Christine Borland was born in 1965 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. She studied Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art from 1983 - 1987 and Master of Fine Art at the University of Ulster in 1988. She was a part of the artist-committee of Transmission Gallery, Glasgow from 1989 to 1991.
Borland’s work explores areas such as forensic science, the history of medicine, medical ethics and human genetics. She exhibits widely nationally and abroad, and is represented by Patricia Fleming Projects.
Borland has published several editions with Glasgow Print Studio, including print editions in both the Space and Habitat Portfolios published by the studio.
In 2016 she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from Glasgow School of Art/University of Glasgow, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.) in 2020.
