Shaun Daniel Allen

Shaun Daniel Allen (born 1985/1986), also known as Shal, is an Aboriginal Australian painter, photographer, musician, and tattooist.

Early life Shaun Daniel Allen, a Bundjalung man, was born and raised on Yugambeh country on Queensland's Gold Coast. He was an only child raised alongside extended family. His family were mechanics, and none of them were "musical or into any art," according to Allen. Shal's first exhibition of paintings took place at China Heights Gallery in Sydney in 2021.

In July 2023, a selection of his work was exhibited by Louis Vuitton at its Brisbane boutique. In September 2023, Swiss watch and jewellery maison Chopard debuted a watch designed in collaboration with Shal.

Speaking about Shal's practice, artist Daniel Boyd says: "He has a very well-formed visual language and his work is aesthetically very beautiful, but it is also imbued with the integrity of his relationship to Country."