Nora Collyer

Background

Nora Collyer was born in Montreal and was educated at the Trafalgar School for Girls there.

Education

She studied at the Art Association of Montreal with William Brymner, Maurice Cullen and Alberta Cleland.

Career

She also later taught at the Art Association of Montreal and gave classes for individuals and small groups in her home. Her work was exhibited at the 1939 New York World"s Fair and the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, England in 1924 and 1925. Collyer also had solo shows at the Dominion Gallery in Montreal in 1946 and at the Galerie Walter Klinkhoff in 1964.

The National Gallery of Canada had a retrospective of Collyer"s work in 1969.

When Reid later developed Alzheimer"s disease, Collyer looked after her. Reid died in May 1979 and Collyer died a few weeks later at the age of 81.

Membership

She was the youngest member of the Beaver Hall Group and shared a studio with Anne Savage.

Connections

Friend:

Margaret Reid