Allan was born in
Bromley in
Kent and attended the
Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1928. She became a student at the
Slade School of Fine Art in 1930 and would spend five years there. At the Slade she was taught by
Randolph Schwabe and was awarded a scholarship in 1932. During a long career Allan showed works at the
Royal Academy and with both the
New English Art Club and the
London Group. She had exhibitions at several commercial galleries including the
Leicester Galleries, the Redfern Galleries and with the
Wildenstein group. A solo exhibition of her work was held at the Upper Grosvenor Galleries in 1971. ==Personal life==