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Shai Yossef (born March 11, 1980) (שי יוסף) is an Israeli artist, sculptor and painter based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. He is known for his oil paintings which are influenced by the goth, classical arts, social issues and the Bible. Yossef's artwork Raining Man was awarded at London International Creative Competition in 2015 and his painting Renty was selected to be exhibited by The Billboard Creative Show in Los Angeles.

Biography
Yossef was born in 1980 in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. He received his bachelor's degree in Arts and Humanity from Open University of Israel. Yossef started painting at an early age of five. He is notable for his oil paintings which have been sold worldwide including Australia, Germany, USA, Austria, and Dubai. His artworks Coat of Many Colors, Raining Man, Julio, David and Jonathan and Renty were exhibited at the 4th International Exhibition for architects and designers of 2015 and in a solo exhibition at Reshafim in 2015. Raining Man was awarded at International Creative Competition in 2015, in London. Renty reached an advanced stage in International Arts Exhibition in Dubai.

Yossef's painting Renty depicts widespread slavery in the 18th and 19th century across the USA. It is a painting of the photograph that is displayed in the Peabody Museum, Harvard University shows a point of view of the humiliation experienced by Renty as a slave and as an object of scientific curiosity.

Yossef's first solo exhibition, Reveal, was held at Reshafim, Israel in 2015. His paintings were also presented at Manhood- the Artist Table in USA and at the BoldBrush Painting Contest 2015.

Selected artworks

 * Tree (2012)
 * Mahatma Gandhi (2013)
 * Louis Armstrong (2013)
 * Black bird (2013)
 * Freddie Mercury(2013)
 * Green window (2014)
 * Antique Rome (2014)
 * Nina Simone(2015)
 * Julio (2015)
 * Raining Man (2015)
 * Tony Soprano (2015)
 * Renty (2015)