Ila Colley on the trouble-making Elizabeth Allen

The fascinating story of Elizabeth Allen takes us from East London to a remote woodland cabin, to Hollywood and back, before settling in Coventry, where Compton Verney is exhibiting the artist’s absurd, funny and boldly prophetic work 60 years after her debut. Jen catches up with Ila Colley, Compton Verney’s curator of folk art and the exhibition, Troublemakers and Prophets: Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists, to chat about Allen’s extraordinary life and work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode is 26:16 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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