Allan attended Pratt Institute in 1962 and 1963, then transferred to Parsons School of Design, studying interior design. He studied at the Art Students Summer League in 1964 and 1965, and then on and off for the next decade. Alan has had shows at OK Harris and Jakendoff Bochi Gallery in SoHo area of NYC. He's also shown at General Electric Headquarters and Manhattan College. An amusing Allan factoid: he's had 6 paintings on The Days of Our Lives soap opera over the course of several episodes that were meant to take place in an art gallery. More recently, Allan has shown at the Woodstock Art Association and Hunter Gallery. Several of his Oil Worker paintings are on display at Precision Drilling in Houston, Texas. Allan currently has several paintings on display and loan at the Emerson Resort, an award-winning, four-diamond property here in the Hudson Valley.