Brett Lethbridge is a distinguished Australian artist, gallery owner, and creative professional with a multifaceted career in the visual arts. In 2004 he founded Lethbridge Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane, which has become a vibrant hub for contemporary art by leading and emerging artists. Through the gallery, he also plays an active role in promoting the broader arts community, including the management of major art prizes and exhibitions in Queensland.

In addition to his painting practice, Brett has long contributed to the cultural landscape as an editorial illustrator and cartoonist, with work published in major Australian newspapers and recognised with multiple Stanley Awards.

Christine has worked in curatorial and management roles at various  institutions, including National Portrait Gallery, Australian National University and Queensland Art Gallery before her current position at Museum of Brisbane.

While at the National Portrait Gallery she was part of the collaborative team that implemented the National Photographic Portrait Prize, Digital Portrait Award and the Darling Portrait Prize. Christine has curated numerous projects emphasising cross-cultural intersections and retelling national and shared histories, including several exhibitions that have toured nationally. 

Lisa Bale (previously known as Lisa Adams) (b.1969) is an artist living and working in Cooroy, Queensland. A self-taught painter, Bale is represented exclusively by Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane and has held solo exhibitions in Queensland for more than 20 years. Her paintings were included in the 2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art – Divided Worlds the nation’s longest running survey of contemporary Australian Art.

Lisa was the winner of the 2016 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and the 2008 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize. Her work is held in many public institutions and private collections around the world.

Ian Walker is a Senior Member of Tatts. He served on the Club Committee in recent years where he encouraged the return of the Landscape Art Prize. A lawyer by profession, he served as Queensland’s Arts Minister a decade ago. He presently chairs QPAC and is a member of the Senate of the University of Qld.