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Faramarz Pilaram, a prominent figure in Iran’s neo-traditionalist art movement, was born in 1936 in Tehran. He was one of the pioneers of the Saqqakhaneh School and calligraphic painting. Pilaram began his education at the Tehran School of Fine Arts and continued his studies at the Faculty of Decorative Arts at the University of Tehran, earning a master’s degree in Interior Architecture and Decorative Painting. After studying in France, he played a significant role in establishing the Iran Gallery (Ghandriz Gallery) and the Free Group of Painters and Sculptors. His early works featured religious symbols and stamping techniques, but he gradually gravitated toward calligraphic painting, presenting Persian calligraphy in innovative visual forms. He was among the first artists to combine the Nasta’liq script with the visual language of painting and explored contemporary artistic experimentation by creating three-dimensional wooden sculptures with Persian letters. Throughout his career, Pilaram participated in numerous exhibitions in Iran and abroad, including France, Monaco, New York, Washington, Turin, Milan, and Basel. He held more than ten solo exhibitions and took part in important group exhibitions such as the Tehran Biennial, Mes Gallery, Ganj o Gostareh exhibitions, Abi, and Wash Art in the USA. One of his works was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He also received several awards, including honors from the Tehran Biennial. Pilaram passed away in August 1983.
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Artistic Background
1962
Gold Medal Winner, 3rd Tehran Biennial
Silver Medal Winner, Venice Biennale
Solo Exhibition, Farhang Hall, Tehran
1966
Solo Exhibition, Burgess Gallery, Tehran
1967
Solo Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1968
Solo Exhibition, Negar Gallery, Tehran
1969
Solo Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1971
Received a scholarship to study lithography and printmaking for one year in France
1972
Assistant Professor (Design Studio), Faculty of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology
Solo Exhibition, Saires Gallery, Iranian House, Paris
1973
Group Exhibition, International Art Exhibition, Tehran
1975
Solo Exhibition, Iran–America Society, Tehran
1983
Passed away
2009
Solo Exhibition, Faramarz Pilaram’s Works (From the Beginning to Now), 66 Gallery, Tehran
2012
Group Exhibition, Iranian Art, Opera Gallery, London
2013
Participated in Art Basel, Switzerland
2018
Group Exhibition, Saqqakhaneh, Meem Gallery, Dubai
Group Exhibition, Modern Artists from Yesterday to Today, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2019
Group Exhibition, 10 - 20 - 30, Azad Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Infinity of Line and Color, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Calligraphic Sound, Idea Gallery, Tehran
2020
Group Exhibition, Flipping Off Plato on Architecture, In-Jah Hall, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Panorama, Javid Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Person to Person, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2021
Group Exhibition, From This Garden, A Fruit Each Moment, Javid Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, A Rare Collection of Modern Iranian Art, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
Group Exhibition, Modernisms, NYUAD Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi
Group Exhibition, Face to Face, Javid Gallery, Tehran
2022
Group Exhibition, Selected 6, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Sixth Extinction, Javid Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition, The Modern Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2023
Group Exhibition, Contemporary Iranian Artists, Art Center, Tehran
Group Exhibition, Standing in Memory, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2024
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