Bundanon announces the full roster of artists and researchers selected for its 2026 residencies.

Renowned internationally, Bundanon’s Artists in Residence program stands as the largest of its kind in Australia, a cornerstone of the organisation’s 30-year legacy. The program continues to expand annually, underpinned by strategic partnerships with leading arts organisations, cultural agencies, benefactors and innovative companies.

Bundanon remains steadfast in its commitment to an inclusive residency program, with selections guided by independent peer assessors representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds. Diversity and accessibility are central at every stage of the process.

“Our 2026 Artists in Residence program reaffirms Bundanon’s dedication to cultural production across all disciplines and stages of the creative journey,” CEO Rachel Kent says. “There are no direct costs to participating artists, reflecting our commitment to nurturing the creation of new work in Australia, aligned with the National Cultural Policy – Revive, which underscores the centrality of the artist.”

Bundanon head of curatorial and learning Sophie O’Brien says it received a record 504 applications from across Australia and 24 other countries. “This remarkable response demonstrates growth across all disciplines and a notable increase in D/deaf artists selected for residencies,” she notes. “We are proud to support innovative practice across such a diverse array of communities.”

The program embraces all art forms, spanning visual and performing arts, literature, dance, music, environmental and scientific research, and a newly established annual ecological residency. It offers artists and researchers the opportunity to develop work in an environment deliberately removed from urban distractions, where tranquillity, natural light and the rhythms of the Australian landscape encourage critical thinking and creative exploration. Residencies are hosted in purpose-built studios and rehearsal spaces at Bundanon’s secluded Homestead site.

Since Arthur and Yvonne Boyd gifted Bundanon to the nation in 1993, the organisation has celebrated the arts and the Australian landscape through its exceptional natural and cultural heritage. The Artists in Residence program embodies the Boyds’ vision of Bundanon as a ‘creative and working art environment,’ supporting the development of new ideas and works across decades.

At the heart of the program lies Arthur and Yvonne Boyd’s enduring vision: a sanctuary for contemporary artists and researchers to engage deeply with Australia’s unique environment. Arthur Boyd described Bundanon as “a place for the community to enjoy the bush and the river and a place to be used as a forum where those from every facet of the arts and sciences could get together”.

Bundanon congratulates the 2026 Artists in Residence: 

Aditya Ryan Bhat & Wendy Tian Hui Lin, VIC
Alexandra Kolac, VIC
Alice Robinson, VIC
Allyson Morgan, United States of America
APHIDS: Sammaneh Pourshafighi, Amrita Hepi, Nisha Madden, Dani Reynolds, Lara Thoms, Julia Croft, Marcus Mckenzie, Emmaline Zanelli, Lauren Stephens, Mish Grigor, VIC
Ashley Leung & Josh Chan, Hong Kong
Azza Zein, VIC
Bridget Hillebrand, VIC
Bronzewing: Donald Nicolson & Katie Yap, TAS
Bryan Andy, VIC
Campion Decent & Rae Kennedy, NSW
Carolyn Menzies, VIC
Catherine Large & Annabet Wyndham, QLD & United Kingdom
Claudia Nicholson, NSW
Daniele Constance, QLD
Davinia-Ann Robinson, United Kingdom
Decibel New Music: Cat Hope, Lindsay Vickery, Aaron Wyatt, Tristen Parr, Stuart James, Louise Devenish, WA
Diana Chester, Sonya Lifschitz, Damien Ricketson, NSW
Ella Dunn, VIC
Eric Avery, NSW
Fred Leone & Rachel Arianne Ogle, QLD
Gabi Harris, QLD
Gareth Jenkins, NSW
George Catsi, NSW
Gina Fairley, NSW
Hamish Upton, VIC
Harriet Gillies & Charlotte Mungomery, NSW
Helena Pastor, WA
iipm project: Phoebe Bognár, Mikolaj Rytowski, Katherine Newton, NSW
Ira Hadžić, Germany
Jack Ball, NSW
James Peplow Powell, United Kingdom
Jeanine Leane, VIC
Jessika Spencer, ACT
Karen Cummings & Sonya Hollowell, NSW
Killalea Strings: Adrian Davis, Erno Van Alphen, Helen Chalk, Jill Buchan, Stephanie Hill, Louise Manning, Colleen Baxter, Melanie M, Kerry Fielding, Len Fairclough, Anna Ambrose, Alan Craggs, Libby Ackers, Tom Hunt, Lu Allen, Anne Wisdom, Andrea Groeller, Julia Schira, John Daly, Jules McCue, Jennifer Hollis, Virgine Croft, Neil Cairns, NSW
Kirsty Kross Nicholson, Norway
Kirsty Tinkler, South Africa
Krystal Hurst, QLD
Loxy & ROMÆO, VIC
Laila Costa, VIC
Lara Chapman, NSW
Lauren Swain & Daniel Swain, VIC
Leah Blankendaal, ACT
Lilah Benetti, VIC
Liz Martin, NSW
Lizzy Sampson, VIC
Louisa Lim, VIC
Lucie Cutting & Zoe Kean, TAS
Lucy Nelson, NSW
Ludwig El Haddad & Eddie Abd, NSW
Magdalena Skupinska, United Kingdom
Malena Szlam, Canada
Martin Hansen, VIC
Meg Walters, NSW
meganesia: Lachlan Herd, FDH, Greer, BUGABUGA, Homelander, NSW
Mei Zhao, NSW
Melissa Gilbert, NSW
Melvin Montalban, NSW
Meta Cohen, Alyson Campbell, Coady Green, Jessica Aszodi, Patrick Burns, Evan Bryson,  Alexandra Amerides, Billie Tumarkin, VIC
Michelle Cawthorn, NSW
Michelle Kistima-Menser, NSW
Miriam Nabarro, United Kingdom
Larah Nott & Mio Kuhnen, NSW
Monica Buscarino, NSW
Natasa Milenovic & Regine Schwarzer, SA
Natasha Walsh, NSW
Obscuria Deaf: Sofya Gollan, Irene Holub, Angie Goto, Riona Tindal, VIC
Olive Gill-Hille, WA
Oliver Cameron, NSW
Olivia Adams, QLD
Omar Musa & Mariel Roberts Musa, NSW
Özlem Güler & Tara Penales, NSW
Passepartout Duo: Nicoletta Favari & Christopher Salvito, Italy
Peter Spring, VIC
Pia Johnson, VIC
Queer PowerPoint: Xanthe Dobbie, Harriet Gillies, Thom Smyth, VIC
Rachel Lewindon, VIC
Rafaela Mori, NSW
Raquel Ormella, ACT
re:group performance collective: Mark Rogers, Solomon Thomas, Malcolm Whittaker, Steve Wilson-Alexander, Ana Maria Belo, Dion Galea, Jeremy Lowrencev, Lauren Toni, Josh Sealy, Bedelia Lowrencev, Felicity Tchorlian, Jennifer Maclaughlan, Will Tapp, NSW
Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, QLD
Rebekah Stuart & Matty Vehl, VIC
Renata Daina, NSW
Richard House, United Kingdom
River Karen Barad, Yhonnie Scarce, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Isao Hashimoto, Talei Luscia Mangioni, Taloi Havini, Ruth McDougall, Samid Suliman, QLD
Rowan McNaught, VIC
Rusty Petal Music: Fiona Hill & Miranda Wheen, NSW
Sharka Bosakova, QLD
Sheanna Parker Russon & Lillian Hearne, NSW
Shellie Smith, NSW
Si Yi Shen, QLD
Skye Wagner, NSW
Star Stories Project: Rob Waters, Jeanine Leane, Nate Weatherall, Kirsten Booker, Gai Bryant, Lee McIver, Dave Quinn, Giorgio Rojas, Ed Goyer, YK Poet, NSW
Steel City Strings: Kyle Little, Jacob Antonio, Adrian Davis, Michelle Stafurik, Ethan Ireland, NSW
Tamara Voninski, NSW
Tim Meakins, WA
Tori Donnelly, NSW
Vic Zerbst, NSW
VOXSTEP: Nick Atkins, Lily Hayman, Sally Coleman, Daniel Herten, Azzam Mohame, NSW
WeatherScape: Sarah Waterson & Victoria Hunt, NSW

Awards & Fellowships  

British Council Fellowship: Davinia Ann-Robinson
JMGA-NSW Inc. Jewellery and Metalsmith Award: Laila Costa
Dobell Foundation Artists in Residence Award: Natasha Walsh
William Fletcher Foundation Award: Sarah Randall
Bundanon First Nations Fellowship: Karen Cummings & Sonya Hollowell
Bundanon Fellowship for an Artist with Disability: Obscuria Deaf (Sofya Gollan, Irene Holub, Angie Goto, Riona Tindal)
Bundanon Ecological Researcher in Residence: Olivia De La Mare
Bundanon First Nations Ecological Researcher in Residence: Anthony McKnight, Carol Birrell, Peter Hewitt, Crystal Arnold, Lisa Kervin (Early Start Research, University of Wollongong)