HI IāM MATT FORD
I AM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHOTOGRAPHER, ARTIST AND VIDEOGRAPHER, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON PORTRAITURE. MY WORK SPANS FASHION, PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY AND SURREAL SCI-FI LANDSCAPES.
I AM THE FOUNDER OF MATT FORD STUDIO, A PHYSICAL STUDIO AND GALLERY SPACE IN LONDON USED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, ARTISTS AND CREATIVES FOR PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITIONS.
I BEGAN MY CAREER IN LIVERPOOL, WHERE I HELD MULTIPLE SOLO AND GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART EXHIBITIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH LIVERPOOL DESIGN FESTIVAL AND LIVERPOOL ART MONTH. WORK FROM THIS PERIOD, INCLUDING A SERIES OF FASHION PORTRAITS, IS ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL.
ALONGSIDE EXHIBITIONS, I PRODUCED ARTWORK FOR THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND CREATED KEY ARTWORK FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF THE LIVERPOOL FRINGE FESTIVAL, SHINY NEW.
MY WORK HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED FOR GRASSROOTS, COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE FIRST TWO LIVERPOOL PRIDE FESTIVALS AND THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOMOTOPIA FESTIVAL, HOSTED BY FILM DIRECTOR JOHN WATERS. ARTWORK FROM THIS PROJECT IS NOW PART OF HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION IN BALTIMORE.
I AM CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING MATT FORD STUDIO AS A WORKING SPACE AND PUBLIC GALLERY FOR MY OWN PRACTICE AND FOR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS.