Tim Haries, 41, appeared at a London court charged with criminal damage over 5000 pounds ($8226). He was arrested at the abbey on Thursday after a portrait of the monarch by Australian artist Ralph Heimans was defaced with paint.
Fathers 4 Justice, a protest group that campaigns on behalf of fathers denied contact with their children, said Haries was a member. He had painted the word "help" on the 9-foot by 11-foot (2.5-metre by 3.4-metre) canvas, the group said.
Mr Haries didn't enter a plea during his brief court appearance. He was released on conditional bail until a court appearance in two weeks, and banned from London after police raised concerns that he might join a protest there over the weekend.
Heimans' portrait, which depicts the Queen standing on the spot in the abbey where she was crowned, was commissioned last year to mark the monarch's 60 years on the throne.
The abbey said the painting has been removed from public view until it can be restored.
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