| 1950 | Born Canton, China. |
| 1965 | Came to Canada. |
| 1970-73 | Central Technical School, Toronto, Ontario. |
Exhibition History
| 1987 | "Kayo O’Young: Ten Years" (travelling exhibition); Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1989 | Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montréal, Québec. |
| 1993 | "Kayo O’Young & Diane Nasr: Together Alone"; Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario. |
| 1995 | "New Works" Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario. "Recent Acquisitions ‘94"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1996 | "White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics" (group, travelling exhibition); Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, The Canadian Embassy, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1997 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1998 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2000 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 2001 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. |
| 2002 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario. |
