“There is a search for the unknown which, I think, has always found expression in my works.”

Jeram Patel was one of the artists that defied modernist techniques and revolutionized the Indian art scene in the 1960s by establishing a new visual identity and abstraction process. He created Group 1890 with J. Swaminathan and other artists. Patel's unique works in three mediums -blowtorch on wood, black and white drawings, and paintings on board and canvas – have enhanced modern Indian art. Patel's strong compositions frequently lack any recognisable natural forms or items. Black ink is used in the figurative early works of Patel.

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. Jeram Patel has been a recipient of the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1957, 1963, 1973 and 1984 and the National Award for Design in 1976. He has also won a silver medal from the Bombay Art Society in 1960. In 1994 he was awarded an Emeritus Fellowship from The Govt. of India.

The artist passed away in 2016 AT Vadodara.