Born in London, he studied at St Albans School of Art and Camberwell School of Art in the 1970s. Matthew Radford has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom and has also had solo shows in Los Angeles, New York, California, and Germany. His work is represented in several important collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Public Library and numerous corporate collections. He has held teaching posts at the Slade School of Art, New York Studio School, and Camberwell Art School.