Seymour Zayon Born in 1930, contemporary Philadelphia area painter Seymour Zayon is known for his colorful abstract compositions. At age six Seymour Zayon attended the Fleisher Memorial Art School in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later trained at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the University of Austin, Texas, and in London, England, 1953-1955.Media he uses in his work includes acrylic, news print, pen and ink, graphite and wax. He started selling his paintings in 1990 in Manhattan, New York.