Ita Aber

Ita Aber ( Hershcovich; March 27, 1932 – April 17, 2025) was a Canadian-born American feminist multimedia textile artist, art conservator, and curator.

Life and career Ita Aber was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as Ita Hershcovich to Fannie ( Zabitsky) and Tudick Hershcovich. Her grandparents were of German, Polish, Russian, and Romanian Bukhara ancestry.

Her first exposure to feminism was by her grandmother, an early suffragette in Canada, and her mother, who founded the Milk Fund of Canada. She took courses in Jewish history, archaeology, art, and textile conservation at Queen's College, Columbia University, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and New York University. She completed a bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies from Empire State College with other archival collections being held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Aber died on April 17, 2025, at the age of 93.

Exhibitions 2001: "55 Year Retrospective Exhibition", Broome Street Gallery 2007: "Ita B'Ita: Ita Aber in Her Time: 60 Years of Creativity and Innovation by Ita Aber", Yeshiva University Museum