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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1373
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
81
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Futurism
9
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
361
Allegory
115
Animals
168
Architecture
128
Autobiography
130
Self-portrait
185
Political issues
376
Social classes
91
Women's status
317
Human body
440
Cosmos
49
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
174
Childhood
114
Eroticism
80
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
308
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
152
History
279
Identity
214
Industry
31
Intimacy
107
Irony
60
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
85
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Memory
208
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
98
Nature
256
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
161
Landscape
301
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
50
Portrait
426
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
195
Domestic scene
112
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Traditions
235
Work
83
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
166
Everyday life
287
Violence
145
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
215
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Mosaic
18
Graphic arts
803
Poster
37
Watercolour
188
Collage
209
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
528
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Audiovisual
352
Film
128
Installation
497
Assemblage
234
Environment
139
Light installation
46
[Modes]
129
Site-specific
115
Monumental
129
Painting
817
Acrylic
163
Mural
37
Gouache
98
Oil
466
Tempera
31
Performance
238
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
447
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
114
Bronze
95
Marble
29
Metal
134
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Textile
215
Countries
Africa
95
Egypt
14
Nigeria
17
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
375
United States
328
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Ecuador
1
Venezuela
5
Asia
193
Burma
1
Japan
62
Europe
765
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Croatia
10
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
378
Italy
53
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
102
Sweden
10
Switzerland
36
Middle East
108
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
19th century
87
20th century
1248
1910s
148
1920s
221
1930s
282
1940s
307
1950s
384
1960s
514
1970s
614
1980s
717
1990s
857
21st century
812
2000s
812
2010s
725
2020s
529
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
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
169
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1924 — 1989 | Egypt
Inji Efflatoun
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1887 — 1968 | France
Valentine Hugo
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1910 — 1993 | France
Jacqueline Lamba
1907 — 1997 | France
Dora Maar
1934 — Italy | 2010 — France
Milvia Maglione
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1942 | Nigeria
Colette Omogbai
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1898 — France | 1978 — United Kingdom
Valentine Penrose
1898 — France | 1978 — United Kingdom
Valentine Penrose
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1945 — 2020 | United States
Susan Rothenberg
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
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