Tommy Carman Wins 2026 Prudence MacLeod Prize
Tommy Carman, an artist from Sydney, has been honored with the 2026 Prudence MacLeod Prize. This award provides a recent graduate from the National Art School with a six-month residency at Acme Studios in London. Carman, who completed his MFA in 2022, was chosen for the intellectual depth, artistic quality, and historical context of his proposal, which explores the relationship between painting and economic as well as psychological frameworks. The residency, commencing in July 2026, will grant him access to primary research materials, linking London's mercantile past, Reformation-era beliefs, and modern financial capitalism.
Key facts
- Tommy Carman is the 2026 recipient of the Prudence MacLeod Prize.
- The prize offers a six-month residency at Acme Studios, London.
- Carman is a 2022 MFA graduate from the National Art School, Sydney.
- His proposal was selected for intellectual ambition, artistic merit, historical depth, and complex articulation of painting's critical engagement with economic and psychological structures.
- The residency will explore London's mercantile history, Reformation-era belief systems, and contemporary financial capitalism.
- Carman will have access to primary research materials during the residency.
- The residency commences from July 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Tommy Carman
Institutions
- National Art School
- Acme Studios
Locations
- Sydney
- Australia
- London
- United Kingdom