Melissa Judge, Bronze sculpture of Professor Fay Gale, 2025, bronze and Montano slate. Photograph courtesy Andre Castellucci.
Melissa Judge, Bronze sculpture of Professor Fay Gale, 2025, bronze and Montano slate. Photograph courtesy Andre Castellucci.
Melissa Judge, Bronze sculpture of Professor Fay Gale, 2025, bronze and Montano slate. Photograph courtesy Andre Castellucci.
Sculpture of Professor Fay Gale
Meliesa Judge
The bronze sculpture of Professor Emerita Fay Gale AO, created by figurative sculptor Meliesa Judge of Liquid Metal Studios, stands as a tribute to female scholarship at the University of Adelaide. A pioneering cultural geographer, Professor Gale was an advocate for equal opportunity for women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Her groundbreaking research into Indigenous issues opened new avenues of thought and continues to shape academic discourse today.
Commissioned as part of the University’s Public Realm Plan for the North Terrace Campus, the sculpture contributes to a series of Cultural Walks designed to engage the broader community with South Australia’s history and the University’s development. The University of Adelaide engaged Guildhouse to oversee the commission, selecting Judge through a shortlisting process. With a history of memorialising strong female figures in her practice, Judge dedicated 18 months to crafting this lasting tribute to Professor Gale’s enduring legacy.
This artwork was delivered in partnership with Guildhouse.