Susanna Kuratli
Susanna Kuratli (* December 5, 1948 in Thun as Susanna Kuster; † October 2, 2018 in Birmensdorf ) was a Swiss painter. Her work is located in the field of naive art and has its origins in traditional eastern Swiss peasant painting .
Life
After attending the arts and crafts school and an apprenticeship as a decorator in Bern , Susanna Kuratli worked, among other things, for three years as a draftsman in an architectural office in Geneva . She found her access to painting through her husband and his roots in Nesslau in Toggenburg . Over time, the farmhouse became the focus of their works. The pictures were created in oil paint on the basis of photographs that she took while traveling through Switzerland. Kuratli presents the historical buildings in traditional, regional forms. Since 1976 a calendar with new works by the artist has been published annually. In 2011 Susanna Kuratli was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and a few years later she had to give up painting. The calendar continues to appear, since then as a compilation of works from their rich fund.
Susanna Kuratli died on October 2, 2018 after many years of dementia.
Exhibitions
Kuratli's first exhibition took place in 1975 at Galerie 58 in Bern as part of a competition with 200 participants (3rd place). The following year she exhibited at the international trade fair in Ghent in the Swiss pavilion at the invitation of the Swiss Center for Trade Promotion . Since then she has exhibited in galleries in Switzerland. In October / November 2010 she had an exhibition in the gallery on Paradeplatz.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuratli, Susanna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuster, Susanna (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 2018 |
| Place of death | Birmensdorf |