I've recently returned to the game, and I distinctly remember having an avatar... if fact I still have the file.
I am however unsure if I have the avatar feature unlocked? It doesn't look unlocked, but I recall having it. My avatar vault says it has 1/8, but also that it has no avatars.
If my old avatar is around in the game still somewhere, I would like to re-obtain it, if it is not I would like to re-upload it. I have no real idea how to find out if it does exist somewhere though.
Unfortunately I don't recall who drew it for me, but it was done on request, so I would really like to