Tanya Kiang is curator and director of the Gallery of Photography – Ireland’s leading centre for contemporary photography. She is responsible, with co-curator Trish Lambe, for the Gallery’s main exhibition program and also undertakes guest curation projects. Ms. Kiang is a member of the selection jury for the Gallery of Photography/Copper House Gallery Showcase Award and has been a jury member for many other awards and festivals, including Belfast Photo Factory; New York Photo Festival Awards 2012; Alliance Francaise Photo Award; Lucie International Photo Awards 2011; Propeller Artist Award; and Source Magazine Graduate submission selection. She has been a nominator for the Prix Pictet International Prize for Photography since 2009.