Christian Furr

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Christian Furr
Christian Furr by Gered Mankowitz
Born	September 24, 1966 (1966-09-24) (age 41) Heswall, Wirral, UK
Occupation	Artist Figurative Portrait Painter
Spouse	Emma Furr
Children	Three daughters
Website http://www.christianfurr.com

Christian Furr [1] (born 24 September 1966), At the age of 28, he was the youngest artist to officially paint HM Queen Elizabeth II. [2] He was born in Heswall, Wirral, England.^[1]

Furr was commissioned to paint the Queen in 1995 by the Royal Overseas League in London. The portrait now hangs there on permanent display and is viewable by the public. HRH Queen Elizabeth II chose Furr from a number of artists and the portrait was painted at Buckingham Palace. In 2002 Furr painted Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor for Westminster Cathedral along with Bishops Patrick O'Donoghue and George Stack. Robinsons commissioned the artist to mark 70 years on Centre Court in 2005. The giant canvas featuring Tim Henman and Fred Perry was completed by over one thousand people at Wimbledon. He has appeared on several British television shows.

He taught Jade Goody how to paint on Channel 4's Richard & Judy and appeared in ITV daytime art series 'A Brush with Fame', presenting alongside Carol Smillie and David Lee (art critic).

Furr was awarded the Association of Colleges Gold Award (2004) at the House of Commons given to further education alumni who have gone on to achieve excellence in their chosen field.

His work has been displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, and Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

Furr's other portrait subjects include: Tim Henman, Esme Bianco, Gered Mankowitz, Fr Michael Seed,.