McCahon House x Bundanon Residency Exchange
In 2023, McCahon House Trust and Bundanon formed a partnership to offer an international residency exchange.
We are pleased to announce Sena Park has been selected for the 2026 residency. Sena will travel to Bundanon in August.
The McCahon House x Bundanon Residency Exchange would not have been possible without the generous support of Brigit and David Kirk, along with the commitment from The Tomorrow Group - McCahon House patrons. The Kirks support enables artists from both Aotearoa and Australia to participate in the Exchange.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sena Park is a Korean-born artist based in Aotearoa. Trained as a painter (BVA), she has expanded her practice to treat environments as extended surfaces for painting since completing her MFA at Elam, University of Auckland in 2015. Park has undertaken multiple residencies and exhibitions across Aotearoa and parts of Asia.
Her practice moves fluidly between painting, sculpture, and installation, with a focus on site-responsive projects that explore relationships between individuals, environments, and cultural narratives. She combines studio materials with found elements from specific contexts, using tactile, hand-crafted processes to create contemplative forms. Her work often blurs boundaries between constructed and organic, interior and exterior, artificial and natural. Learn more about Sena and her practice here.
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
Bundanon is an art museum and residency embedded in the landscape, situated near Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. A wildlife sanctuary set on 1000 hectares, it was the home of painter Arthur Boyd. The organisation creates learning programs for students of all ages and operates Australia’s largest artist in residence programme across disciplines.
In the even years, a McCahon House selected Aotearoa artist will undertake a month-long residency in Australia and in the odd years a Bundanon selected Australian artist will be hosted at Parehuia in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inaugural residency took place in August 2024 when Aotearoa artist Madison Kelly (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Pākehā) travelled to Australia. In April 2025, McCahon House hosted Australian artist Juanita McLauchlan (Gamilaaray).
“We are delighted to support this new artist exchange between Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. McCahon House and Bundanon deliver highly sought-after residencies which offer artists the opportunity to reflect on and express their art making in a new environment and a new cultural context. We know artists will use the opportunity in many different ways – contemplation, stimulation, challenge and reflection are just a few of these. We hope the exchange provides whatever it is that most supports the creative process for each artist" Brigit and David Kirk.
Image 1: Sena Park and her exhibition When the Shelter is needed..., Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Dunedin, 2026. Photo credit: Sena Park
Image 2: I touch the surface, we draw wild beauty, 2026. Photo credit: Samson Dell and Enjoy Contemporary Art Space