Clive Madgwick was born in London in 1934. He was educated at Epsom College and London University.

From 1972 Clive Madgwick has been painting seriously, and over the years his favorite subjects have become landscapes and sporting scenes. However, he also excels at painting architectural scenes.

Up to date Madgwick has had more than twenty one-man exhibitions, throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. He has had particularly successful shows in the United States, Scandinavia, Germany and Australia.

In addition to many one-man and mixed exhibitions he has done major commissions for some of the biggest companies, such as Boots of Nottingham, and the Abbey National Building Society. Medici and CCA Publications have reproduced several of his paintings. He was the winner of the Royal Landscape prize in 1978, and the Daler and Rowney Award Equestrian Society 1987.