Judges 2011
Mark Bergin
Mark is Managing Director and Creative Director of Thinking. Mark has been the driving force behind Thinking and has spent over the last 17 years dealing in the area of online publishing and e-business. Mark also is the creator and brain behind the Melbourne Design Awards which have successfully been launched in 2010.
Emma Crichton
In 2007 Emma became the CEO of SKYS after having worked in the agency for three years. Emma is entrepreneurial; her expertise lies in developing and establishing engaging youth programs, particularly education and training programs that are an alternative to mainstream. Emma is a graduate of Deakin University with majors in Social Work and Sociology. She is in her second term as Board member of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria.
Bill Sampson
Dr. Bill Sampson is a visual artist with a rigorous contemporary practice. He is also a practising lawyer. Whilst holding degrees in Law and Economics he also gained a Bachelor of Art degree with Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts (Drawing Department). He attained his Doctor of Philosophy at Melbourne University (VCA), the title of which was Prettybad: towards an aesthetics of the expressionless. Dr. Sampson is also a passionate teacher of drawing, and theory. He is a casual lecturer in Critical & Theoretical Studies at the VCA but his studio is now located in beautiful Guildford in central Victoria. As well as other prizes Dr. Sampson was awarded the prestigious Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship that enabled him to study at The Slade, University College London. He exhibits with [MARS] Gallery and other public and artist run spaces. He is on the Programming Committee of Westspace Gallery and holds other volunteer community positions. www.billsampson.net
Peter Daverington
Peter Daverington is an artist and musician known for his large scale mural works around the world. He is currently represented by Arc One Gallery in Melbourne.
To see more about peter's work artist bio visit www.peterdaverington.com
