Graziella Curreli (born 1960), is a French sculptor working in Haarlem, the Netherlands. She specializes in bronze figures and is known for her sculptures of strong women, most notably Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer.
Education and Career She attended the Sorbonne.Website of the artist. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024 She has created works for the city of Haarlem and for the city of Diemen. Her bronze of Kenau and Wigbolt Ripperda for Haarlem was originally designed in a smaller version for the Ripperda renovation project in 2009, but was rejected in favor of a more abstract work. She was then contracted by the Haarlem councilman Chris van Velzen in April 2010 to construct a much larger version, and though he died the same year, the project has been realised and the result is 4 meters high.Standbeeld Kenau en Ripperda geplaatst op Stationsplein Haarlem 16 May 2013 article in the Haarlems DagbladWeblog of the artist Her first sculpture of Kenau was made for the Kenau Hasselaarsprijs, a yearly prize for promoting emancipation.Haarlem stadskrant 34 21 August 2008
Recognition In 2009, she was commissioned the creation of a medal for the Lieven de Key Award. The award is a cultural event named after the first Haarlem City Architect, Lieven de Key. It is awarded annually to a person or organisation that distinguished themselves in the field of heritage preservation, urbanism and architectural projects. The first edition is in public display in the medal collection cabinets in the Teylers Museum, first recipient of the Lieven de Key Award and very first museum of The Netherlands.
References
La Vie en Bronze, blog about the 4-year-long project for the Haarlem stationsplein, by Graziella Curreli Graziella Curreli in the RKD