Jeram Patel is one of the senior most artist and is considered as Indian legend in art world. Born in 1930 at Sojitra in the Kheda (now Anand) district of Gujarat. He studied drawing and painting at Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai between 1950-55, and typography and publicity design at Central School of Arts and Craft, London for two years till 1959.

Mr Patel has to his credit 35+ solo exhibition and 25+ group show.

He has held one-man shows in London, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai and has represented India at the Tokyo Biennale of 1963, the Sao Paulo Biennale of 1963, the Third World Biennale at Baghdad in 1980 and the Festival of India, London, in 1982. His works are featured in many prestigious collections including those at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Museum of Chennai Art, Baghdad, Chandigarh University, the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, the Society of India, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bhopal and the Dhoomimal Gallery in New Delhi. Patel has been associated with various organizations including the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi, the Royal Society of Arts, London, the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad and the Weavers' Service Centre, All-India Handloom Board, New Delhi. Finally retired as Dean at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda University. Jeram Patel has been a recipient of the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1957, 1963, 1973 and 1984 and National Award for Design in 1976.

A living legend, Mr. Patel have set the trends of Indian art and given a new meaning to the devices of artistic imagery. Mr. Patel is the 50th proud recipient of the highest honour - Fellowship of Lalit Kala Academy. He is in the niche group of legends such as- Mr.Jamini Roy, Mr.Nandlal Bose,Mr. N.S. Bendre. Mr. M. F. Hussain and Ms.Kapila Vatsyayan.

The work exhibited  by Mr Jeram Patel is first of its kind in his life span of  almost 80 years. This is the first time that he has experimented steel with wood

The artist at the age of 79 still continues to work. He lives and works in VADODARA, Gujarat.