A celebrated painter and calligrapher, and one of the founders of the Saqqa-khaneh movement. Pilaram
is most known for the modernization and innovation of the historically traditional and conservative art of
Persian calligraphy. The artist was the recipient of several national and international awards including the
1962 Gold Medal at the 3rd Tehran Biennial, the Silver Medal at Venice Biennial in 1962, the First Prize
from the Ministry of Art and Culture at the 4th Tehran Biennial in 1964, and the First Prize for the World
Liberation of Hunger initiative, awarded by UNESCO in 1968. Pilaram’s works are included in the
collections of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran Fine Arts Museum; Grey Art Gallery of New
York University, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Queen Farah Pahlavi’s Private Collection