Education
In 1959-1961, Yechiel Shemi studied art in Paris.
In 1959-1961, Yechiel Shemi studied art in Paris.
His environmental sculptures are displayed in open spaces around the country. In 1977-1979, he taught sculpting and lectured on environmental sculpture at Oranim Teachers College. He also taught at the Technion in Haifa and the Ein Hod artist"s colony.
After a show in the United States in the 1960s, the Museum of Modern Art acquired his work.
Shemi was the first Israeli artist to have his work purchased by the MoMa. In 1966 and 1997, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art mounted exhibitions of his work.
Shemi was a member of New Horizons group.