Justin Mortimer

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. He won the National Gallery's BP Portrait Award in 1991.

Early life and education Mortimer was born in 1970 in Cosford, Shropshire, England. His family lived in Somerset and Cornwall and Mortimer went to Wells Cathedral School.

Career and works Mortimer came to public attention when he won the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award in 1991. 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.

Mortimer's recent paintings take on difficult subjects, including war, barbarism and death.