Eleanor Moreton receives the 2026 Jonathan Harvey Tenant Award

We’re delighted to announce Eleanor Moreton as the 2026 recipient of our Jonathan Harvey Tenant Award.

Acme tenant Eleanor Moreton grew up in Berkshire and studied painting at Exeter College of Art and Chelsea College of Art. She studied Art History and Theory at the University of Central England.

She has had solo shows with Ceri Hand Gallery; Jack Hanley in New York; Maya Froderman (formerly Tayloe Piggott) Gallery, USA; Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh and London; Phoenix Exeter, and has been in many group shows at home and internationally. She held the Durham Cathedral Artist Residency in 2007 to 8. Her work can be found in The Anomie Review of Contemporary Painting (2018) and Picturing People, by Charlotte Mullins (2015).

"I know of no other award specifically for artists who have been working for a number of years, regardless of the weather. So I'm especially grateful to the late Jonathan Harvey and Acme for setting up an award which celebrates us. I’m delighted be the recipient in 2026 and looking forward to shining new light on my work over the year."
- Eleanor Moreton, Jonathan Harvey Tenant Award 2026 recipient

"The panel were particularly drawn to Eleanor's painting because of the richly interwoven themes from storytelling, folklore and psychoanalysis. We felt that she had a deep and long-standing commitment to her studio practice, and we saw a new determination to discuss this work with peers and curators so that it might be seen more widely. Congratulations to Eleanor and I look forward to working with her over the coming year."
- Jon Opie, Head of Artist Support, Acme