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Filters
Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1404
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
13
Artist collective
10
Constructivism
18
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
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
Member of a collective
112
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
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
369
Adolescence
11
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
453
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
220
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
267
Still life
158
Food
20
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
439
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
114
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
173
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
83
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
822
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
538
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Theater
2
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Architecture
7
Interior design
1
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
840
Acrylic
167
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
483
Miniature
7
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
456
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
138
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
2
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
41
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Ecuador
1
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
201
Bangladesh
2
Burma
1
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Malaysia
5
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
4
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Thailand
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
793
Albania
1
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Cyprus
1
Croatia
10
Denmark
14
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
386
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
59
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
105
Serbia
4
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
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
8
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
2
1660s
1
1680s
1
1690s
1
18th century
24
1710s
1
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
13
19th century
93
1800s
11
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
16
1850s
15
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
65
20th century
1276
1900s
95
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
628
1980s
733
1990s
878
21st century
829
2000s
828
2010s
738
2020s
540
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— 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
4
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
174
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
1967 | Japan
Sakiko Nomura
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
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
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
1786 — 1855 | France
Eugénie Marguerite Honorée Servières, née Charen
1786 — 1855 | France
Eugénie Marguerite Honorée Servières, née Charen
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)
1611 — 1691 | Italy
Anna Stanchi
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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