KAMROOZ ARAM
Born 1978 Shiraz, Iran
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
2003 MFA, Columbia University, New York, New York
2001 BFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
Kamrooz Aram: Realms and Reveries, Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2004
Beyond the Borders, Between the Trees, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Wall Rockets: Contemporary Artists and Ed Ruscha, curated by Lisa Dennison, The Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY
Empire and Its Discontents. Tufts University Art Gallery at the Aidekman Arts Center, Medford, MA
Microwave 6, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Warlord, Amy Smith Stewart Gallery, New York, NY
A Sorry Kind of Wisdom, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Kamrooz Aram/Takahiko Iimura. Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Collector's Choice III, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Dream of Today, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
I will be alright, Country Club Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Merging Influence: Eastern Elements in New American Art. Montserrat College of Art. Beverly, MA
Cosmologies, James Cohan Gallery. New York, NY
2006
A Tale of Two Cities, Busan Biennale 2006 Contemporary Art Exhibition, Busan, Korea
Bricks In The Hood, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Time's Arrow -> Twelve Random Thoughts on Beauty, Rotunda, Brooklyn, NY
The Most Splendid Apocalypse, P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY
The Common Room, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
Greater New York 2005, P.S.1/MOMA, New York, NY
KA/VH:RA/AG Richard Aldrich, Kamrooz Aram, Amy Granat, Van Hanos, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Group Exhibition, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic
The Broken Mirror, Columbia University, New York, NY
2002
Process/ion, Columbia University, New York, NY
Multitude, Artists Space. New York, NY
2001
Calligraphic Legacy, Transamerica Building Lobby, San Francisco, CA
2000
November, The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Mirror of the Invisible, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, San Bernardino, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Empire and Its Discontents, exh. cat. with an essay by Rhonda Saad. Medford, MA: Tufts University Art Gallery 2008.
2006
Kamrooz Aram: Realms & Reveries. exh. cat. featuring a conversation with Lauri Firstenberg and Kamrooz Aram and an essay by Liza Statton. North Adams, MA: MASS MoCA, 2006.
Daftari, Fereshteh. "Kamrooz Aram." Greater New York Book. exh. cat. New York: PS1/MoMA, 2006.
2003
Prague Biennale. exh. cat. Prague, 2003.
2002
Multitude. exh. cat. with essays by Lauri Firstenberg, Irene Small, et. al. New York: Artists Space, 2002.
Process/ion. exh. cat. with an essay by Eva Respini New York: Columbia University, 2002.
2000
Mirror of the Invisible. exh. cat. San Bernardino, CA: Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, 2000.
SELECTED ARTICLES
2008
Bishop, Philip E. "Roots are showing at OMA; 'Audacity' may be misnamed, but the artworks do a fine job referencing the past." Orlando Sentinel. Arts and Entertainment Review. 12 January 2008: E6.
McQuaid, Cate. "'Empire' strikes back: Artists examine identity politics of East and West." Boston Globe. 26 October 2008.
Moshayedi, Aram. "The Burdens of Imaging: Kamrooz Aram's Painted Elsewhere." Reading Room: Transcendental Top. issue 02, 2008: 138-151.
"Galleries." Art Asia Pacific Almanac. vol 3, 2008: 119, 122.
"Kamrooz Aram - 5BE Gallery." Malibu Magazine. issue 2, February – March 2008: 36.
"Microwave." New Yorker. Section: Goings on About Town: ART. 15 September 2008.
2007
Azimi, Negar. "Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams." Bidoun – Arts & Culture from the Middle East. Winter 2007.
Baker, R.C. Best In Show: "Kamrooz Aram, Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams." The Village Voice. 23 February 2007.
Caviness, Todd. "Daring displays." Orlando Sentinel. 14 December 2007.
Lew, Christopher. "Projects in the Making… Kamrooz Aram: Trial By Fire," Art Asia Pacific. July - August 2007.
"Art Festivals" and "Museums: Art Institutions in the Americas." Art Asia Pacific Almanac. vol. 2, 2007.
"Voices: Kamrooz Aram." NYarts Magazine. November – December 2007.
Saltz, Jerry. "The Biggest Picture." The Village Voice. 7 February 2007.
2006
Bayliss, Sarah H. "East Meets West Meets East." ARTnews. November 2006.
Mitchell, John E. "Kamrooz Aram." North Adams Transcript. 12 January 2006.
Weber, Rebecca L. "Art With Meaning." Impressions Magazine. October 2006.
2005
Smith, Roberta. "KA/VH:RA/AG." The New York Times. 18 March 2005.
2004
Bellini, Andrea and Sonia Campagnola. "I Nuovissimi Di New York: Dizionario in
Diretta con La Nuova Pittura." Flash Art (Italy). no. 246. June – July 2004.
Cotter, Holland. "Kamrooz Aram." The New York Times. 19 March 2004.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "How the Art Scene Became a Youthscape." The New York Times. 23 January 2004.
Price, Matt. "Mixed Paint: A Survey of Contemporary Painters." Flash Art. no. 239, November – December 2004.
2002
Cotter, Holland. "Multitude." The New York Times. 11 October 2002.