2018 Kate Challis RAKA Award: Winner

Yhonnie Scarce
Yhonnie Scarce
Thunder Raining Poison
2000 Blown glass yams, stainless steel and reinforced wire
Variable Dimensions

Yhonnie Scarce
Yhonnie Scarce
Art Basel Hong Kong Installation 2015
Blown Glass
Variable Dimensions

Yhonnie Scarce
Yhonnie Scarce
The Silence of Others ( series of six ) 2014
Found 19th C Domes ( Victorian) glass, steele acrylic paint wood
Dome height 47–57cms, ebony base 20–25cms wide;

Yhonnie Scarce
Yhonnie Scarce
Biennale of Sydney, Weak in Colour but Strong in Blood (detail ) 2014
Blown Glass and found components
Variable Dimensions


Yhonnie Scarce

20 - 30 Nov 2018

 Indigenous artist Yhonnie Scarce has been named the 2018 Kate Challis RAKA Award recipient for her contribution to the visual arts using blown glass.

RAKA, which means ‘five’ in the Pintupi language, is awarded to an Indigenous artist in one of five categories annually, including creative prose, poetry, script writing, drama and visual arts.

The prize, first awarded in 1991 to help advance recognition of Aboriginal artistic achievements, was one of the earliest prizes for Indigenous artists in Australia and is administered by the Australian Centre within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.