Andy Goldsworthy (born in 1956) is a British sculptor who lives and works in Scotland. He is an artist who very close to nature and one of the most famous land artists in the world. Most of his works focus on the relationship between human and nature, and explore the relationship between cavitation and nature. He grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in a house edging the green belt. His parents were Methodists and instilled a hard work ethic into him. From the age of 13 he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture: "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it." Goldsworthy studied fine art at Bradford College of Art (1974–75) and at Preston Polytechnic (1975–78) in Preston, Lancashire, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the latter.

Goldsworthy met the art historian Tina Fiske while she was participating in a project about his work. They became romantically involved and had a son named Joel. They are still together, although they have never married. From Our Sponsor Report Ad The following years were marked by great professional success and personal tragedy. In 2008, Goldsworthy's former wife died in a car accident. A few years later, his mother Muriel died unexpectedly (his father had already passed away). These losses influenced his later works, in which he built on ideas of transience, the void, and even straightforwardly, death. As he got older, his works became more somber and also more physical. Photographs depicting figures leaning into strong winds are amongst his most recent pieces. He currently works with his daughter Holly, who is helping to preserve his artistic legacy by extensively cataloguing his work.