Kamrooz Aram was born in Shiraz, Iran, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, in 2001, and received an MFA from Columbia University in New York City in 2003. His work has been widely exhibited internationally and featured in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Village Voice, Art in America, Artforum.com, ArtAsiaPacific, and Bidoun. Aram is a recipient of the Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014.
