Background
Yael Avi-Yonah was born in 1641 in Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel. Her father was the distinguished archaeologist and historian, Michael Avi-Yonah.
Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Yael Avi-Yonah was born in 1641 in Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel. Her father was the distinguished archaeologist and historian, Michael Avi-Yonah.
Her series of portraits of 15 great contemporary Israeli authors was exhibited at the Jerusalem International Book Fair in 1984 and abroad. In 1987 Yael Avi-Yonah completed a series of paintings on the Twelve Tribes for the Yad L'Mordechai synagogue in Jerusalem. Since 1988 Yael Avi-Yonah worked on a series of works in oil and mixed media on canvas and wood in a new and original style of anaglyphic art.
Her themes are inspired by Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah and include the Angels of the Divine Chariot, the Four Supernal Worlds, the New City, and Hologramic Energies. Her works were on display in the Jewish Museum in London, as well as galleries in Israel and abroad.