Kamrooz Aram, “Arabesco”, 2019, Oil, Oil Crayon, Wax Pencil, and Pencil on LInen, 157 x 137 cm, Private Collection
Born in 1978 in Shiraz, Iran, Kamrooz Aram received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001 and his MFA from Columbia University in 2003. His work is rooted in the practice and history of painting; in addition, he also works in the fields of photography, collage, sculpture, and exhibition design. Aram’s work is a blend of Modernism with ornamental, often non-Western, art.
Aram’s recent exhibitions often function as full installations, combining painting, sculpture, collage, and exhibition design to create an overall experience. His solo exhibitions have included the 2019 “Arabesque” at the Green Art Gallery in Dubai; “An Object, A Gesture” at New York’s FLAG Foundation in 2018; “FOCUS: Kamrooz Aram” at Fort Worth’s Modern Art Museum in 2018; and “Ornament for Indifferent Architecture” at Belgium’s Museum Dhondt-Dhaenena in 2017.