Zadok Ben-David was born in Bayhan, Yemen in 1949 and emigrated to Israel. He studied at Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem 1971 - 1973 , arrived in England in 1974 and was Assistant to N H Azaz. After studying Fine Arts at Reading University in 1975 he went on to the advanced course in sculpture at St Martin’s School of Art, London in 1976. He taught sculpture at St Martin’s School of Art 1977 - 1982 and at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design Bromley 1982 - 1985. In 1987 he was Artist in Residence at Stoke-on-Trent Museum
Zadok Ben-David has had solo exhibitions since 1980 in the UK, the Netherlands, the USA, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Israel Singapore and has exhibited internationally in group exhibitions. He represented Israel at the 1988 Venice Biennale. He has undertaken Public commissions in Israel, the UK, Portugal and has work in Public collections in the UK, Europe, Israel, USA and Australia