BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION/TRAINING
2010
Participant, Alasdair Gordon Engraving Masterclass, Canberra Glassworks, ACT
2005
Bachelor of Visual Arts Specialisation (Honours-1st class), Glass major, SASA, Adelaide
Participant, Scott Chaseling Blowing Fused Glass Workshop, Jam Factory, Adelaide
2001-2004
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Specialisation), Glass major, SASA, Adelaide
AWARDS
2010
Winner of inaugural Craftsouth President's Prize
2008
Australia Council, New Work Grant
Austrade, Export Market Development Grant
2007
Vicki Torr on-line Gallery Prize
Finalist, Young Glass International, Ebeltoft, Denmark
2006
Helpmann Academy Project Support Grant
Finalist, The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
High Commendation, Glass Art Society Award, International Student Exhibition
Bullseye Scholarship, Scott Chaseling Blowing Fused Glass Workshop, Jam Factory
High Commendation, Adelaide City Council Award for Visual Art
2004
South Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Arts Prize
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra ACT, Australia
Glasmuseum, Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld, Germany
Octavia Hill’s Birthplace Museum, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia
College of Fine Arts, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
A Moment in Time, Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT, Australia
2008
The Glassery, Stockholme, Sweden
2007
Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT, Australia
Optical Landscapes, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006
Adelaide City Council High Commendation Award Exhibition, Adelaide City Council, South Australia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Peripheral Vision – Ausglass Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia
From Within, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Themes & Variations Gallery, Westbourne Grove, London UK
2010
The Christmas Collection 2010, Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT, Australia
Southern Gallery, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia
Museum of Glass; Red Hot 2010, Museum of Glass, Tacoma USA
Craftsouth Wish List, Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
Vo.li.tion, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh USA
2009
Furnace: Contemporary Australian Art Glass, Tasmania, Australia
Editions, Glass Artists' Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London UK. Represented by Glass Artists' Gallery
Southern Lights, Kirra Galleries, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia
2008
New Acquisitions 2008,Glasmuseum, Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld, Germany
Impact – Twelve Glass Artists from Australia, Vitria Gallery, Singapore
Concurrent, Gallery 139, Adelaide, Australia
SOFA/Chicago, Chicago, IL. Represented by Glass Artists' Gallery
Art London, London, UK. Represented by Glass Artists' Gallery
Maquarie Fine Art Exhibition, Carrington Street, Adelaide, Australia
Denver: Glass & Photography, Pismo Fine Art Glass, Denver, Colorado USA
Omega, Gallery O, Perth, Western Australia
COLLECT, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
The Good Earth, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, South Australia
2007
SOFA/Chicago, Chicago, IL. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
Contemporary Art Glass, Kirra Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Glass Weekend, Wheaton Villiage, USA. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
Glass Focus, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, Australia
Object 07.Art Rotterdam, Contemporary Art Gallery, Holland
The Vessel Explored, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, USA
Young Glass International, Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Vessels for Spring, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gems from the National Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, New South Wales,Australia
COLLECT, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
2006
SOFA/Chicago, Chicago, IL. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
Sculpture & Form, Peter Walker Fine Art, Walkerville, South Australia
Ranamok Glass Prize 2006, travelling in Australia
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
Intersection (SALA festival), Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide, South Australia
Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan. Represented by Glass Artists Gallery
Art + Glass +Design (Fringe Festival), Studio Barcelona, Adelaide, South Australia
2005
Ranamok Glass Prize 2005,travelling in Australia
Time Exhibition, Experiment Design Symposium 2005, South Australian Museum, Australia
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground, South Australia
2004
The Last Picture Show, SASA Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, University of South Australia
Photography Exhibition, Hollywood Beach Café, Henley Beach, South Australia
Kiln Formed Glass Exhibition, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia
PUBLICATIONS
2010
"The Advertiser", July 24, 2010. Pg.55, Advertiser Newspapers, South Australia
“Best of World Wide Glass Artists”, Volume 1, Kennedy Publishing USA
“A Best of Artists, Collectors Edition” Visual Art Guide, www.bestofartists.com/ayliffe, Kennedy Publishing USA
2009
"Canberra Times", August 24, 2009. Pg 10, Canberra Newspaper, ACT
2008
“City Messenger”, April 24, 2008. pg.36, Messenger Newspapers, South Australia
"Craftsouth Bulletin", Nov-Dec 2008, Issue 5, pg.13, Craftsouth, South Australia
2007
“New Glass Rievew, 28”, Neues Glas, 2007, Corning Museum of Glass, New York
“Update Arts Magazine”,Volume 14, Number 3, Issue 57, September 2007. pg.7, Helpmann Academy, SA
2006
“Eastern Courier”, November 8, 2006. pg.4, Messenger Newspapers, South Austalia
“SA Life”, Volume 3, Number 9, September 2006. pg.100, Canongate Partners Pty Ltd, South Australia
“Adelaide Matters”, Issue 72, June 2006. pg.41, Messenger Newspapers, South Australia
“SDQ–Scene Design Quarterly”, No.21,Autumn 2006. pg.48, Indesign Publishing, NSW, Australia
“New Glass Rievew, 27”, Neues Glas, 2006, Corning Museum of Glass, New York