Nassos Daphnis (1914–2010) was a Greek-born American painter, sculptor, and horticulturist, who was best known for his mastery of geometric abstraction. In his works, he favored clean, sharp, and brilliantly colored forms in precise formal relationships to create dynamic artworks on a heroic scale. He had his first solo exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York City in 1938 and in 1969, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (now Buffalo AKG Art Museum) held this retrospective exhibition.