Trained and educated as an artist in the south of France, Benharrouche went on to become a distinguished professor of drawing and painting at Nice's Academie Paganini. His influences include masters such as Chagall, Picasso, and Miro, yet Benharrouche’s personal style comes through in each of his compositions with much strength, balance and harmony. Deeply spiritual, Yoel Benharrouche establishes a sincere connection with his audience. His vibrant palette and mystical contemplation explore both the historical and spiritual worlds. He paints his surroundings with a lyrical quality that has landed him among the elite artists of the world, exploring the duality between the material and the mystical world.