Yhonnie Scarce

Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Yhonnie’s interdisciplinary practice explores the political nature and aesthetic qualities of glass and photography. Her work illuminates the history and impact of nuclear testing within the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia, referencing the on-going impact of the removal and relocation of Aboriginal people from their homelands as a result. Family history is central to her work; the artist revealing narratives critiquing the indentured labour her family members experienced. Yhonnie’s professional profile has risen exponentially in recent years. In 2022 she was exhibited in IKON Gallery Birmingham, Palais De Tokyo, Paris and has been acquired by the Foundation Opale, Switzerland. Remember Royalty (2018) was exhibited in ‘A Year In Art: Australia 1992’ at the Tate, London, and Missile Park (2021) exhibited at Gropius Bau Berlin. There have also been major solo exhibitions at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and the Institute of Modern Art. Her work is now held in most State galleries as well as Tate Gallery London and Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Flinders University Art Museum, Shepparton Art Museum and the University of South Australia.