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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Name
Yhonnie Scarce
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Receptionist (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Trainee (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Clerical Support Officer (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Aboriginal Education Worker (ANZSIC code: 8219)
  • Tutor (ANZSIC code: P)
Birth date
1973
Birth place
Woomera, SA
Active Period
  • 2004-
Residence
  • 2008- Melbourne, VIC
  • 1991 - 2007 Adelaide, SA
  • 1983 - 1992 Alice Springs, NT
  • 1981 - 1983 Hobart, TAS
  • 1974 - 1981 Adelaide, SA
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kokatha
  • Nukunu
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Scarce, Yhonnie

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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)