| Kayo O'Young |
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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 ceramic artists. Kayo’s work continues to be the focus of numerous exhibits in prestigious museums, galleries, and private and public collections worldwide. He has also been the subject of two documentary films: The Hand and the Spirit (TV Ontario, 1992) and Playing with Fire (CBC Arts and Entertainment, 1993). Kayo’s minimalist style is at once quiet and inviting, much like the idyllic setting where he lives and works. His pieces are one-of-a-kind originals that bear characteristic details that set his work apart from the rest. From cool, snow white to warm and rustic ochre, Kayo’s bowls and vases seamlessly fit in any environment while completely standing out on their own. Exhibitions 2005 Selected Works with Diane Nasr O’Young, The Guild Shop, Toronto, ON 2004 Selected Works, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON 2003 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, Canzani Centre Gallery, Columbus, OH The Artful Teapot: 20th Century Expression from the Kamm Collection, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON Solo Exhibition, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 2002 Fire and Earth, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON Black & White, A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON 2001 Fire and Earth, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. Solo Exhibition, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 2000 Fire and Earth, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS Four Clay, A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON Selected Works, Shelley Tadman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1999 Rococo to Revolution: Selected Works, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 1998 Fire and Earth, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. White on White Return Exhibition, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 1997 Selected Works, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics Group Exhibition, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON Public and Private Collections The Kamm Teapot Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bronfman Burlington Art Centre Indusmin Collection The Claridge Collection Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Winnipeg Art Gallery The Massey Foundation Collection of Canadian Crafts Brian and Mila Mulroney Media and Publications “Ceramic Spectrum,” Robin Hopper “Contemporary Studio Ceramics,” Winnipeg Art Gallery “A Fine Line,” Gail Crawford “Works of Craft from the Massey Collection” "The Hand and the Spirit," TV Ontario "Playing with Fire," CBC Arts & Entertainment "Life Beyond Man," Margaret Atwood Commissions/Corporate Exhibits Government of Canada, External Affairs, Ottawa, ON
The Commonwealth Conference hosted by Canada, Ottawa, ON The Economic Conference Clarkson and Gordon Accounting Firm, Toronto, ON Olympia and York, Toronto, ON |
