I accept a limited number of private commissions and selected collaborative projects each year.
Working across portraiture and figurative painting, my commissions often explore identity, performance, memory and personal connection through expressive contemporary portraiture.
Previous commissioned works have included private collectors’ portraits, commemorative pieces, large-scale paintings and theatrical and cultural projects.
If you’d like to discuss a potential commission or collaboration, please get in touch:
“I LOVE MY SLASH PAINTING BY JEN ALLEN. IT HANGS PROUDLY IN MY HALL. IN FACT I LOVE A LOT OF HER WORK.”
Our Jen Allen original portrait of Terry Gilliam sits on the wall right by our front door so everyone that comes in gets eyeballed by Terry. We love it.
“Working with Jen has been an absolute pleasure. I was buying my soon-to-be wife a wedding present and wanted to get something completely personal. I talked through what I was looking for and with the help of Jen we chose the perfect picture to be commissioned.The finished product was better than I could have imagined… even better my ‘now’ wife loves it!”
“I was very lucky to already own two prints by Jen, when my wife convinced me that she really needed a painting of one of her favourite artists.
I knew that she loved the style of Jen’s work so it had to be by Jen Allen, so I contacted Jen and she sent me some ideas and asked me for my input so I had the painting that my wife would love.
Jen was in contact with me regularly and delivered well in advance of my requested date.
Well, the painting surpassed mine and my wife’s expectations, it is amazing and the detail is incredible. I am no art expert, but I know what I like and evidently what my wife likes. Thank you Jen, you are an amazing lady and so friendly.”
“I cant even begin to tell you how happy i am with your art work I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I am already wanting more, i will be back!”
“I have two works of art by Jen. One of me in the film ‘Solomon Kane’ and the other of one of my heroes Harry Houdini. They are both my pride and joy. She is an amazing artiste who always captures images in an amazing way. A true talent.”
“Jen created a series of beautiful paintings for our exclusive boutique hotels. Our guests often comment on these stunning original pieces. We continue to work with Jen on aesthetic solutions for our various businesses.”
“That Terry Gilliam was in the room and agreed to sign the finished oeuvre was all the more exciting, and his delight at Jen’s skill, accuracy and insight was evident. Jen was utterly professional and a joy to work with”