Born in 1965 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, Christine Borland lives and works just outside of Glasgow. Borland’s practice negotiates the fine lines that exist between art, ethics and biopolitics.  She gathers source material for her work through extensive investigations into medical and forensic institutions and practices, collecting often disturbing or morally challenging information, which is not made readily available to the public. However, she does not merely expose her findings within the gallery but creates deeply poetic works that reinvest this clinical data with a human dimension. Given the nature of the material she uses, Borland has devised for herself a precise code of ethics, analogous to the Code of Medical Ethics, which serves to frame the limits of her practice and determine the choice of her materials.

Christine Borland has had recent solo exhibitions at Galeria Toni Tapies, Barcelona (2006), The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh touring to The Collection (2006), Musee Royal de Mariemont, Mariemont (2005) and Lisson Gallery, London (2004). Her work has been shown internationally in numerous museums and large-scale exhibitions, notably the Biennale de Lyon (2001), Manifesta 2: European Biennale of Contemporary Art, Luxembourg (1998) and Sculpturen Projekte 3, Munster (1997). In 1997, she was nominated for The Turner Prize at Tate Britain, London.

Christine Borland is represented by Lisson Gallery, London; Galeria Toni Tapies, Barcelona; and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.