Jeram Patel
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Jeram Patel (20 June 1930[1] — 18 January 2016) 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.[2][3] Jeram was part of a group of an artists called Group 1890.[4] Patel was known as an abstractionist.[5] He received National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1957, 1963, 1973, and 1984.[6]
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.[2] He worked as graphic design consultant with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1962.[7]
