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Madeline Kelly, 2024 Judge
Madeleine Kelly (b. Freising, Germany 1977) makes work that engages with human encounters with “nature” and elemental forces. Bringing together figuration and abstraction, her practice is a mixture of the cosmic and the material that explores the many, often ineffable, points of contact between people, animals and plants such that the material world is transformed …
Simon Wright, 2024 Judge
Simon Wright has held public engagement, exhibition, curatorial and executive management positions in private, public gallery and museum realms since 1993. As Assistant Director (Learning + Public Engagement) at QAGOMA, he currently has Executive oversight of a broad range of community-facing and audience-centric portfolio responsibilities, including: Public Engagement (The Children’s Art Centre, Public Programs, Member Services), …
Eagle Rock
Mick Stovin is one of many talented artists entered into the 2023 Expo. His charcoal drawing, “Eagle Rock” 2023 (90cm x 110cm) will be available for purchase. Jason Saab & Haumole Olakau’atu embrace after a Manly Sea Eagles try. The passion and mateship formed through sport, ripples the highs and lows of elite sportsman and …
2023 Judge Ross Searle
Ross Searle is an avid collector, benefactor and art museum professional who has worked in Australian art museums since 1982. He has held curatorial and leadership roles around the country, including Curator of the Shepparton Art Gallery where he developed an expert knowledge of Australian ceramics and directorship of the Perc Tucker Gallery in Townsville. …
2023 Judge Frances Cummings
Frances Cummings After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland, Frances Cummings worked at Northern Rivers TAFE, Murwillumbah as a Lecturer in Visual Arts and was the Art Critic for the Gold Coast Bulletin newspaper. In 1986 she was appointed as the inaugural Director of the Gold Coast City Art Gallery. …