Felicity Aylieff

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Felicity Aylieff (born 1954, Edlesborough, Bedfordshire, England) is a British ceramic artist, potter and educator, renowned for her large-scale porcelain works and her long-standing collaboration with porcelain workshops in Jingdezhen, China.[1] She is Professor of Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art, London.[1] Her work is held in numerous international private and public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.[2]

Early life and education

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She studied at Bath Academy of Art 1972-8 (three-dimensional design, ceramics) where she earned a First Class Honours degree[3].[4] She completed a postgraduate teaching year at Goldsmiths College in 1978-79.[4] From 1993 to 1996, she undertook MPhil research at the Royal College of Art, focusing on the integration of glass and porcelain inclusions in clay bodies, under a project titled The Elusive Body.[4]

Career

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After her postgraduate studies, Aylieff held various teaching positions: at Bedales School (1979-82), as a visiting lecturer at institutions such as Loughborough University, Glasgow University, Goldsmiths College and Cardiff University; associate lecturer at Bath College of Higher Education; then from 1989 to 2001 as full-time faculty at Bath Spa University.[3] In 2001 she joined the Royal College of Art, becoming Senior Tutor in the Ceramics & Glass programme.[3] She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2008.[3] In 2019, she stepped aside from day-to-day leadership to focus on her research and practice; she holds the title of Professor, Ceramics & Glass and Research.[3] Her work has been widely exhibited in the UK and internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.[5] Notable exhibitions include Sense and Perception (2002, Manchester City Art Gallery, Bath, Cumbria)[6], Out of China (One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London)[7], Working to Scale[8], New Work: An Evolution[9], and Expressions in Blue: Monumental Porcelain at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew Gardens (2024-2025).[2] Felicity Aylieff is represented by Adrian Sassoon, London.[2]

Exhibitions

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Collections

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Her work is held in numerous public and private collections around the world, including:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Felicity AYLIEFF". Ceramics Aberystwyth. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue at Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew Gardens, London". Ceramics Now. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Professor Felicity Aylieff". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  4. ^ a b c Julius, Corine (2014). "Ceramics of Epic Scale" (PDF). Craft Arts International (91): 44.
  5. ^ "Felicity Aylieff | CAS". contemporaryartsociety.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  6. ^ a b Bevis, Helen; Maiden, Emma (2002). Sense and Perception: Felicity Aylieff. Manchester City Art Galleries. ISBN 978-0901673602.
  7. ^ Cooper, Emmanuel; Elliot, Ann (2008). OUT OF CHINA, Monumental Porcelain, Felicity Aylieff. Sculpture Exhibitions Limited.
  8. ^ Aylieff, Felicity (2009). "Working to Scale". Working to Scale - Felicity Aylieff. Contemporary Applied Arts, London.
  9. ^ Cooper, Emmanuel; Partington, Angela (2000). Felicity Aylieff: New Work, an Evolution. F. Aylieff. ISBN 978-0953760800.
  10. ^ "Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue". Yorkshire Businesswoman. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. ^ "Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue". Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. ^ Torbarina, Sniez (2025-02-10). "Review of exhibition - Felicity Aylieff at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, until 23 March 2025". Friends of PSAD. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  13. ^ marketing@parham (2021-05-25). "Adrian Sassoon Exhibition at Parham House | Watch the Video". Parham House & Gardens. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  14. ^ "'Few things of beauty were intended to be cut loose in a Minimalist void': How context enhances art". Country Life. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  15. ^ "Now Open: 'Treasures from Chatsworth: The Exhibition' Debuts at Sotheby's New York". Sothebys.com. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  16. ^ "The Royal College Of Art Celebrates 175 Years With Major Historic Exhibition And Book". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  17. ^ Aylieff, Felicity (2011-11-04). "Porcelain City Jingdezhen". Porcelain City Jingdezhen. T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, Victoria & Albert Museum.
  18. ^ Aylieff, Felicity (2009). "Working to Scale". Working to Scale - Felicity Aylieff. Contemporary Applied Arts, London.
  19. ^ "felicity aylieff". www.newexhibitions.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  20. ^ "Professor Felicity Aylieff". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  21. ^ Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  22. ^ "Five Storeys - Chinese Ladders II". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  23. ^ "Chinese Ladders". www.chatsworth.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  24. ^ "Still Life with Three Chinese Vases II". Art Fund. Retrieved 2025-09-28.