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
Exhibitions
Individual Exhibitions:
2019: Strange Objects 2013 - 2019, F Tanner Baker Micro Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW
2019 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
1998 (May) Blaze, Makers Mark, Melbourne, VIC
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019: 100% Recycled, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2019: ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2019: Profile 2019, JMGANSW Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award, Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
2019 In the Drawer, Small Space Jewellery , North Fitzroy, Melbourne, part of the Radiant Pavilion program
2019 Use, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au, Tweed regional Gallery,
Murwillumbah, NSW artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, QLD
2018 Use, POP Gallery, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD www.jmgq.com.au
2017 Contemporary Wearables ’17, Toowoomba Regional Gallery
2017 Why Jewellery? 2, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong why-jewellery.com
2017 Five, A curated JMGQ members exhibition, Gallery 88, Redcliffe, QLD
2017 Mostyn Open 20, Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales mostyn-open-20
2017 Why Jewellery? 2, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD why-jewellery.com
2016 Radical Jewellery Makeover, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2016 Trace, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2016 - 2018 18th Silver Triennial International, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany and touring 2017 - 2018: (Museum voor Edelsmeedkunst, Juwelen en Diamant, Antwerp; Silberwarenmuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik, Schwäbisch Gmünd; Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Centre, Flensburg; Museum Zons, Dormagen)
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2016 Worn & Weathered, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Pendulum, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Precious-The Lure of Skill, Bosz Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Lux Lumens, JMGQ Exhibition gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2014 So Fresh + So Clean, Ethical Metalsmiths Annual International Juried Digital Student Exhibition and Emerging Artist Award
so-fresh-so-clean/
2013 Participate, JMGA Delegates Exhibition in conjunction with 15th Conference, Participation and Exchange Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2013 Confluence/Influence, JMGQ Exhibition, Brisbane City Council Central and Carindale Libraries, Brisbane, QLD
2012 103 Pendants, JMGQ Exhibition, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2012 In the Now, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD
2011 Shared Visions, QCA Group Exhibition, Stanko Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
2011 - 2012 Contemporary Wearables ’11, Toowoomba Regional Gallery and touring
2011 - 2014 Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor, artisan, Brisbane QLD and touring
2011 Inundation, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD
2010 Revisiting the Australian Landscape, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland QLD
2010 Radical Jewellery Makeover, artisan, Brisbane QLD
http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/projects/rjm-online-exhibitions-and-about/rjm-v---brisbane-au/
2009 The Ring, Studio Ingot Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
2009 Fired Up at the Top End, Framed-The Darwin Gallery, Darwin NT
2009-2010 Contemporary Wearables ‘09, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and touring
2008 - 2010 Ornamentomology, College Gallery, Queensland College of Art, South Bank 2008 and touring
2006 19th International Cloisonné Jewellery Contest, Tokyo Japan
2005-2006 Contemporary Wearables ‘05, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, and touring
2004 Chromophobia, Studio Ingot, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
2001-2002 Contemporary Wearables ‘01, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, and touring
2000 Sites for Adornment, Doggett Street Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
1999 Defining the Object, Quadrivium, Sydney NSW
1998 The Ring Show, Zu Design, Adelaide, SA
1998 The Brooch Show, Zu Design, Adelaide, SA
1997 Blast, Work by contemporary enamellists, Makers Mark, Melbourne, VIC and Sydney NSW
1997 Fire in the Heart, Australian Enamel, Craftspace Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1997 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD and touring
1997 Bodywear, Distelfink Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne, VIC
1996-1997 MAD Ethos, Crafts Council of QLD, Brisbane; Old Bakery Gallery, Lane Cove, Sydney NSW (1996); Anima Gallery, Adelaide, SA (1997)
Commissions
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
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
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
2009 Contemporary Wearables ’09 Catalogue , Toowoomba Regional Gallery,
2008 Ornamentomology Catalogue
2005 Contemporary Wearables ’05 Catalogue, Toowoomba Regional Gallery,
2000 Sites for Adornment, Catalogue (JMGA 10th Biennial Conference)
1998 Jeff Shaw, Courier Mail 12/05/98, Review
1997 Judith O’Callaghan, Object Magazine 1/97,Fire in the Heart: Australian Enamel, Review
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/
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
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
Exhibitions
Individual Exhibitions:
2019: Strange Objects 2013 - 2019, F Tanner Baker Micro Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW
2019 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
1998 (May) Blaze, Makers Mark, Melbourne, VIC
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019: 100% Recycled, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2019: ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2019: Profile 2019, JMGANSW Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award, Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
2019 In the Drawer, Small Space Jewellery , North Fitzroy, Melbourne, part of the Radiant Pavilion program
2019 Use, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au, Tweed regional Gallery,
Murwillumbah, NSW artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, QLD
2018 Use, POP Gallery, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD www.jmgq.com.au
2017 Contemporary Wearables ’17, Toowoomba Regional Gallery
2017 Why Jewellery? 2, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong why-jewellery.com
2017 Five, A curated JMGQ members exhibition, Gallery 88, Redcliffe, QLD
2017 Mostyn Open 20, Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales mostyn-open-20
2017 Why Jewellery? 2, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD why-jewellery.com
2016 Radical Jewellery Makeover, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2016 Trace, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2016 - 2018 18th Silver Triennial International, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany and touring 2017 - 2018: (Museum voor Edelsmeedkunst, Juwelen en Diamant, Antwerp; Silberwarenmuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik, Schwäbisch Gmünd; Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Centre, Flensburg; Museum Zons, Dormagen)
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2016 Worn & Weathered, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Pendulum, JMGQ Exhibition Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Precious-The Lure of Skill, Bosz Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Lux Lumens, JMGQ Exhibition gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2014 So Fresh + So Clean, Ethical Metalsmiths Annual International Juried Digital Student Exhibition and Emerging Artist Award
so-fresh-so-clean/
2013 Participate, JMGA Delegates Exhibition in conjunction with 15th Conference, Participation and Exchange Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2013 Confluence/Influence, JMGQ Exhibition, Brisbane City Council Central and Carindale Libraries, Brisbane, QLD
2012 103 Pendants, JMGQ Exhibition, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2012 In the Now, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD
2011 Shared Visions, QCA Group Exhibition, Stanko Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
2011 - 2012 Contemporary Wearables ’11, Toowoomba Regional Gallery and touring
2011 - 2014 Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor, artisan, Brisbane QLD and touring
2011 Inundation, JMGQ Exhibition, Contemporary Artisans Collective, Brisbane QLD
2010 Revisiting the Australian Landscape, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland QLD
2010 Radical Jewellery Makeover, artisan, Brisbane QLD
http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/projects/rjm-online-exhibitions-and-about/rjm-v---brisbane-au/
2009 The Ring, Studio Ingot Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
2009 Fired Up at the Top End, Framed-The Darwin Gallery, Darwin NT
2009-2010 Contemporary Wearables ‘09, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and touring
2008 - 2010 Ornamentomology, College Gallery, Queensland College of Art, South Bank 2008 and touring
2006 19th International Cloisonné Jewellery Contest, Tokyo Japan
2005-2006 Contemporary Wearables ‘05, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, and touring
2004 Chromophobia, Studio Ingot, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC
2001-2002 Contemporary Wearables ‘01, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, and touring
2000 Sites for Adornment, Doggett Street Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
1999 Defining the Object, Quadrivium, Sydney NSW
1998 The Ring Show, Zu Design, Adelaide, SA
1998 The Brooch Show, Zu Design, Adelaide, SA
1997 Blast, Work by contemporary enamellists, Makers Mark, Melbourne, VIC and Sydney NSW
1997 Fire in the Heart, Australian Enamel, Craftspace Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1997 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD and touring
1997 Bodywear, Distelfink Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne, VIC
1996-1997 MAD Ethos, Crafts Council of QLD, Brisbane; Old Bakery Gallery, Lane Cove, Sydney NSW (1996); Anima Gallery, Adelaide, SA (1997)
Commissions
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
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
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
2009 Contemporary Wearables ’09 Catalogue , Toowoomba Regional Gallery,
2008 Ornamentomology Catalogue
2005 Contemporary Wearables ’05 Catalogue, Toowoomba Regional Gallery,
2000 Sites for Adornment, Catalogue (JMGA 10th Biennial Conference)
1998 Jeff Shaw, Courier Mail 12/05/98, Review
1997 Judith O’Callaghan, Object Magazine 1/97,Fire in the Heart: Australian Enamel, Review
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/
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