Joshua Yeldham
Born 1970, Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works – Bayview (Kuring-gai)
Working across painting, kinetic and musical sculpture, carved works on paper and photography with a fastidious adherence to harnessing the unalloyed emotion that drives his creation, Yeldham’s art practice forms a complex interplay between narrative and myth, imagination and his distinctive visual language fusing the physical elements of the landscape with the metaphysical modalities of history and mythology.
Yeldham has exhibited widely throughout Australia and internationally. In 2017 he was awarded the prestigious Nancy Fairfax Artist Residency at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Arts Centre that culminated in a critically acclaimed survey exhibition. Yeldham has been a finalist in numerous prestigious awards including the Wynne Prize (2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009), Archibald Prize (2013), Sulman Prize (2006, 1998), Salon des Refusés (2023, 2021, 2020) and Mosman Art Prize (2005, 2003) and in 2015 he participated in the London Art Fair, ART15. He has won The Salon des Refusés People's Choice Award twice (2023, 2020) drawing critical acclaim. Yeldham’s work is held in many important collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Mosman Art Gallery, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Australian Stock Exchange, University of Wollongong and BHP Billiton Collection, as well as numerous private collections in Australia and overseas.
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30 Years of Arthouse Gallery
7 - 21 December 2024Over the past three decades, Arthouse Gallery has distinguished itself as one of Australia's leading contemporary art galleries. Currently representing over forty artists, the gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary this...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham
Broken Head 29 August - 14 September 2024This show, collectively titled 'Broken Head' is ambitious in scale. The artist has pushed himself further than ever before. There are enormous paintings with collaged elements, sometimes organic, foraged from...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Sydney Contemporary Collection 2023 – Booth F12 7 - 10 September 2023
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Joshua Yeldham
In Return 18 August - 9 September 2023Arthouse Gallery is delighted to present ‘In Return’, an evocative photomedia exhibition by leading contemporary artist Joshua Yeldham. In December 2023 Yeldham’s unique hand-carved photographic practice will be highlighted in...Read more -
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Hearthstone 13 November - 4 December 2021Used the way Joshua Yeldham intended, Healing Heart has light and warmth emanating from both its base and centre: the stomach and the chest of its slightly-more-than-human figure. With a...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham
Providence 6 - 21 November 2020Providence, one meaning of the word is good fortune. Another is nature’s ability to yield an abundance of spiritual solace. In Joshua Yeldham’s garden there is a tree. It’s hanging...Read more
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Sydney Contemporary 2020 Group Show
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Sydney Contemporary 2019 Group Show
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Sydney Contemporary 2018 Group Show
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Endurance 28 November 2017 - 17 February 2018Joshua Yeldham’s new collection ‘Endurance’ nurtures a space where boundaries collapse and binaries converge. Through his highly symbolic visual vernacular, the artist takes us on an inward odyssey inspired by...Read more
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Joshua Yeldham
Surrender Tree 13 November - 14 December 2013Yeldham’s work is a mapping of multiple realities. It charts the artist’s travels among the mangroves, the disused oyster leases and along the salty foreshores near Pittwater. Yeldham’s cartography moves...Read more -
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River Song 20 November - 18 December 2010There is a graphic intensity to Josh Yeldham’s latest works that is rarely – if ever – seen in contemporary art. This is the work of both an obsessive artisan...Read more
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Joshua YeldhamSelf Portrait, Studio Interior, 2024acrylic, ceramic, light and wood on hand-carved board200.5 x 244.5 cm, 202 x 246 cm (framed)$165,000
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Joshua YeldhamMelody for an Owl, 2024acrylic, cane and instrument on hand-carved board200.5 x 199.5 cm, 201.5 x 201 cm (framed)$145,000
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Joshua YeldhamBlue Iris with Figure, 2024acrylic, Hydrostone and mixed media on hand-carved board on aluminium182 x 122 cm, 184 x 123.5 cm (framed)$110,000
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Joshua YeldhamSardinia Owl, 2024acrylic, Hydrostone and wood on pigment print on canvas on aluminium199 x 199 cm, 201 x 201 cm (framed)$80,000
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Joshua YeldhamSeed Pod Owl, 2024acrylic, Hydrostone and cane on hand-carved reclaimed hardwood188 x 82 x 82 cmSold
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Joshua YeldhamSilver Owl, 2024hand-carved aluminium with cane, acrylic and resin72 x 40 x 40 cmedition 16$30,000 Sold
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Joshua YeldhamOwl figure with Spider Web Dress, 2024acrylic on hand-carved timber with string and Hydrostone148 x 57 x 18 cm$16,000
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Joshua YeldhamOwl of Protection, 2024ceramic and Hydrostone48 x 33 x 26 cm$12,000
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Joshua YeldhamButterfly Owl, 2024ceramic and leather52 x 45 x 22 cm$9,800
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Joshua YeldhamFollow Us Lantern, 2024ceramic and brass34 x 25 x 30 cm$9,800
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Joshua YeldhamOwl of Black Taro, 2024ceramic and leather43 x 57 x 21 cm$8,000
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Joshua YeldhamSea Eagle of Protection, 2021unique hand-carved pigment print121 x 105 cm, 141 x 124 cm (framed)Edition of 35$7,900
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Joshua YeldhamTakayna Owl, 2024unique hand-carved pigment print120 x 120 cm, 141.5 x 142.5 cm (framed)Edition of 38$7,800
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Joshua YeldhamHolding my Father's Heart, 2020unique hand-carved pigment print181 x 141 cm (framed)Edition of 28$7,800
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Joshua YeldhamEndurance – Smiths Creek, 2015unique hand-carved pigment print140 x 120 cm, 167 x 145 cm (framed)Edition of 28$7,800
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Joshua YeldhamEye Tree – Morning Bay, 2024unique hand-carved pigment print122 x 85 cm, 145 x 106 cm (framed)Edition of 38$6,500
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Joshua YeldhamMidnight (Rocks Speaks), 2000acrylic and oil on paper112.5 x 77.5 cm, 139.5 x 103 cm (framed)$5,500
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Joshua YeldhamSpirit Owl, 2018unique hand-carved pigment print90 x 90 cm, 115 x 113 cm (framed)Edition of 30$5,500
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Joshua YeldhamKyoto Love Owl (large), 2017unique hand-carved pigment print100 x 77 cm, 120.5 x 96 cm (framed)Edition of 35$4,990
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Joshua YeldhamArles Owl, 2024watercolour on paper41.5 x 29.5 cm, 60.5 x 47.5 cm (framed)$4,200
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Joshua YeldhamStudy of Tlatilco Sculpture, 2024watercolour on paper29.5 x 41.5 cm, 49.5 x 60.5 cm (framed)$4,200
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Joshua YeldhamColo Lilies, 2004acrylic on paper63.5 x 47 cm, 92 x 64 cm (framed)$3,800
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Joshua YeldhamArid Figure, Wanderer, 2024unique hand-carved pigment print50 x 40 cm, 73.5 x 62.3 cm (framed)Edition of 9$3,800
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Joshua YeldhamArid Figure with Winged Constellation, 2024unique hand-carved pigment print40 x 40 cm, 63.5 x 63.5 cm (framed)Edition of 9$3,500
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Joshua YeldhamOpen Gate, 2024unique hand-carved pigment print
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Joshua YeldhamSurya (Sun) Owl, 2019unique hand-carved pigment print48 x 36 cm, 70 x 58 cm (framed)Edition of 28$2,900
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Joshua YeldhamOwl of Castle Bay, 2014unique hand-carved pigment print48 x 35 cm, 70 x 58 cm (framed)Edition of 28$2,900
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Joshua YeldhamKyoto Love Owl (small), 2017unique hand-carved pigment print50 x 39 cm, 75 x 57 cm (framed)Edition of 35$2,000
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Exhibition Calendar 2024
2024ARTHOUSE GALLERY ANNOUNCES A DYNAMIC AND EXCITING EXHIBITION CALENDAR FOR 2024 Arthouse Gallery is delighted to announce our dynamic exhibition program for 2024. This coming...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham and Kate Dorrough featured in 'Collection 100: Now'.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 31 May 2024Kate Dorrough and Joshua Yeldham are currently featured in a dynamic and exciting exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. This year marks 100 years...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham featured in the NGV Triennial 2023
NGV International 3 December 2023Congratulations to Joshua Yeldham who has been announced as one of the featured artists in the NGV Triennial 2023. This exhibition will traverse all four...Read more -
Joshua Yeldham wins the People's Choice Award
S.H. Ervin Gallery July 21 2023Joshua Yeldham has won this year’s Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award in the Salon des Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery. On learning of his win,...Read more
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Nicole Kelly & Joshua Yeldham Selected for Salon des Refusés
S.H. Ervin Gallery 6 May – 23 July 23Nicole Kelly All I See – Lauren, Poppy & Our Baby, oil on polyester, 122 x 137.5 cm The Salon des Refusés was initiated by...Read more -
Tree of Life at S.H. Ervin Gallery
Curated by Gavin Wilson 30 May 2021Tree of Life curated by Gavin Wilson will be on display at S.H. Ervin from Saturday 10 April until Sunday 30 May 2021. Threads woven...Read more
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Joshua Yeldham — Compassion and conviction on the boundary of change
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Joshua Yeldham goes with the flow
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Artist Joshua Yeldham: Climbing every mountain
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Podcast Interview, Talking with Painters — Joshua Yeldham
Maria Stoljar, Talking with Painters, 9 November 2020