Complex sentence: Selection of who will be part of the accolade took a painstaking six-month process of research, study and debate for the selection committee composed of scholars, critics, curators, and artists all 65 selection committee members were all experts in their respective fields.
Split into simpler sentences: Selection of who will be part of the accolade took a painstaking six-month process of research, study and debate for the selection committee composed of scholars, critics, curators, and artists. All 65 selection committee members were all experts in their respective fields.