Yonnah Ben Levy was raised in Seattle, Washington. She attended Whitman College and George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she studied at the Corcharan Gallery under the ceramicist, architect and Zen master, Hara. She received a Masters of Art for Teachers at the University of Washington. She has been a professional artist since 1976. Her bronze sculptures and paintings of wildlife and birds have been exhibited in galleries, and museums such as the Museum of Native American Art in Spokane. In 1981 she moved to Israel and worked for artists and craftsmen in various media including illuminated parchments, ceramics, jewelry, woodcarving, and sculpture.She taught art in the Israeli school system for ten years. She is a member of the Washington State Potters Association, the Cascade Clay Artists, Camano Arts Association, and Stanwood Camano Arts Guild. She has been published in Pottery Making Illustrated.
