As a young boy, he started painting with his father, who was also an artist. He started taking painting seriously in the early eighties. Thru the late eighties Zam showed at various underground galleries; best known: Roger Wong Gallery and also at the Doctor Gene Scott Gallery. But then he moved more toward becoming one of the top musician of Los Angeles.Zam came to Berlin in 1987 to write music for an independent movie. His career took off as a very in demand composer for theater, film scores, live concert work.In between this time he showed his paintings at Carla Fuehr Gallery in Munich; till 1995. 2000 he started painting again and working on new ideas. 2004 Norton Wisdom and Bob Rutmann saw his work and out off the great response, he had a show in may 2005 at the Showcase Gallery in Berlin andin September 2006 in Berlins Galeries Lecoq. Through Norton Wisdoms connection to Saiid Tlemcani owner of the Galerie d`art in Casablanca / Morocco; Who saw his paintings in the internet he got another show in may 2006 which was a big success. Until now Zam produced a lot of different size paintings; oil on canvas; paper drawings; acrylic on canvas; etc.

“Zam new paintings are moving towards 3 dimensional pictures. His ideas of painting and sculptures are blurring the lines of mix media. The painting plays tricks on the eye. After looking at the paintings. Intense figures emerge to the forefront. Colors that due not seen to work together, come together in a fantastic sea of color. A must see art opening