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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1362
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
81
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
12
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Allegory
112
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
182
Political issues
370
Social classes
89
Women's status
312
Consumerism
88
Human body
435
Cosmos
48
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
126
Ecology
78
Writing
169
Childhood
114
Eroticism
78
Public space
87
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
306
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
149
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Identity
210
Industry
31
Intimacy
106
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
116
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
207
Human migration
100
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
55
Nature
251
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
158
Landscape
299
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
421
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
233
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
163
Everyday life
284
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
214
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Furniture
19
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
798
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
525
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
350
Film
126
Digital
56
Sound
77
Video
242
Installation
492
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
230
Environment
138
Light installation
46
[Modes]
126
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
112
Monumental
128
Painting
808
Acrylic
163
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
462
Tempera
31
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
93
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
13
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Nigeria
17
Sierra Leone
2
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Colombia
7
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Asia
191
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Indonesia
8
Japan
60
Malaysia
5
Uzbekistan
2
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Vietnam
7
Europe
761
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Croatia
10
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
375
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
101
Serbia
4
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
106
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
13
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
86
1800s
8
1810s
10
1820s
11
1830s
12
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
24
1870s
35
1880s
36
1890s
63
20th century
1239
1900s
93
1910s
147
1920s
220
1930s
281
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
509
1970s
609
1980s
712
1990s
850
21st century
805
2000s
805
2010s
718
2020s
523
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
24
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
10
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
168
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1939 | France
Raymonde Arcier
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1920 — 2005 | France
Huguette Arthur Bertrand
1920 — 2005 | France
Huguette Arthur Bertrand
1920 — 2005 | France
Huguette Arthur Bertrand
1927 — 2013 | Canada
Kenojuak Ashevak
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1958 | France
Cécile Bart
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1928 — 2017 | France
Pierrette Bloch
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1962 | Kenya
Cosima von Bonin
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1962 | Peru
Lastenia Canayo García (Pecón Quena)
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1942 | France
Béatrice Casadesus
1939 | United States
Barbara Chase-Riboud
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
0000 |
Céline Condorelli
1968 | Haiti
Myrlande Constant
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1974 | Algeria
Dalila Dalléas Bouzar
1974 | Algeria
Dalila Dalléas Bouzar
1932 — 1996 | Greece
Bia Davou
1943 | France
Anne Deguelle
1943 | France
Anne Deguelle
1957 | Argentina
Claudia del Río
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1890 — 1957 | Hungary
Noémi Ferenczy
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1924 — 2015 | Australia
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
1924 — 2015 | Australia
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
1924 — 2015 | Australia
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1923 — 2008 | Canada
Betty Goodwin
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1944 | United States
Harmony Hammond
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1945 | United States
Candace Hill-Montgomery
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1971 | Uzbekistan
Anna Ivanova
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1933 | Hungary
Ilona Keserű
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1944 | Australia
Yvonne Koolmatrie
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1935 | Czech Republic
Alena Kučerová
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1942 | New Zealand
Maureen Lander
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1755 — Great Britain | 1845 — United Kingdom
Mary Linwood
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1964 | China
Qing Lu
1964 | China
Qing Lu
1960 | France
Frédérique Lucien
1940 | Romania
Ana Lupaș
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1934 — Italy | 2010 — France
Milvia Maglione
1970 | North Macedonia
Jana Maneva-Čuposka
1927 — Russia | 2008 — France
Lidia Masterkova
1927 — Russia | 2008 — France
Lidia Masterkova
1943 — 2014 | United-States of America
Rosemary Mayer
1948 | France
Natalie Mei
1948 | France
Natalie Mei
1948 | France
Natalie Mei
1943 | France
Annette Messager
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1926 — 2011 | Spain
Aurèlia Muñoz
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1965 — 1991 | Mexico
Elvira Palafox Herrán
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1956 — 2020 | Madagascar
“Madame Zo” Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1875 — 1949 | Japan
Shōen Uemura
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1967 | Switzerland
Gerda Steiner
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1889 — Iceland | 1966 — Denmark
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
1889 — Iceland | 1966 — Denmark
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1907 — 2007 | United States
Lenore Tawney
1907 — 2007 | United States
Lenore Tawney
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1945 — 2023 | United States
Gail Tremblay
1945 — 2023 | United States
Gail Tremblay
1945 — 2023 | United States
Gail Tremblay
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1876 — 1959 | Netherlands
Adya Van Rees
1876 — 1959 | Netherlands
Adya Van Rees
1876 — 1959 | Netherlands
Adya Van Rees
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1974 | Germany
Ulla von Brandenburg
1974 | Germany
Ulla von Brandenburg
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1948 | Australia
Regina Pilawuk Wilson
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
1965 | Peru
Gaudencia Aquilina Yupari Quispe
1965 | Peru
Gaudencia Aquilina Yupari Quispe
1933 — 1999 | Lithuania
Kazimiera Zimblytė
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