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Filters
Fields
Architecture
17
Decorative arts & design
8
Visual arts
1484
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
92
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
15
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
13
Land art
12
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
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
381
Adolescence
12
Allegory
142
Animals
194
Architecture
142
Archives
5
Autobiography
140
Self-portrait
204
Body positivity
16
Political issues
413
Social classes
119
Women's status
348
Consumerism
96
Human body
490
Cosmos
61
Colour
233
Dance
85
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
102
Writing
186
Childhood
124
Eroticism
87
Public space
109
Fantasy & dreams
93
Feminism
334
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
18
Geometry
163
War & conflicts
160
History
302
Art history & museum
81
Homophobia
14
Identity
233
Industry
37
Intimacy
122
Irony
68
Games & toys
23
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
46
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
127
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
224
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
78
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
296
Still life
169
Food
26
Nude
174
Landscape
331
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
462
Postcolonialism
113
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
207
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Sexuality
138
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
254
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Drag
28
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
316
Aging
35
Violence
152
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
234
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
92
Medal
6
Furniture
25
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
860
Poster
40
Watercolour
200
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
567
Engraving & etching
240
Illustration
111
Artist book
94
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Theater
2
Audiovisual
376
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
263
Concepts
40
Curating
11
Critical writing
17
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
551
Accumulation
107
Architecture
20
Interior design
8
Assemblage
259
Environment
152
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
144
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
125
Monumental
137
Painting
885
Acrylic
178
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
519
Miniature
8
Tempera
34
Performance
253
Photography
440
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
478
Cement & concrete
36
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
144
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
27
Textile
222
Batik
1
Embroidery
80
Sewing
41
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
2
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
399
Canada
27
United States
346
Greenland
2
Mexico
36
South America
116
Argentina
35
Bolivia
2
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
225
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
28
South Korea
8
India
18
Indonesia
13
Japan
70
Kazakhstan
3
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
1
Taiwan
5
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
837
Albania
1
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
9
Cyprus
1
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
42
Estonia
16
Finland
6
France
399
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
66
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
108
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
112
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
12
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
3
1680s
4
1690s
3
18th century
26
1710s
2
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
104
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1343
1900s
103
1910s
161
1920s
235
1930s
301
1940s
326
1950s
411
1960s
556
1970s
666
1980s
776
1990s
928
21st century
881
2000s
880
2010s
781
2020s
579
Programmes
— + 1
30
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— 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
— Common Ground
11
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
16
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
15
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
5
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
191
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1975.
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1975.
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1909 — 2003 | United States
Ruth G. Waddy
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1961 | Australia
Lynette Wallworth
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1614 — | 1689 — Southern Netherlands
Michaelina Wautier
1963 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wearing
1937 | New Zealand
Marilynn Webb
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1847 — Switzerland | 1926 — Denmark
Bertha Wegmann
1847 — Switzerland | 1926 — Denmark
Bertha Wegmann
1847 — Switzerland | 1926 — Denmark
Bertha Wegmann
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1924 — Switzerland | 2021 — France
Sabine Weiss
1924 — Switzerland | 2021 — France
Sabine Weiss
1947 — 1990 | Mexico
Pola Weiss Alvarez
1909 — 2001 | United States
Eudora Welty
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1930 — 2005 | Belgium
Marthe Wéry
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1905 — 1986 | United States
May Wilson
1948 | Australia
Regina Pilawuk Wilson
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1971 | Mexico
Lorena Wolffer
1995 | thailand
Womanifesto Collective
1995 | thailand
Womanifesto Collective
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1891 — 1978 | United States
Alma Woodsey Thomas
1725 — British America (currently the United States) | 1786 — Great Britain (currently the United Kingdom)
Patience Lovell Wright
1725 — British America (currently the United States) | 1786 — Great Britain (currently the United Kingdom)
Patience Lovell Wright
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