Justin Mortimer (born 1970) is an English painter, recognized for his paintings of well known high society including Harold Pinter, Sir Steve Redgrave and Queen Elizabeth II.
[2] His family lived in Somerset and Cornwall and Mortimer went to Wells Cathedral School.
[4] He subsequently was given a number of important commissions, to paint well-known public figures including Harold Pinter, Queen Elizabeth II, David Bowie and Sir Steve Redgrave.
Prue Leith, who arranged the commission, recalls the painting was controversial because it showed the Queen's head separated from her body.
[5] Mortimer's recent paintings take on difficult subjects, including war, barbarism and death.