2026 judges

  • Abdul Abdullah

    Abdul Abdullah is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is concerned with the experience of the ‘other’ and is particularly interested in the disjuncture between perception/projection of identity and the reality of lived experience. With studio practices in Sydney, Bangkok and Yogyakarta Abdul has been forging creative relationships through South-East Asia for the past decade.

  • Judith Ryan AM

    Art historian and writer, Judith Ryan AM is Senior Curator, Art Museums & Collections, University of Melbourne. Judith began her curatorial career at the NGV in 1977 where she worked until 2021, initiating, building and advancing the NGV’s Indigenous art collection. She has curated over fifty exhibitions and published widely on Indigenous art.

  • Sarah Wallace

    Sarah Wallace is a curator at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, Tasmania. She has worked with Australian and international artists on diverse projects, with recent highlights including NamedroppingArcangelo Sassolino: in the end, the beginning, and Theo Mercier: MIRRORSCAPE. She has previously held curatorial roles at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre and the Western Plains Cultural Centre.