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Rhonda Ayliffe
Artist Statement
I was born, raised and remain in a small community on the far south coast of NSW. Connection to family and place are central to both my identity and my arts practice. My work crosses media and disciplines with a background in the traditional crafts of calligraphy and book arts, I have an enduring interest in language, text and book forms, but my hybrid arts practice includes photography, video, sculpture and installation. Much of my creative impetus derives from an active interest in permaculture and transition culture with their emphases on sustainability. I am currently working with salvaged books and the book form, exploring ideas about knowledge and epistemology as these relate to site, self and issues of sustainability.
Education
Master of Visual Arts - Monash University - 2010
Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education (Art) - Charles Sturt University - 2001
Bachelor of Arts (Art History) – Griffith University – 2001
Diploma of Western Calligraphy – Chatswood Evening College Inc. – 1998
Selected Awards & Exhibitions
2011 Codex Interruptum – the interrupted book – solo exhibition - Spiral Gallery, Bega
Sculpture on the Edge - Bermagui Headland
Acquisitive book art award finalist – Next Art Gallery, SCU, Lismore
Finalist ‘Books beyond words’ National Book Art Award – EGAG, Bairnsdale
Artist- in-residence, Byron Bay Writers Festival
2010 Sculpture on the Edge - Bermagui Headland
Finalist - Basil Sellers Art Award - Eurobodalla
Atlas - artist’s books exhibition – Artisan Books, Fitzroy
2009 Commendation & Packers Prize - Meroogal Women’s Art Award – touring exhibition
Lakelight Sculpture - Jindabyne
Out of the Box III - Bega Regional Gallery, Bega
Judges Commendation - Books Beyond Words - National Book Arts Award, E. Gippsland AG
Towards Postmodernism - Bega Regional Gallery, Bega
2008 Meroogal Women’s Art Award – touring exhibition – various venues
Acquisitive book art award/exhibition – Next Art Gallery, SCU, Lismore
Into the Fold – artist’s books exhibition – Artisan Books, Fitzroy
2007 2nd Prize – Meroogal Women’s Art Award – touring exhibition – various venues
Botanical Rhythm - (Guest Artist) North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour
Books.07 – Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa
Acquisitive book art award/exhibition – Next Art Gallery, SCU, Lismore
Text/TXT – artist’s books exhibition – Artisan Books, Fitzroy
A Celebration of the Alphabet – Cowra Regional Gallery, Cowra
Out of the Box II – Bega Regional Gallery, Bega
2006 Forty Weeks – solo exhibition – Spiral Gallery, Bega
Out of the Box – Bega Regional Gallery, Bega
Honourable Mention – In the Beginning Art Award – Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill
Red/Read – artist’s books exhibition – Artisan Books, Fitzroy
From the Rainforest to the Sea – Gold Coast Regional Gallery, Gold Coast
2005 Books.05 – Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa
Meroogal Women’s Art Award – Touring Exhibition
2004 Art in the Streets – People’s Choice Award, Bega
Words for Peace – San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, USA
Meroogal Women’s Art Award - Touring exhibition
2003 Magic Lines – Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea
2001 Pen Play – (Guest Artist) Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea
Inklings – ASC Guild Member Exhibition, Headmasters Gallery, St Ives
1999 Calligraphy – Past, Present, Future – Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Bega
A Matter of Taste – ASC Guild Member Exhibition, Headmasters Gallery, St Ives
Fireshed Art Show II – group show in conjunction with the Four Winds Festival, Bermagui
1998 Celebrating Nature with the Pen – North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour
Fireshed Art Show I, group exhibition in conjunction with the Four Winds Festival, Bermagui
1997 Award of Excellence – Letter Arts Review Annual Review, USA
Confluence, international juried contemporary calligraphy exhibition, Uni of Illinois, USA
The Writing’s on the Wall, ASC group exhibition, NSW State Parliament House
A Spring Exhibition – ASC Guild Members Exhibition, Lurline Gallery, Katoomba
Symphony of Letters – Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour
1996 Beyond Tilba – solo exhibition, Tilba Woodturning Gallery, Central Tilba
Pen to Palette, ASC group exhibition, Headmasters Gallery St Ives
1995 Unanimously elected Guild Member of the ASC
1993 For Tomorrow Woodworkers Assoc. of NSW exhibition, State Library of NSW
Inaugural recipient of the ASC National Open Scholarship
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