The judges for next year’s John Glover Prize (left to right): Dr Philip Bacon, Tracy Puklowski, and Dr Julie Gough.
John Glover Prize judges revealed for 2021, The Examiner, 9 September 2020
The judges for next year’s John Glover Prize have been announced, each with their own impressive art resume.
The first judge is art dealer and philanthropist Dr Philip Bacon, who owns a gallery of the same name that is renowned for exhibiting many of the country’s most celebrated and contemporary artists.
He has been on several art consultation and advisory boards including as a member of the National Gallery of Australia council.
Another judge is Tracy Puklowski who is director of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery and City of Launceston council’s creative arts and cultural services.
She had a 25-year career in New Zealand’s cultural heritage sector with the National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, National Library and the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa.
The final judge is Tasmanian Indigenous artist, writer and curator of Indigenous Cultures at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Dr Julie Gough.
Her work has been exhibited in more than 130 exhibitions and often involves uncovering and re-representing conflicted histories, many referring to her Briggs-Johnson family’s experiences in the state’s North West since the 1840s.
Entries for the 2021 prize close on January 22.
