Jonathan Yeo (born London, 18 December 1970 ) is a British artist who rose to prominence in the 2000s as a contemporary portraitist, responsible for iconic paintings of Nicole Kidman, Dennis Hopper, Prince Philip, Erin O'Connor, Tony Blair, and David Cameron among his sitters. His unauthorised 2007 portrait of George W Bush, created from cuttings of pornographic magazines brought him worldwide notoriety, and was shown in London, New York and Los Angeles. He has paintings in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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