Self-portrait of the artist, Aprill Allen.
Artist in bright orange shirt standing beside an easel displaying a colorful abstract portrait in a studio, with other paintings in the background.

Art that dares you to feel.

For most of my adult life, I kept my emotions at arm’s length. Like many of us, I got good at appearing fine. I intellectualised. I pushed down. I powered through. But over time, that disconnection started to cost me—not just personally, but creatively. When I finally let myself feel again, it changed everything.

Now, I create art to stir something in you.

Whether it’s a fine art piece, a cheeky greeting card, a limited-edition print, or something designed for everyday use—my work is always about emotional resonance. I want you to feel something when you see it. A flicker of recognition. A quiet ache. A jolt of joy. Even discomfort. Because emotion—felt fully, without shame—is how we come back to ourselves.

I believe art isn’t just decoration. It’s a mirror, a provocation, a kind of emotional permission slip. In a world that rewards numbness and productivity, my work invites you to pause and notice what’s really going on beneath the surface. You don’t need to fix it. Just feel it.

This practice—of making space for what we feel, rather than what we’re told to feel—isn’t always easy. But I believe it’s powerful. And I believe we need more of it.

This is why I make art.
To make emotion visible again.
To offer you a moment of reflection, beauty, and truth.

Thanks for being here.

Exhibitions

2025 - Bottled Up - solo show at Gallery Unbound

2024-25 - Baggage - selected for Emerging Artists Summer Exhibition at Quadrant Gallery

2024 - Blood Oranges - group show, Christmas Salon, Victorian Artists Society

2021 - Isolation State - group show, Almost Solo at Incube8r Gallery

2021 - Small Works - group show at SandBox Studios

2021 - Fifty Squared - group show at Brunswick St Gallery

2020 - Postcard Show - group show at Linden New Art

Media

Vance Joy - “How the music industry’s greatest resurgence reached the Young Rich list” AFR magazine, October 26, 2022.

Jaddan Comerford with painting of Vance Joy by Aprill Enright in background

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