Allan Storer is a contemporary British abstract oil painter based in London, working between London and St Ives, Cornwall. His painting is situated within the tradition of twentieth-century modernism, with affinities to artists Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Gerhard Richter and Anselm Kiefer. He is represented by high-end fashion retailers, and his work is held in both public and private collections.

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He holds a Master of Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wales, and postgraduate study at King’s College London. His training is further extended through study at the Slade School of Fine Art, the St Ives Painting School, and the Royal Drawing School.

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Following seven years of academic study and postgraduate research in fine art, Storer developed a sustained engagement with the psychodynamic principles underpinning the processes of oil painting and art education. This included a focus on psychoanalytical theories associated with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, particularly in relation to Surrealism, and the formation of self and self-awareness.

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He subsequently worked in professional roles across mental health and education, engaging with clients in crisis and supporting secondary-aged young people experiencing the onset of psychosis within specialist provision. His work combined counselling and therapeutic input with structured, one-to-one, person-centred approaches, alongside the design and development of educational programmes tailored to complex needs, supporting rehabilitation and reintegration into mainstream education.

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This experience continues to inform an ongoing interest in the psychological dimensions of perception and image-making, where oil painting is understood not simply as representation, but as a process through which structure, control and release are negotiated. The act of painting becomes a space in which meaning is not imposed, but gradually emerges — shaped by material, gesture and the tension between intention and uncertainty.

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He is based between London and St Ives, Cornwall, and is a member of the Federation of British Artists, the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, and the St Ives Art Club.

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A published artist in the National Collection of the Public Catalogue Foundation, sponsored by the BBC, Storer has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the Mall Galleries, London, as well as in museums and public art galleries. His work is represented in significant public and private collections, with commissions including the BBC, a Royal household, numerous private collectors and public figures, and executive villas and developments in Southern France, including ten large-scale works created for the 2014 Grand Prix in Monaco.

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His work has also been applied across a range of public and cultural contexts, including international rugby playoffs in the United States, and in international event branding, including use as the logo for Colombian rugby teams on banners and jerseys, as well as CD album covers and television series.

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His largest painting to date is a major interior canvas measuring twenty-four feet in height by eight feet in width, extending from a ground floor entrance hall to a first floor landing, commissioned as part of a luxury show home development by Sir Robert McAlpine in Chelsea, London.

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Alongside his studio practice, Storer is a respected art tutor and lecturer in Surrealism.

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His work is held in public and private collections internationally, with original abstract oil paintings available on request. His work sits within contemporary abstract painting in the UK.

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The observation by Gerhard Richter that “almost every work of art is an analogy” aligns closely with Storer’s own understanding of painting — not as a fixed statement, but as a means of approaching what it is to be human.