1946
Born to HSU Ya-fen and YANG Shao-zhen, who’s originally from Wujin County of Jiangsu Province of Mainland China, in Maryland of the United States of America
1947
Moved to Shanghai, Mainland China, with her parents in December
1949
Stayed with her mother in Shanghai when her parents divorced and her father moved to Taiwan with the National Government of the Republic of China; later moved with her mother to Beijing and lived with her grandparents in Xidan District of Beijing
1953
Studied in Peiyuan Elementary School in Dongcheng District of Beijing
1954
Moved with her mother to Shanghai and transferred to Nanyang Model Elementary School in Xuhui District of Shanghai
1959
Studied in Hongqiao Middle School in Shanghai
1961
Restored the citizenship of the United States; moved to Taiwan and lived with her father
Studied in Grace Junior Middle School, now as the Affiliated Experimental High School of Tunghai University
1963
Graduated from Grace Junior High School in Taichung City; in the same year enrolled at Taipei First Girls High School
1966
Graduated from Taipei First Girls High School.
1967
Enrolled at William Woods College, Missouri, U.S.A., majoring in Mathematics and receiving a four-year full tuition scholarship
1968
Took one to two art-related courses every semester during her college years
1970
Took a course in Ceramics, which was the start of exploring ceramic arts
1971
Received B.S. from William Woods College, U.S.A.
Admitted to the Mathematics graduate program of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.; met her future husband KUO Tsung-tien in a Statistics course
1972
Transferred to the graduate program in fine arts, majoring in ceramics with a minor in design; married to KUO Tsung-tien
1974
Received. MFA in ceramics from the University of Missouri, U.S.A.; held a solo exhibition of ceramic art in the gallery of the University of Missouri
Moved to New York City and resided there for 10 months
1975
Relocated to Taiwan with her husband, becoming Taiwan’s first-ever ceramist with an master degree of fine arts
Worked in the National Palace Museum in Taipei (1975-1979) where she was in charge of English tour guides in the Exhibition Division for the first two months and transferred to the Ceramics studio of Conservation Dept..Division dissecting ancient royal ceramics and understanding the making process of traditional Chinese ceramics
1976
Gave birth to her first daughter Mei-lin
1978
Presented a paper titled "The Study on Overglazing in the Ming Dynasty" in the International Ceramic Art Conference in Faenza, Italy, on behalf of the National Palace Museum; Visited Finland and Sweden after the conference
Started to publish a series of articles on the development of ceramic art around the world in magazines including Artist Magazine and Lion Art
1979
Gave birth to her second daughter Mei-shan
Resigned from her position in the National Palace Museum; moved to Niaosong Township of Kaohsiung
County due to her husband’s work
Opened her studio and started taking in students
1980
Held her first solo exhibition in the Spring Gallery in Taipei (1980.11/22-12/4)
Artist Magazine (Issue No. 66, November) published a 22-page cover story (equivalent to one sixth of
the magazine capacity), including 8 articles and photographs demonstrating ceramic making process
Artwork selected at the 39th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Faenza, Italy
1981
Invited to participate in the Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Chinese and Japanese Ceramists (1981.1/13-28) hosted by
National Museum of History, Taipei, and Interchange Association Japan
Artwork selected at the 40th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Faenza, Italy
1982
Winnie YANG participated in 12 Ceramists-Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition in Printer Gallery, Taipei
1983
Held her second solo exhibition in the Tao-yu-chi Gallery in Kaohsiung
Invited to participate in the 10th National Fine Art Annual Group Exhibition in Taipei
1984
Artwork received Merit Prize in Modern Ceramics Promotion Competition and First Prize in Contemporary Tea Set Competition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Established “Hautao” Group with her studio students; held the first group exhibition “Letao Dinner Ware Exhibition” (1984.4/5-8) with her students at Tao-yu-chi Gallery in Kaohsiung
Visited ceramic towns in Japan with “Hautao” Group members, ceramist TSAI Jung-yu, and LIOU Chen-chou who studied in Japan at the time; visited Japanese ceramist Shimaoka Tatsuzo
Visited a summer workshop at Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
1986
Invited to participate in the Creating from Tradition: A Taste of Our Modern Arts exhibition held by National Palace Museum, Taipei
Artwork selected at the Biennale Internationale de Céramique de Vallauris, Vallauris, France
Authored Ceramics Handbook (Original Title in Mandarin: 陶藝手冊) published by Artist Magazine
1987
Held her solo exhibition in the Cave Gallery, Taipei
1988
Invited to participate in the Contemporary Taiwan Ceramics Exhibition held by Council for Cultural Affairs of Executive Yuan and toured to Übersee-Museum in Bremen, and other places in West Germany
1992
Invited to participate in the Contemporary Ceramics International Invitational Exhibition held by National Museum of History, Taipei
Invited to participate in the Study on Four Decades of Ceramics in Taiwan (1992. 6/27-8/24) held by Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung
1993
Held solo exhibitions in Pottery Lovers Gallery, Taipei, and in Han Lin Gallery, Kaohsiung
Authored Collection of Ceramics Works (Original Title in Mandarin: 楊文霓陶作) published by Pottery Lovers Gallery, Taipei, and in Han Lin Gallery, Kaohsiung
Invited to participate in the 1st Pacific Rim Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
1994
Invited to be an artist in residence at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, offering ceramic courses in the Department of Fine Arts and the lecture series “Introduction to Underglaze Decoration Techniques in the Northern Song Dynasty During 10th to 12th Century”
1995
Held her solo exhibition in the Up Gallery, Taipei
1999
Invited to hold her solo exhibition “The Journey of Boundary Crossing” in Kaohsiung County Cultural Center; the exhibition later toured to six county cultural centers in Taiwan
Authored The Journey of Boundary Crossing – Winnie YANGs Ceramic Works (Original Title in Mandarin:跨越之旅—楊文霓陶作) published by Kaohsiung County Cultural Center
Invited to participate in the 10th Biennal of Contemporary Ceramics of Châteauroux, Musée des Cordeliers, Châteauroux, France
2007
Worked with ceramist YAO Keh-hong to launch Taiwan ClayArt Tribes website (available online at:http://www.taiwanclayart.org.tw/) as a social platform for ceramics
2011
Received the Achievement Award for the 7th Taipei Ceramics Awards from the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum; held the Achievement Award winner's solo exhibition in the Yingge Ceramics Museum (2011.3/5-6/12)