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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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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
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
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
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
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1946 | France
Dorothée Selz
1969 | Estonia
Ene-Liis Semper
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
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
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
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
1965 | Hungary
Ágnes Szépfalvi
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