Tamari was born in Jerusalem in 1942. He studied fine arts at the American University of Beirut and at St. Martin's Academy in London. He now lives in Tokyo. He is a multi talented artist, having created a new Arabic typeface called "Jerusalem", invented a three dimensional drawing instrument, participated in the making of a documentary film on Jerusalem, and in the design of various publications. He works mainly in water colours. He has participated in a number of personal and group exhibits in Japan, the United States, Jerusalem and Jordan.