Jeram Patel
Jeram Patel born in Sojitra, Gujarat, was an Indian artist. He was known for using blowtorches on woodwork medium in a method that he learned in Japan and then pioneered in India. Jeram was part of a group of an artists called Group 1890. Patel was known as an abstractionist. He received National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1957, 1963, 1973, and 1984.
Early life and education
Patel studied at JJ School of Art, Mumbai and studied Typography and Publicity Design at Central School of Art and Crafts, London. Eventually, he also taught as a faculty member at MS University, Baroda. He worked as graphic design consultant with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1962.Exhibitions
He has had 37 Solo exhibitions in India and abroad as of 2006.- The dark loam: between memory and membrane hosted at KNMA in October 2016
- India's Indigenous Modernism with other artists
Death