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| 1946 | Born in Germany, grew up in Poland, moved to Israel at the age of 11. |
| 1966–1970 | Studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem; inspired by his teacher, the painter Yosef Hirsch. |
| 1967 | Received the Ofer Feniger Prize for a Young Artist. |
| 1972–1974 | Studied with Prof. Ernst Fuchs in Vienna. |
| 1972–1973 | Studied techniques of the Old Masters, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. |
| 1973 | Studied at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Art, Madrid Solo exhibitions: |
| 1974 | Spektrum Gallery, Vienna |
| 1975, 1977, 1979 | Hadassah Klatchkin Gallery, Tel Aviv |
| 1979 | Artists’ House, Jerusalem |
| 1982 | Engel Art Gallery, New York; Gallery VII, Boca Raton Gallery, Florida |
| 1983 | Profile Gallery, New York |
| 1984 | Ella Gallery, Jerusalem |
| 1988, 1993 | Mayanot Gallery, Jerusalem |
| 1989, 1994 | Carol Schwartz Gallery, Philadelphia |
| 1990 | S.D. Lodz Gallery, Poland |
| 1991,1997 | Artists’ House, Jerusalem |
| 1997 | Received the Shoshana Ish-Shalom Prize for a work of art. . |
| 2003 | Received Mordechai Ish-Shalom Prize for special contribution to art. |
Group exhibitions: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Paris, London, Mexico City, Washington, New York.
The artist contributes greatly to artistic activity on behalf of Jerusalem; appears in collections world-wide.
Mayanot Gallery, Jerusalem has represented Marek Yanai since 1988.
2004 - Exhibition at Mayanot Gallery Jerusalem with publication of an important retrospective catalogue
business. At that time, neither of us had the faintest inkling that we were about to take a step into the unknown. The high
point of this voyage is this catalogue, which traces 18 years of achievements in a highly fruitful cooperation.
The backdrop to this artistic adventure is the
eternal spiritual city of Jerusalem, which both of us cherish dearly. The human adventure which has been woven throughout
the years of cooperation has also been a very rich and varied one. While our business ties were established on the basis of
trust from the very beginning, with the passing of the years our fairly different existential and philosophical choices
helped each of us to discover other worlds and other values. And although at the outset our worlds and our real-life
experiences were profoundly different, our shared love of Jerusalem – the essence of the Jewish soul – has so many times
brought us closer to the essence of the work of art. During the many years that we have worked together, our respective
worlds have become intertwined and bonds of loyalty have been forged between us.
