Residency videos
These videos show:
- the residency experience from the artists’ perspective
- the process of making and shaping work in park environments and the outcomes.
2021 Artist in Residence — Elizabeth Welsh
Elizabeth Welsh is fascinated by wetlands, in particular those of
Āwhitu Regional Park.
As a keen observer, professional wordsmith and poet, she creates evocative and intimate portraits of these ever-evolving habitats, and was part of a residency undertaken in 2021.

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2020 Artist in Residence — Chris McDowall
Chris McDowall transforms observations, knowledge and complex data into a visual form as part of his residency work at
Glenfern Sanctuary Regional Parkland on Aotea / Great Barrier Island. Local experts participated in his mapmaking adventures.

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Watch Chris' heritage talk
Map maker Chris McDowall explains his preoccupations and the powerful influence local knowledge had on his residency at a
Heritage Talk.
2019 Artist in Residence — Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen
The mystery of a buried dance floor lured artists Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen to Te Ana Ru cave at
Whatipū scientific reserve.
They researched and surveyed the cave (sonically and visually), recreated a kauri dance floor with soundscape at Te Uru Gallery, and printed an artists’ book to reflect on and mark their residency.

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2018 Artist in Residence — Jude Robertson
Installation artist Jude Robertson shares some of her residency experiences.
Jude created a sound map (now installed at
Waharau Regional Park) and a suite of postcards depicting shifting atmospheres visible from her park home.

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2017 Artist in Residence — Chloe Loftus
Chloe Loftus captures in her choreography the nature of
Long Bay Regional Park and its impact on visitors.

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2016 Artist in Residence — Kate Parker
Kate Parker created a dramatic story in paper, shadows, and light at
Keddle House, Anawhata in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park.

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More Artist in Residence videos
Watch more Auckland Artists in Residence's videos on our
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