Jim Goodin

Judge, National Consumers Art Competition

Vice-Chairperson, Mental Health Foundation Australia

Jim Goodin is a former Vice Principal with 30 years’ experience in regular, secondary and special needs schools. Currently the Vice-Chairperson of the Mental Health Foundation Australia and co-chair of the Victorian Mental Health Month Advisory Committee, Jim is also a committee member on many other Boards and Committees including the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Chisholm Institute Course Advisory Committee and the Melbourne Bipolar Network. Jim was also the former Vice-President of the Australian National Association for Mental Health and former President and Secretary of the OCD Foundation (now ARCVic). Jim’s knowledge of mental illness comes from professional, voluntary and family experience. 

Anudeepa Kadiresan

Judge, National Consumers Art Competition

Managing Director of Dravidianart

Anudeepa is the Managing Director of Dravidianart, an art gallery proudly named after the Dravidian people of Tamil Nadu, India—an ethnic group known for their rich cultural heritage and Tamil language. She is a self-taught artist with a lifelong passion for creativity, she began exploring art in childhood and continues to evolve through daily sketching and experimentation with various mediums. With the blessings of God and unwavering family support, her artistic journey is a tribute to both tradition and personal expression.

Gabriela Alexandra

Judge, National Consumers Art Competition

Visual Artist

Gabriela is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia, who has been creating art since arriving in the country in 1976. With a passion for expressing the inner world through organic and intuitive paintings, she focuses on themes of nature, transformation, and the etheric. Using a semi-abstract expressionistic style, she combines acrylic paints, collage, and mixed media to create layered, meaningful compositions. Gabriela works on multiple pieces simultaneously, believing in the therapeutic power of art to inspire joy, uplift, and bring mental wellbeing.