participates in Summer of the Arts festivals.