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In conversation: Polly Borland

A very special conversation event with internationally celebrated Australian artist Polly Borland - direct from Los Angeles!

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HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth II, 2001 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Professor Germaine Greer
Professor Germaine Greer, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
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Sir Robert May AC KT, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Elle Macpherson
Elle Macpherson, 2000 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence, 1997 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
John Farnham
John Farnham, 1996 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Sir Les Patterson
Sir Les Patterson, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Clive James
Clive James, 1999 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
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Golden Jubilee

Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2002

Polly Borland's photograph of The Queen was commissioned by Buckingham Palace as part of a series of high profile celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee.
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In profile

Polly Borland

Magazine article by Oliver Giles, 2023

Polly Borland talks to Oliver Giles about the celebrity portraits that made her name and why she’s now making more abstract art.
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'Everyone wants to know the story about the Queen'

Portrait story

Australian photographer, Polly Borland, describes the hectic experience of photographing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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