Laura Mattarella Wins StellaRe Prize 2026, Award Sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan
Laura Mattarella is the recipient of the Premio StellaRe 2026, an accolade created by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo to celebrate women who have transformed modern society. The award ceremony is set for 13 November at 18.30 in Turin and will showcase an oversized engagement ring designed by Maurizio Cattelan. Born in Palermo in 1967, she earned her law degree in 1991 and practiced civil and administrative law in Rome for two decades. In 2015, she paused her legal career to support her father, Sergio Mattarella, upon his election as President of the Republic. Established in 2006, the award has previously honored individuals such as Franca Sozzani and Fabiola Gianotti. Mattarella will also become a member of the Circolo StellaRe.
Key facts
- Laura Mattarella wins the Premio StellaRe 2026
- The ceremony takes place on 13 November at 18.30 at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin
- Maurizio Cattelan created the award work: an oversized engagement ring, five centimeters in diameter
- The StellaRe prize was established in 2006 by Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Mattarella practiced law for twenty years in Rome, becoming partner at Studio Guarino
- She was born in Palermo in 1967 and graduated in law in 1991
- She left the bar in 2015 when Sergio Mattarella became President of the Republic
- Franca Sozzani was the first recipient in 2006; Caterina Caselli won in 2025
Entities
Artists
- Laura Mattarella
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Franca Sozzani
- Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
- Lisa Phillips
- Kazuyo Sejima
- Elizabeth Blackburn
- Fabiola Gianotti
- Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
- Allegra Agnelli
- Lidia Bastianich
- Cherie Blair
- Maria Manetti Shrem
- Caterina Caselli
- Sergio Mattarella
- H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
- Umberta Gnutti Beretta
- Francesca Malgara
- Paola Manfrin
- Warly Tomei
Institutions
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Circolo StellaRe
- Vogue Italia
- New Museum
- Studio Lorenzoni
- Studio Guarino
- Corte Suprema di Cassazione
- Qatar Museums
- CERN
- Università di Palermo
- Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori legali di Roma
- Consiglio di Stato
- Tribunali Amministrativi Regionali
- Istituto Ancelle del Sacro Cuore
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Palermo
- Rome
- New York
- United States
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar