From 1977 to 1978 Averbuch attended Wimbledon School of Art in London, and from 1979 to 1981 he attended the School of Visual Arts in New New York He completed his art education from 1983 to 1985, studying at the Hunter College in New New York
From 1985 to 1986 he spent a year in Berlin. They are located in public spaces and collections in the United States, Canada, Israel, India and Europe. Averbuch lives and works in a former factory building in Long Island City (Queens) in New New York
From 1994 -2000 he taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
As a sculptor of large-scale outdoor art, he has worked on many public projects. Ilan Averbuch, Public Projects, was published in 2011 by Charta Art Publications.
