Born in Dublin in 1945, Tim Goulding grew up beside the River Dargle in County Wicklow. He was educated in England from the age of seven and awarded a two year scholarship to study Textile Design at the State School of Art, Konstfackskolan, in Stockholm. He returned in 1964 to concentrate on painting. He is largely self-taught as a painter and has exhibited professionally since 1964. His work is represented in private collections in Ireland, England, Europe, USA and Canada.