Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Somerville has a lifelong interest in painting , and was in 2001 a member of the judging panel for the National Portrait Gallery 's BP Portrait of the Year ; she has also served as a judge for several years on the RIBA Annual Architecture Award Panels .
Simplified: In 2001 , she was one of the people who selected the National Portrait Gallery 's BP Portrait of the Year . She has also served as a judge for several years on the RIBA Annual Architecture Award Panels .