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Embroidery
Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Bauhaus
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Pop art
46
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
122
Self-portrait
171
Political issues
346
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
412
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
119
Ecology
73
Writing
161
Childhood
107
Eroticism
76
Public space
83
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
297
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
142
History
266
Art history & museum
65
Identity
200
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
89
Light
81
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Media
64
Memory
195
Human migration
95
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
400
Postcolonialism
99
Advertisement
49
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
276
Old age
30
Violence
141
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
772
Poster
35
Watercolour
182
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
507
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
339
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
76
Video
238
Installation
480
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
767
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
227
Photography
412
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
432
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
94
Wax
18
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
95
Glass
25
Textile
204
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Egypt
12
Gabon
1
Nigeria
15
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
38
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
North America
362
Canada
25
United States
316
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Colombia
7
Peru
6
Suriname
6
Asia
171
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Vietnam
5
Europe
731
Germany
112
Belgium
20
Spain
40
France
360
Hungary
39
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
99
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Israel
50
Palestine
11
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
79
1800s
5
1810s
7
1820s
9
1830s
9
1840s
12
1870s
32
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1192
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
583
1980s
682
1990s
817
21st century
777
2000s
777
2010s
695
2020s
506
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— AWARE x Canada
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
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1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1961 | Israel
Buthina Abu Milhem
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1968 | Spain
Pilar Albarracín
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1969 | Hungary
Emese Benczúr
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1962 | Kenya
Cosima von Bonin
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
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