Bod Mellor is an artist based in London who creates paintings referencing iconic images of their famous subjects, often featuring graphic violence, verbal profanity and explicit sexuality. They have been exhibiting internationally since the 1990s and are included in the collections of Tate, Migros Museum, the Arts Council and the British Council. Recent exhibitions and commissions include Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg (2022), Brent Biennial, London (2020) and Studio Voltaire, London (2020). Their writing has been published in Frieze Magazine, TATE. and others. They have published three books: Sirens, Montez Press (2019); Michael Jackson and Other Men, Studio Voltaire (2014); and The Conspirators (2010).