Selectors

Antony Mottershead is Curator and Creative Producer at the Sidney Nolan Trust. Over the last 5 years, he has led the development of the organisation's exhibitions and learning programmes and has been closely engaged with the management and care of the Trust’s Sidney Nolan collection and archive. Previously, he was Arts Development Officer for Orkney Islands Council and helped to develop Forestry England’s national contemporary arts programme. He trained as a fine art photographer.

Jennifer Guerrini Maraldi is one of the United Kingdom’s leading specialists in Indigenous contemporary art from Australia. For more than 20 years, she has collected, dealt, and promoted the work of First Nations artists. JGM Gallery, which she founded in 2017, seeks to amplify the enduring significance of Indigenous art and culture, with a focus on the use of sacred processes, traditional techniques, and contemporary innovation. The gallery also represents a diverse roster of both established and emerging British contemporary artists.

Melanie Pocock is Artistic Director (Exhibitions) at Ikon Gallery, UK. Recent exhibitions include Friends in Love and War – L’Éloge des meilleur·es ennemi·es (2024-25); Horror in the Modernist Block (2022-23); presentations by Southeast Asian artists Htein Lin (2025), Melati Suryodarmo (2023) and Mit Jai Inn (2021). Previously she was Assistant Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (2014–19), where she organised more than 60 exhibitions with Southeast Asian and international artists. A member of the International Association of Art Critics, she holds an MA with distinction in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art, London.

Tom Piper MBE is a  designer with over 30 years experience of working in theatre, installation, and exhibition design. He was Associate Designer at the RSC for 10 years , has designed over 50 productions for the company and won an Olivier award for The Histories Cycle. He has collaborated with artists such as Paul Cummins on the Poppies installations at the Tower of London, and with Lisa Wright on Future Forests at Thetford . He designed the highly acclaimed Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the V&A with Alan Farlie Architects .