Jane Pollard Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned her B․A․ in Fine Art and Art Theory and her M․A․ in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College
• Met future collaborator Iain Forsyth at Goldsmiths College, where they studied together, but originally thought he was strange
• Was with Iain Forsyth at a Primal Scream gig the night that Kurt Cobain died, and it was then that they decided to start working together
• Quote: "[on Iain Forsyth] "Sometimes we stay up talking․ It's that irresponsible sense of time management--where you just indulge yourself in the moment and where your ideas might go if you don't cut them short by going to bed․""
• Quote: "[on Iain Forsyth] "We've never had the desire to work separately and I can't imagine ever having it․ I feel like I'm better than two of me with him․""
• Developed an ongoing working relationship with Nick Cave, helping produce a 3D audiobook of his novel and featuring him in a number of short films, as well as her and Iain Forsyth's first feature film
• First gained notoriety for her and Iain Forsyth's recreations of highly-charged cultural moments, including "A Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" in which they did a live re-creation of David Bowie's last performance as Ziggy Stardust
• Has presented artist talks at galleries, museums, art school and universities around the world, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts
• Iain Forsyth gave her dozens of mixtapes when they first met, one of which included "The Ship Song" by Nick Cave, which became their song
• Was invited to join the Liverpool John Moore's University Broadcast and Media Group Advisory Panel to help guide the academic development and professional outlook of the group's media education programs