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Filters
Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1383
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
82
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Copy Art
1
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
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
55
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
364
Adolescence
11
Allegory
120
Animals
170
Architecture
130
Autobiography
131
Self-portrait
186
Body positivity
13
Political issues
379
Social classes
92
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
444
Cosmos
51
Colour
223
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
174
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
88
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
153
History
281
Art history & museum
70
Homophobia
14
Identity
216
Industry
31
Intimacy
108
Irony
62
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
85
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
258
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
303
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
50
Portrait
429
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
196
Domestic scene
112
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
237
Work
83
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
167
Everyday life
288
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Medal
8
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
811
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
210
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
530
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
353
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
245
Installation
499
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
237
Environment
140
Light installation
46
[Modes]
129
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
116
Monumental
129
Painting
822
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
469
Tempera
31
Performance
239
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
451
Concrete & cement
34
Wood
115
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
1
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
8
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
North America
377
Canada
26
United States
330
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
29
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Ecuador
1
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
194
Bangladesh
2
Burma
1
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Indonesia
9
Japan
62
Malaysia
5
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Thailand
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
773
Albania
1
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belarus
3
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Cyprus
1
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
379
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
53
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
1
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
103
Serbia
4
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
108
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
4
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
1550s
1
1560s
1
1570s
2
1580s
2
1590s
2
17th century
6
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
1
1650s
1
1660s
1
1680s
1
1690s
1
18th century
21
1710s
1
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
88
1800s
8
1810s
10
1820s
11
1830s
12
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1257
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
225
1930s
286
1940s
311
1950s
390
1960s
521
1970s
618
1980s
721
1990s
862
21st century
816
2000s
816
2010s
727
2020s
530
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
30
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Luxembourg
1
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
11
— 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
173
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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1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1939 — Algeria | 2018 — Tunisia
Shasha Safir Guiga
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1914 — Philippines | 1994 — France
Nena Saguil
1914 — Philippines | 1994 — France
Nena Saguil
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1924 — 2005 | Haïti
Louisiane Saint-Fleurant
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
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
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1885 — 1963 | United Kingdom
Helen Saunders
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1927 — 2005 | United States
Naomi Savage
1927 — 2005 | United States
Naomi Savage
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1941 | Germany
Deidi von Schaewen
1919 — Switzerland | 1988 — Brazil
Mira Schendel
1919 — Switzerland | 1988 — Brazil
Mira Schendel
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1862 — 1946 | Finland
Helene Schjerfbeck
1862 — 1946 | Finland
Helene Schjerfbeck
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1948 | United States
Joyce J. Scott
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1965 | Israel
Miri Segal
1933 — 1988 | Japan
Seiko Kanno
1933 — 1988 | Japan
Seiko Kanno
1933 — 1988 | Japan
Seiko Kanno
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1946 | France
Dorothée Selz
1969 | Estonia
Ene-Liis Semper
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1905 — 1999 | Japan
Setsuko Migishi
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1913 — Hungary | 1941 — Pakistan
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 — Hungary | 1941 — Pakistan
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 — Hungary | 1941 — Pakistan
Amrita Sher-Gil
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1892 — 1970 | Japan
Seien Shima
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1875 — 1949 | Japan
Shōen Uemura
1847 — 1917 | Japan
Shohin Noguchi
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1963 | Estonia
Liina Siib
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1935 — 1974 | Brazil
Maria Auxiliadora da Silva
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1960 | United States
Lorna Simpson
1937 | India
Arpita Singh
1937 | India
Arpita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1898 — Russian Empire (today Ukraine) | 1984 — Soviet Union
Maria Siniakova
1888 — Poland | 1965 — Germany
Renée Sintenis
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1940 — 2025 | United States
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1971 | United States
Shinique Smith
1950 | United States
Ming Smith
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1946 | Spain
Susana Solano
1901 — 1971 | Cuba
Loló Soldevilla
1901 — 1971 | Cuba
Loló Soldevilla
1960 | Japan
Kim Song-Ran
1926 — 2015 | France
Claude de Soria
1940 | United States
Antonieta Sosa
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1967 | Switzerland
Gerda Steiner
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1871 — 1944 | United States
Florine Stettheimer
1871 — 1944 | United States
Florine Stettheimer
1940 | Spain
Isabel Steva Hernández (dite Colita)
1940 | Spain
Isabel Steva Hernández (dite Colita)
1940 | Spain
Isabel Steva Hernández (dite Colita)
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1762 — Great Britain | 1844 — United Kingdom
Sarah Stone
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1931 — 2014 | United States
Marjorie Strider
1933 | United States
Michelle Stuart
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
1910 — 1943 | Hungary
Kata Sugár
1968 | United States
Catherine Sullivan
1923 | Canada
Françoise Sullivan
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1894 — North Sulawesi | 1964 — South Sumatra
Emiria Sunassa (Emiria Soenassa)
1894 — North Sulawesi | 1964 — South Sumatra
Emiria Sunassa (Emiria Soenassa)
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1949 | Argentina
Vivian Suter
1949 | Argentina
Vivian Suter
1949 | Argentina
Vivian Suter
1889 — Iceland | 1966 — Denmark
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
1889 — Iceland | 1966 — Denmark
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1969 | United States
Sarah Sze
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
1965 | Hungary
Ágnes Szépfalvi
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