Turner prize judge Michael Stanley dies aged 37 Gallery director, 2012 Turner prize judge and rising star of the art world Michael Stanley has been found dead in a garden aged 37. Police are not treating his death as suspicious. Stanley was responsible for curating exhibitions by artists including Susan Philipsz, Thomas Houseago and more recently Jenny Saville, who had her first UK museum exhibition at Modern Art Oxford. He took up the directorship of Modern Art Oxford in 2009 and between 2004 and 2009 worked as director of Milton Keynes Gallery, where he was responsible for two Turner prize-nominated exhibitions of work by artists Phil Collins and Cathy Wilkes. Tate director Nicholas Serota said that Stanley had "enormous talent, imagination and dedication to art and artists." His exhibitions at Milton Keynes and Oxford were original, brave and beautifully presented. He was much admired and loved by artists, who responded to his warmth and conviction. His early death is a great loss to Oxford, to the audiences he served and to the whole art world. This year's Turner Prize shortlist lacks edge Graham Sutherland, Modern Art Oxford, review Howard Hodgkin, at Modern Art Oxford, review The chairman of Modern Art Oxford, David Isaac said Stanley will be 'hugely missed': "We have lost a great talent; our thoughts are with his family at this very sad time." Stanley was on the judging panel of this year's Turner prize, which is due to be announced next week. Modern Art Oxford has set up a book of condolences.