Judges Profiles
Felicity Milburn
Felicity Milburn is Lead Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, where she works collaboratively with artists on a wide range of projects, from temporary installations to large-scale survey exhibitions. Selected exhibitions include; Grant Lingard: Needs and Desires, 2022, Cheryl Lucas: Shaped by Schist and Scoria, 2022, Francis Upritchard: Paper, Creature, Stone, 2019, the major touring survey Louise Henderson: From Life (co-curated with Lara Strongman and Julia Waite), 2019, Juliet Peter: Where the Line Leads, 2018 and Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something!, 2017. In 2020, with the Gallery’s curatorial team, Felicity co-curated the acclaimed collection exhibitions Perilous and Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania. She writes regularly about art, both for the Gallery and externally. Selected publications include Cheryl Lucas: Shaped by Schist and Scoria, Louise Henderson: From Life (2019), Jacqueline Fahey: Say Something! (2017) and Séraphine Pick (2009).
Karl Maughan
We welcome back Wellington-based artist Karl Maughan for the second time as an Adam Portraiture Award judge. Karl studied at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland and graduated in 1987 with a masters degree. He has been a finalist in the 1997 John Moores biennial painting prize at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. His work is in national and international collections including the Saatchi Collection, Arts Council of England, and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.