David Godbold attended Goldsmith's College, London. He came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the duo Godbold & Wood. He now lives and works in Ireland. Godbold has exhibited widely with solo shows in Ireland, Britain, Italy, France, Australia and Belgium. He was a Rome scholar at the British School in Rome, 2002 and participated in the Artists’ Residency Programme at IMMA in 2009 and. His work is in many private and corporate collections throughout Europe, Australia and the USA.