David Gerstein studied at the Academy of Bezalel, before leaving to Paris in order to study at the School of Fine Arts in 1960. In New York he continued his studies at the Art Student League. Three internationally recognized schools, in 1974 he obtained a diploma at the St Martin's School of Art in London.

He nourishes himself from his artistic studies and from the culture of the different cities where he has lived. Dynamic metropolis that allowed him to open his spirit globaly. His experience allow him to be at ease with all kinds of media. Engraving, painting, sculpture and drawing have no secret for him, without forgetting his mural and monumental créations. At the beginning of his careeer, Career Gerstein decided to be a draftsman for children, a vocation that won him the prize of illustration from the museum in Israel.