Natvar Bhavsar received an ACC fellowship in 1965 to spend a year in New York to survey contemporary art activities. During his time abroad, he developed friendships with the noted Abstract Expressionists Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman—an experience which has since characterized his work. Mr. Bhavsar is counted amongst the leading artists of Abstract Expressionism and his paintings have been included in the permanent collections of international arts institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art.