Rafi was born and raised in Jerusalem. He currently resides and works in Tel-Aviv. He is a graduate of the Jerusalem school of Visual Arts where he studied from 1988 through 1992 and where many of his acrylic, oil, laminated wood pieces and drawings can be found.

Beginning in 1995, the artist's drawings depicted intimate relationships between two people whether man and woman, two women and two men. The entire concept of a relationship and sentiments between two people is brought to light. In each painting there is an evident contrast between shade and light. The color red is central to his paintings and consistently symbolizes masculinity, passion and dominance. Within each gallery, one can find a short paragraph of information regarding that particular gallery.

Rafi's creations deal with the subject of homosexuality. He puts a strong emphasis on single-sex families, pride parades, soldiers, male birth giving, portraits, male nudity, as well as male, female and heterosexual couples. His paintings put to test the boundaries between eroticism and art, while characterizing gay relationships and love as they are expressed in everyday life.

Currently Rafi exhibits in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Group Exhibition), Commercial Galleries, GLBT community centers in Israel, and at GLBT Israeli entertainment establishments (bars, pubs, clubs, etc.). 185 of his paintings are located in the collections of professional collectors in Israel and Internationally. He owns several sites concerning and promoting Gay art on the net.