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Felicity Aylieff

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]

Felicity Aylieff at Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2024 standing between two large blue and white vases.
Felicity Aylieff at Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2024

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)[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. 1 2 "Felicity AYLIEFF". Ceramics Aberystwyth. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Felicity Aylieff". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  4. 1 2 3 Julius, Corine (2014). "Ceramics of Epic Scale" (PDF). Craft Arts International (91): 44.
  5. ↑ "Felicity Aylieff | CAS". contemporaryartsociety.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  6. 1 2 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. ↑ "Expressions in Blue: Monumental Porcelain by Felicity Aylieff". National Trust. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  11. ↑ "Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue". Yorkshire Businesswoman. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. ↑ "Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue". Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ marketing@parham (2021-05-25). "Adrian Sassoon Exhibition at Parham House | Watch the Video". Parham House & Gardens. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  15. ↑ "'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.
  16. ↑ "Now Open: 'Treasures from Chatsworth: The Exhibition' Debuts at Sotheby's New York". Sothebys.com. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  17. ↑ "The Royal College Of Art Celebrates 175 Years With Major Historic Exhibition And Book". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  18. ↑ Aylieff, Felicity (2011-11-04). "Porcelain City Jingdezhen". Porcelain City Jingdezhen. T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, Victoria & Albert Museum.
  19. ↑ Aylieff, Felicity (2009). "Working to Scale". Working to Scale – Felicity Aylieff. Contemporary Applied Arts, London.
  20. ↑ "felicity aylieff". www.newexhibitions.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  21. ↑ "Professor Felicity Aylieff". RCA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  22. ↑ Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  23. ↑ "Five Storeys – Chinese Ladders II". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  24. ↑ "Chinese Ladders". www.chatsworth.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  25. ↑ "Still Life with Three Chinese Vases II". Art Fund. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  26. ↑ "The Collection". Ceramics Aberystwyth. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  27. ↑ "Bud". Crafts Council Collections Online. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  28. ↑ "Chinese Ladders". www.chatsworth.org. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  29. ↑ "Search Results". mmuspecialcollections.calmhosting.net. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  30. ↑ "Collection entry". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  31. ↑ "Felicity Aylieff, Six Brushes, 2007". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
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