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Filters
Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1304
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
3
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
122
Self-portrait
172
Body positivity
11
Political issues
347
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
413
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
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
142
History
266
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
200
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Mathematics
9
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
151
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
401
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
276
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Medal
8
Furniture
19
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
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
768
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
227
Photography
412
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
432
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
94
Wax
18
Marble
26
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
95
Glass
26
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
12
Ethiopia
1
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
1
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
7
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
10
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
3
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
North America
362
Canada
25
United States
316
Greenland
2
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
Ecuador
1
Guyana
1
France (French Guiana)
2
Paraguay
1
Peru
6
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
171
Bangladesh
2
Burma
1
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Malaysia
4
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
1
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Taiwan
2
Thailand
4
Vietnam
5
Europe
733
Albania
1
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belarus
2
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Cyprus
1
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
362
Georgia
1
Greece
4
Hungary
39
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
48
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
1
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
99
Serbia
4
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
3
Iran
6
Israel
50
Jordan
3
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Syria
2
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
1680s
1
1690s
1
18th century
18
1710s
1
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
1750s
7
1760s
11
1770s
13
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
81
1800s
7
1810s
9
1820s
11
1830s
11
1840s
14
1850s
13
1860s
21
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
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— 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.
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1930 — 2004 | Italy
Dadamaino (Eduarda Emilia Maino, dite)
1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
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)
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1918 — 1991 | Brazil
Judith Bacci
1901 — 1980 | Estonia
Aino Bach
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1963 | India
Rina Banerjee
1952 | Philippines
Genara Fernandez Banzon
1952 | Philippines
Genara Fernandez Banzon
1952 | Philippines
Genara Fernandez Banzon
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1926 — Germany | 1987 — United States
Hannelore Baron
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1953 | Brazil
Lenora de Barros
1954 | United States
Judith Barry
1958 | France
Cécile Bart
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1936 — Czech Republic | 1996 — Slovakia
Mária Bartuszová
1936 — Czech Republic | 1996 — Slovakia
Mária Bartuszová
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1936 | France
Sophie Bassouls
1709 — 1794 | England
Hester Bateman
1935 — 1981 | France
Claude Batho
1934 — 2023 | Germany
Mary Bauermeister
1934 — 2023 | Germany
Mary Bauermeister
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1848 — Spain | 1924 — France
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
1855 — 1942 | United States
Cecilia Beaux
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1892 — Russia | 1981 — Latvia
Aleksandra Beļcova
1892 — Russia | 1981 — Latvia
Aleksandra Beļcova
1964 | France
Valérie Belin
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1969 | Hungary
Emese Benczúr
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1898 — 1933 | Germany
Aenne Biermann
1898 — 1933 | Germany
Aenne Biermann
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1900 — 1961 | Ukraine
Kateryna Bilokour
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1936 — 1998 | United States
Bernice Bing
1936 — 1998 | United States
Bernice Bing
1936 — 1998 | United States
Bernice Bing
1931 | Italy
Tomaso Binga
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1974 | France
Karina Bisch
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1928 — 2017 | France
Pierrette Bloch
1953 | France
Sylvie Blocher
1969 | Netherlands
Sara Blokland
1952 | Suriname
Dineke Blom
1952 | Suriname
Dineke Blom
1925 — 2006 | United Kingdom
Sandra Blow
1904 — 1991 | Slovakia
Irén Blüh (Irena Blühova)
1937 | Germany
Anna Blume
1752 — 1794 | France
Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
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
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1962 | Kenya
Cosima von Bonin
1970 | Switzerland
Louise Bonnet
1970 | Switzerland
Louise Bonnet
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
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
1904 — 1971 | United States
Margaret Bourke-White
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1974 | Belgium
Aline Bouvy
1974 | Belgium
Aline Bouvy
1974 | Belgium
Aline Bouvy
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1865 — Poland | 1940 — France
Olga Boznańska
1865 — Poland | 1940 — France
Olga Boznańska
1865 — Poland | 1940 — France
Olga Boznańska
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1869 — Hawaii | 1950 — United States
Anne Brigman
1869 — Hawaii | 1950 — United States
Anne Brigman
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1874 — 1948 | United States
Fra Broadwell Dinwiddie Dana
1874 — 1948 | United States
Fra Broadwell Dinwiddie Dana
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1968 | Cuba
Tania Bruguera
1927 | France
Colette Brunschwig
1927 | France
Colette Brunschwig
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1966 | Canada
Angela Bulloch
1966 | Canada
Angela Bulloch
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
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
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1966 | Zambia
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