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Women in Abstraction
Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Bauhaus
11
Abstract expressionism
42
Futurism
9
Minimalism
37
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postmodernism
8
[Artist collectives]
114
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Self-portrait
170
Political issues
342
Women's status
299
Human body
410
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
77
Discriminations
148
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
295
Geometry
150
History
265
Games & toys
15
Language
88
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Maternity
111
Mathematics
9
Human migration
94
Modernity
34
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nature
235
Still life
150
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Racism
65
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Sport
15
Traditions
226
Domestic work
77
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
274
Lesbian visibility
27
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Mosaic
15
Graphic arts
770
Watercolour
182
Collage
201
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
506
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Pastel & wax
105
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
338
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
237
Installation
479
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
134
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
766
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Performance
224
Photography
410
Analogue photography
235
Digital photography
93
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
430
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
24
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Clay
94
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
361
Canada
25
United States
315
South America
99
Asia
171
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Europe
728
Germany
112
Croatia
9
Spain
40
Italy
48
Poland
28
United Kingdom
99
Switzerland
35
Middle East
96
Lebanon
14
Oceania
45
Australia
35
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
78
1860s
20
1870s
31
20th century
1189
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
582
1980s
680
1990s
814
21st century
773
2000s
774
2010s
691
2020s
502
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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Biographies published in the framework of the programme
Women in Abstraction
1930 — 2004 | Italy
Dadamaino (Eduarda Emilia Maino, dite)
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1894 — 1974 | Italy
Regina Cassolo Bracchi
1939 — 2015 | United States
Rosemarie Castoro
1913 — 1995 | Italy
Giannina Censi
1940 — 1985 | Korea
Wook-kyung Choi
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1901 — 1988 | United States
Carlotta Corpron
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1944 | United States
Harmony Hammond
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1912 — German Empire | 2000 — Germany
Marta Hoepffner
1814 — Spain | 1884 — United Kingdom
Georgiana Houghton
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — United States | 2009 — Lebanon
Helen Khal
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