Polly Borland

Polly BORLAND
Untitled (Nick Cave in a blue wig) 2010

Polly Borland is an Australian artist who’s been based overseas for many years. For the past decade she’s lived in Los Angeles, USA. Originally a portrait photographer, Polly is well known for her photographic portraits of the Queen and Australian musician Nick Cave, among numerous others. In a career that began in the early 1980s, her work has been exhibited across the globe from New York and London to Paris and Madrid. Sharne Wolff spoke to Polly about her work and her current base in the Northern Rivers…