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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1336
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Lyrical abstraction
21
Kinetic art
12
Conceptual art
79
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Op art
3
Pop art
46
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Surrealism
53
[Artist collectives]
118
Subjects
Abstraction
349
Allegory
108
Animals
167
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
425
Cosmos
45
Colour
215
Dance
80
Discriminations
154
Ecology
78
Writing
165
Childhood
111
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
301
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
151
War & conflicts
147
History
271
Identity
206
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
90
Light
83
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Media
64
Memory
203
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Music
64
Nation
54
Nature
246
Still life
152
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Visual perception
44
Portrait
416
Postcolonialism
102
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
189
Science
50
Sexuality
130
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Vegetal
161
Everyday life
278
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
783
Watercolour
185
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
514
Engraving & etching
227
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
348
Film
126
Digital
54
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
787
Acrylic
162
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
453
Tempera
30
Performance
230
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
45
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
46
Weaving
60
Countries
Africa
91
Egypt
13
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
39
Cuba
10
Guatemala
4
North America
369
Canada
25
United States
322
South America
102
Brazil
29
Asia
179
China
27
Japan
54
Russia
33
Europe
750
Germany
113
Belgium
20
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
France
368
Georgia
1
Hungary
39
Italy
51
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
103
Palestine
13
Turkey
19
Oceania
46
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
19th century
83
20th century
1217
1910s
145
1920s
217
1930s
277
1940s
301
1950s
376
1960s
499
1970s
599
1980s
699
1990s
836
21st century
793
2000s
793
2010s
707
2020s
514
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
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
27
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
8
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
9
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
46
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
167
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1924 — 2014 | Italy
Carla Accardi
1924 — 2014 | Italy
Carla Accardi
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1923 — 2021 | France
Geneviève Asse
1923 — 2021 | France
Geneviève Asse
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1935 — 2018 | France
Geneviève Claisse
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1924 — 1990 | Spain
Juana Francés
1924 — 1990 | Spain
Juana Francés
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1944 | United States
Harmony Hammond
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1923 — 2010 | Czech Republic
Bĕla Kolářová
1923 — 2010 | Czech Republic
Bĕla Kolářová
1908 — 1984 | United States
Lee Krasner
1935 | Czech Republic
Alena Kučerová
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1912 — 1986 | Switzerland
Verena Loewensberg
1912 — Canada | 2004 — United States
Agnes Martin
1912 — Canada | 2004 — United States
Agnes Martin
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1931 | United Kingdom
Bridget Riley
1950 | Estonia
Sirje Runge
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
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
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1930 — 2005 | Belgium
Marthe Wéry
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1891 — 1978 | United States
Alma Woodsey Thomas
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1938 | Egypt
Nil Yalter
1938 | Egypt
Nil Yalter
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