Ilan Averbuch

Ilan Averbuch was born in 1953 in Tel Aviv

Ilan Averbuch was born in Tel Aviv on December 26, 1953, and grew up in Givatayim. He fought in the Yom Kippur War. In 1976 and 1977 he traveled in Central and South America, a trip that confirmed his wish to become an artist.

In 1977 he moved to London to study at the Wimbledon School of Art. In 1979 he moved to New York to complete a BFA at the School of Visual Arts. He later studied at Hunter College and received an MFA in 1985.

In the mid 1980s he made his first public work for the city of Tel Aviv. He lived in Berlin in 1985 on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service, and in 1986 he built a sculpture there for the city's 750th anniversary. In 1995 he worked in the foundries of Calcutta, producing cast iron works.

His public works stand in India, Israel, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. He often uses stone taken from old roads and bridges. He lives and works in Long Island City, New York.