Education 
2016  Masters of Visual Arts, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1987  Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art, Sydney College of the Arts
1983-1984  Studied Gold and Silversmithing, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Professional positions
 
2023 Tutor, School of Creative Arts University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, (September 2023)
2023 Tutor, McGregor Winter School, University of Southern Queensland
2008 – 2023 Lecturing positions, Jewellery and Small Objects, Queensland College of Art Griffith University.
2022 - 2023 Tutor, Brisbane Institute of Art
2022 Tutor, McGregor Winter School, University of Southern Queensland

Exhibitions
Individual Exhibitions:

​2022 Of Scale and Intrigue, Small Object Space, artisan, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, QLD

2020 Unintended Consequences, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW

2019 Strange Objects 2013 - 2019, F Tanner Baker Micro Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW
          Re-imagine; reinterpret, Studio Ingot, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC

2016  Strange Objects, Small Object Space (SOS) Artisan, Brisbane, QLD,http://www.artisan.org.au/

2001 Small Works, Studio Ingot, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC

1998 (July) Blaze, Makers Mark, Sydney, NSW 
           (May) Blaze, Makers Mark, Melbourne, VIC

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2024   Elemental JMGQ Member exhibition October 25-November 6 2024, Metcalfe Gallery, BiA, Windsor, QLD
            Review. React. Respond Gaffa October 10-19, 2024, Gallery, Sydney NSW
            Finalist, Reflect | Refract JMGA National Members Award Exhibition October 3-13, 2024, Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco WA

2023   ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition finalist, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan (18/11 - 24/12 2023)

           Contemporary Wearables ‘23 finalist, Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

           Something for the Ear,  Bilk Gallery, ACT

           20th Silver Triennial International finalist, DIVA, Antwerp: KreisMuseum Zons

           Milburn Art Prize, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane, QLD

2022 Profile 2022, JMGANSW Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award finalist, Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW

           ITAMI International Craft Exhibition finalist, Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture, from 19/11 - 25/12, 2022, Itami Japan

           National Contemporary Jewellery Award finalist, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW

           20th Silver Triennial International finalist, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany

2021 AdornAxis Remote Viewing online exhibition

          Precious Collective on-line Jewellery Week - Narrative

          Contemporary Wearables '21 finalist, Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition finalist, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2020 Academics in Pandemic, An online exhibition from Ethical Metalsmiths

          Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize finalist, Sydney, NSW

          Use, Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery; Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville NSW;
​          New England Regional Art Museum, NSW

2019 100% Recycled, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD

           ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition finalist, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan

           Profile 2019, JMGANSW Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award finalist, Australian Design Centre Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW

           In the Drawer,  Small Space Jewellery , North Fitzroy, Melbourne, part of the Radiant Pavilion program

           Use, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au; Tweed Regional Gallery, 

           NSW artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/; Noosa Regional Gallery and Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery QLD

2018 Use, POP Gallery, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD www.jmgq.com.au

2017 Contemporary Wearables ’17 finalist, Toowoomba Regional Gallery

           Why Jewellery? 2, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
           why-jewellery.com

           Five, A curated JMGQ members exhibition, Gallery 88, Redcliffe, QLD

           Mostyn Open 20, Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales mostyn-open-20

           Why Jewellery? 2, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 
           why-jewellery.com

2016 Radical Jewellery Makeover, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD

          Trace, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

2016 - 2018 18th Silver Triennial International finalist, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany and Museum voor Edelsmeedkunst,                            Juwelen en Diamant, Antwerp; Silberwarenmuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik, Schwäbisch Gmünd;  Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage                           Centre, Flensburg;  Museum Zons, Dormagen)

           Worn & Weathered,  Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD

2015 Pendulum, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

           Precious-The Lure of Skill, Bosz Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

           Lux Lumens, JMGQ Exhibition gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW

2014 So Fresh + So Clean, Ethical Metalsmiths Annual International Student Exhibition and Emerging  Artist Award
           so-fresh-so-clean/

2013 Participate, JMGA Delegates Exhibition in conjunction with 15th JMGA Conference, Participation and Exchange, Woolloongabba Art                         Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

           Confluence/Influence, JMGQ Exhibition, Brisbane City Council Central and Carindale Libraries, Brisbane, QLD

2012 103 Pendants, JMGQ Exhibition, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

            In the Now, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD

2011 Shared Visions, QCA Group Exhibition, Stanko Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland

           Contemporary Wearables ’11 finalist, Toowoomba Regional Gallery and touring in 2012

          Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor, artisan, Brisbane QLD and touring until 2014

           Inundation, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD 

2010 Revisiting the Australian Landscape, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland QLD
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           Radical Jewellery Makeover, artisan, Brisbane QLD
           http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/projects/rjm-online-exhibitions-and-about/rjm-v---brisbane-au/

Commissions
2023  The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMARQ) 2023 Awards
2019  Trophies for the Queensland Resources Council Resources Awards for Women 2020Awards
2004  Enamel work for the Primatial Cross for the Archbishop of Melanesia (with David Clayton)
1988  Enamel work for the Ceremonial Mace, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW (with Helge Larsen)

Grants
2020  Individuals Fund Grant, Arts Queensland
1998  Individual Professional Development Grant, The Arts Office, QLD Government
1996  Individual Professional Development Grant, Arts Queensland
1995  One of 6 recipients of shared Promotions and Marketing Grant, Arts QLD, for MAD ETHOS (Marketing Australian Design Ethos)
1995  Individual Professional Development Grant, Arts QLD

Publications
Selected Press
2020 Unintended Consequences by Helen Wyatt, Klimt02
2020 What's On City of Sydney
2019 USE Catalogue
2016  Christianne Weber-Stöber/Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V. (ed.) Silver Triennial International-18th Worldwide Competition catalogue, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart
2016  Strange Objects catalogue, Artisan and Griffith University
2016  Strange Objects on-line catalogue:  
Strange-Objects-by-Catherine-Large.pdf
2016  Artisan Blog feature: www.artisan.org.au/strange-objects/
2014  Catherine Large EM Student Member Interview: 
catherine-large-em-student-member-interview/
​2010  Revisiting the Australian Landscape Catalogue, Queensland College of Art, Griffith university

Current Memberships
Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia, Queensland Chapter Inc www.jmgq.com.au 
JMGANSW www.nsw.org.au
Klimt02 klimt02.net/jewellers/catherine-large
World Crafts Council Australia wccaustralia.org.au/
​CraftACT https://craftact.org.au/

Awards 
2006  Award for Encouragement, 19th International Cloisonné Jewellery Contest, Japan Shippo Conference

Public Collections 
1999  Alice Craft Acquisition Permanent Collection, Alice Springs, NT
1995  Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
1994  Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich, QLD

Corporate Collections 
1996  BP Oil Refinery, Pinkenba, Brisbane, QLD