Alex Ayliffe
New solo show Conversations in Colour - OPEN NOW
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Alex Ayliffe is a contemporary abstract artist living and working near Woodbridge, Suffolk. Since 2017 she has painted full time and is establishing herself as a significant abstract artist. Her work explores boundaries, borders and edges, questioning how we interact with them.
She uses colour, texture and scale to create the notion of a place within a place. After graduating from Westminster University in 1983 Alex initially pursued a very successful career in illustration, becoming a best selling children's author and illustrator. In 2000 she won the Sainsbury's prize for children's illustration. In 2019 she graduated with an MA course in Fine Art (with distinction) from the University of Hertfordshire which confirmed her new direction as a contemporary abstract artist. 2 of her works were selected for the University of Hertfordshire permanent collection. In 2024 Alex's work was accepted for the Royal Pastel Society 125 year exhibition, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, and the Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries in London SW1. Alex was also shortlisted for the John Hurt Prize exhibition in Holt, Norfolk in 2024. Her second solo exhibition is scheduled at Gallery East in September 2025, following a successful exhibition in 2023. For sales enquires please contact [email protected] |