12 Facts About Faramarz Pilaram

Faramarz Pilaram was an Iranian painter and educator.

Faramarz Pilaram is known for his abstract, and calligraphy-based modern paintings.

Faramarz Pilaram was born on April 10,1937, in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran.

Faramarz Pilaram attended Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys in Tehran, where he studied under Mahmoud Farshchian; and graduated in 1959.

Faramarz Pilaram attended the Faculty of Decorative Arts at Tehran University, where he graduated in 1965.

In 1974, Faramarz Pilaram married his cousin Homa Darrati and had three children.

Faramarz Pilaram was among the first group of Iranian artists focused on Iranian heritage and mythical motifs in their artwork, which makes him one of the founders of the Saqqakhaneh art movement.

Faramarz Pilaram played a pivotal role in the establishment of Iran Gallery in Tehran, founded in 1964 by Faramarz Pilaram, Mansoor Ghandriz, Rouin Pakbaz, Sadegh Tabrizi, Mohammad-Reza Jodat, Ghobad Shiva, Massoud Arabshahi, Sirus Malek, Farshid Mesghali, Parviz Mahallati, Morteza Momayez, and Hadi Hezareiy.

Faramarz Pilaram was a founding member of the Independent Artists Group in Tehran, led by Marcos Grigorian.

Faramarz Pilaram was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran.

Faramarz Pilaram's artwork is in museum collections, including at the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Grey Art Gallery at NYU.

In 2006, Faramarz Pilaram had a posthumous retrospective exhibition at Gallery 66 in Tehran.