Born in 1934 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Jyoti Bhatt studied painting and printmaking at M. S. University in Baroda and then went on to study further at the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Academia di Belle Arti in Naples, Italy, and the Pratt Institute in New York. His work is in numerous international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. and The British Museum, London. A founding member of the Baroda Group of Artists, he also joined the artistic initiative, Group 1890. Best known for his modernist work in painting and printmaking, Bhatt is a recipient of numerous national and international awards, including the Padma Shri in 2019. Bhatt lives and works in Baroda where he continues to experiment, innovating styles and techniques.