Born in 1978 in Schenectady, New York
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

Education

MFA in Painting, Tyler School of Art
BFA in Painting and Printmaking, Alfred University

Solo and Group Exhibitions

2009
Liz Ainslie: Slices, Creon Gallery, New York, NY
Without Borders VI: Conjunction, Lord Hall Gallery, Orono, ME, collaboration with Abigail Stiers
Time Bandits II, Pioneers of Inspiration, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
tArt at Air, Air Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2008
Suspension: Liz Ainslie & Evan Reehl Ryer, curated by Julia Schwadron, Spazio 522, New York, NY
Daily Schemes, AM Richard Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
tArt Summer Salon Show, Rabbitholestudio, Brooklyn, NY
POI Group Show, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

2007
Victory for Tyler
Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA

2006
tArt Salon Exhibition
New York, NY

2005
tART Fall 2005 Salon Show
New York, NY

2004
MFA Exhibition, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried MFA Exhibition, Ice Box Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003
The MFA Biennial Exhibition, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE

2002
Drawing Show, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
Gallery Tour, Red Barn Gallery, Jay, NY

2001
Group Show, Ballston Spa, NY

2001
BFA Exhibition, Harder Hall, Alfred University

2000
Painting in the Yucatan, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
Summer Show, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
Junior Show, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY

1999
Show, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
Summer Show, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY

Awards and Residencies

2006
Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency, New Smyrna Beach, FL

2004
The Rome Art and Culture Scholarship, Tyler School of Art of Temple University
Project Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art of Temple University

2003
Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art of Temple University

1997-2004
Stanfield and D'Orlando Art Scholarship, Unitarian Universalist Association

1999
Sophomore Award, Alfred University.

1999-01
Dean's List, Alfred University

Registries

2007
Pierogi, Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY

2006
Nurture Art Artist's Registry, Brooklyn, NY

2005
Artists Space, The Irving Sandler Artists File, New York, NY

Notable

2004
Nominee, Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant

2008
Nominee, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Grant

Press

Vartanian, Hrag, Suspension at Spazio 522, Artcal Zine, August 13, 2008
Corsano, Otino, Liz Ainslie: Underdog Award of Distinction Recipient, Otino Corsano, New Genres Artist, November 3, 2007
Vartanian, Hrag, Living with Liz Ainslie's "Some Pieces" (2005), Hrag Vartainian: A blog of art, culture, writing and ideas, hragvartanian.com, July, 29, 2007
Time Out New York, listing for Suspension, June, 2008
AM New York, listing for Suspension, June, 2008
Art Cal, listing for Suspension, June, 2008
Art Slant, listing for Suspension, June 2008

Selected Collections

Olav Westphalen, Brooklyn, NY
David and Louise Marsh, Gloucester, MA
Walter Klemperer, Champaigne, IL