Moira Dryer

Moira Dryer (1957–1992) was a Canadian artist known for her abstract paintings on wood panel. Early life and education Dryer was born in Toronto, Canada; her mother was architect Pegeen Synge and her father Douglas Dryer was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. She was the youngest of three children. She attended Sir George Williams University in Montreal before moving to the United States to attend the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan. At SVA she was a student of Elizabeth Murray, and she ultimately became a friend and a studio assistant to Murray. She also became a studio assistant to Julian Schnabel. Dryer graduated from SVA with honors in 1981. Before working full time as painter, Dryer was a freelance prop and set maker, and set designer for the avant-garde theater company Mabou Mines.