| Kayo O’Young is a self-taught Ontario artist who is recognized as one of Canada’s finest porcelain potters.In the industry, he is known as “a potter’s potter” and he serves as both teacher and inspiration to numerous potters. Kayo’s work is the focus of numerous exhibits in prestigious museums, galleries, private and public collections worldwide. His work has also been the subject to two films: The Hand and the Spirit (TV Ontario, 1992) and Playing with the Fire (CBC Arts and Entertainment, 1993). Each of Kayo’s pieces are one-of-a-kind originals. He pays the utmost attention to detail, leaving no area of the work untouched by his genius. Each piece is hand-signed by the artist. |
| Timeline | |
| 1970-1973 | Central Tchnical School, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1965 | Emigrated to Canada |
| 1950 | Born - Canton, China |
| Exhibition History | |
| 2005 | Selected Works with Diane Nasr O’Young - Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2004 | Selected Works — Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario |
| 2003 | 21st Century Ceramics in the United States & Canada”- Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio Solo Exhibition — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario “Fire & Earth” Virtual Exhibition — www.virtualmuseum.ca “The Artful Teapot, 20th Century Expression from the Kamm Collection” — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto |
| 2001 | Solo Exhibition — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto |
| 2000 | Selected Works — Shelley Tadman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Group Exhibition — A Show of Hands Gallery, Toronto, Ontario “Clay Concepts” — The Guild Shop, Toronto Solo Exhibition — Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario |
| 1999 | “Rococco to Revolution” — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto |
| 1998 | “Fire & Earth” Canadian Exchange with Japanese Traveling Exhibition — Burlington Art Centre, Burlington |
| 1997 | Selected Works — The Gardinir Museum, Toronto |
| 1996 | “White on White, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics” — Canadian Clay & Glass Museum, Waterloo, Ontario “Plates” Group Exhibition — Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario Selected Works- Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo |
| 1995 | Teapot Show — Avante Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio New Works — Lynda Greenberg Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario Selected Works — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto |
| 1994 | Teapot Show — Avante Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1993 | Retrospective “Together Alone” with Diane Nasr O’Young — Burlington Art center, Burlington Selected Works — The Gardiner Museum, Toronto |
| 1992 | Selected Works, 25th Anniversary Exhibition — Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, Quebec “The Uncommon Gallery” — Windsor Art Gallery, Windsor, Ontario “Contemporary Focus” — The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Illuminations “In Honour of Florence Nightingale” — Wellington County Museum, Fergus, Ontario Show Cases “Uncommon Objects” — The Craft Studio at Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario |
| PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMISSIONS | Outdoor Sculpture (Private Collection) — Carol and Kevin Reily, Kingston, Ontario Gifts to Visiting Heads of Foreign Governments — Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario The commonwealth Conference, Ottawa Gifts to Host Heads of Governments — The Office of the Prime Minister Clarkson and Gordon Accounting, Toronto Olympia and York, Toronto Claridge Industries, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| PUBLICATIONS | Ceramic Spectrum, Robin Hopper |