Yhonnie Scarce b. 1973

  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Yhonnie Scarce, a descendant of the Kokatha and Nukunu people, is a glass artist whose work is informed by the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australia. She was the 2008 inaugural South Australian state recipient of the Qantas Foundation Encouragement Award.
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associate of
University of Adelaide
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associate of
Tandanya National Cultural Institute
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associate of
North Lands Creative Glass Centre
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associate of
Dianne Tanzer Gallery
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Related recognitions
  • Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum Residency, University of Virginia (received)
  • Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Qantas Foundation Encouragement for Australian Contemporary Art Award (received)
  • Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Artist Award (received)
  • Women in Research Fellowship - Monash University (received)
  • 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Mayne Group Limited Travel Grant - ARTSA (received)
  • Adelaide City Council High Commendation Award - Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition (received)
  • Project Assistance Grant - The Helpmann Academy (received)
  • Library Art Purchase Prize, University of South Australia (received)
  • Irene and David Davy Scholarship for the Advancement for Aboriginal Education (received)
  • Honours Scholarship for Indigenous Australian Students (received)
  • Encouragement Award - Tandanya Visual Arts Fellowship (received)
  • Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum Residency, University of Virginia (received)
  • Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • Qantas Foundation Encouragement for Australian Contemporary Art Award (received)
  • Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Artist Award (received)
  • Women in Research Fellowship - Monash University (received)
  • 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Mayne Group Limited Travel Grant - ARTSA (received)
  • Adelaide City Council High Commendation Award - Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition (received)
  • Project Assistance Grant - The Helpmann Academy (received)
  • Library Art Purchase Prize, University of South Australia (received)
  • Irene and David Davy Scholarship for the Advancement for Aboriginal Education (received)
  • Honours Scholarship for Indigenous Australian Students (received)
  • Encouragement Award - Tandanya Visual Arts Fellowship (received)