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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
79
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Arte povera
2
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Land art
10
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Pop art
46
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
122
Self-portrait
171
Political issues
345
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
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
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
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Media
64
Memory
195
Human migration
95
Fashion & clothing
66
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Postcolonialism
99
Advertisement
49
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
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
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
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
Sound
76
Video
238
Installation
480
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
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
Sculpture
431
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Glass
25
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
Algeria
12
Egypt
12
Ghana
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Senegal
4
Tanzania
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
Cuba
10
Curaçao
3
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
North America
362
United States
316
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
Ecuador
1
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
171
India
15
Japan
50
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Thailand
4
Vietnam
5
Europe
730
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
France
359
Greece
4
Hungary
39
Italy
48
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Romania
9
United Kingdom
99
Serbia
4
Switzerland
35
Middle East
96
Iran
6
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Syria
2
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1760s
11
1770s
13
1780s
10
19th century
78
1850s
12
1860s
20
1870s
31
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
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— 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
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1934 — 2023 | France
Marinette Cueco
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1941 | Belgium
Lili Dujourie
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1917 — 2015 | Uruguay
María Freire
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1947 | Palestine
Nechama Golan
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1938 | Colombia
Beatriz González
1938 | Colombia
Beatriz González
1953 | United States
Joanne Greenbaum
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1922 — 2014 | Serbia
Olga Jevrić
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1960 | United States
Liz Larner
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1959 | Australia
Linda Marrinon
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1936 | France
Claudine Monchaussé
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1953 | Bolivia
Carmen Perrin
1953 | Bolivia
Carmen Perrin
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1924 — 2005 | Haïti
Louisiane Saint-Fleurant
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1926 — 2015 | France
Claude de Soria
1933 | United States
Michelle Stuart
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1907 — 2007 | United States
Lenore Tawney
1907 — 2007 | United States
Lenore Tawney
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
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