A
W A
R
E
About
Index
Read
Watch and Listen
Villa Vassilieff
Events
AWARE-USA
AWARE
-日本
FR
EN
Missions
Programmes
Team
Sponsors
Support us
FAQ
Focus
Articles
Publications
Resources
Support us
Podcasts
Animated series
Video archive
A Place for Artists
Support us
Location
Research Centre
Residencies
Support us
Prix AWARE
At the Villa Vassilieff
Off-site
Support us
AWAREについて
プログラム
作家
記事
ご支援
AWARE
AWARE
FR
EN
About
Missions
Programmes
Team
Sponsors
Support us
FAQ
Index
Read
Focus
Articles
Publications
Resources
Watch and Listen
Podcasts
Animated series
Video archive
A Place for Artists
Villa Vassilieff
Location
Research Centre
Residencies
Events
Prix AWARE
At the Villa Vassilieff
Off-site
AWARE-USA
AWARE
-日本
AWARE
について
プログラム
作家
記事
ご支援
Support us
Newsletter
Social media
Surrealism
Reset
Fields
Architecture
8
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1424
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
85
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Futurism
9
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Allegory
129
Animals
178
Architecture
135
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
196
Political issues
390
Social classes
101
Women's status
329
Human body
463
Cosmos
55
Colour
230
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
83
Writing
178
Childhood
118
Eroticism
81
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
315
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Memory
215
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nature
273
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
165
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
164
Spatial perception
30
Visual perception
52
Portrait
449
Postcolonialism
108
Advertisement
50
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Traditions
243
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
177
Everyday life
301
Violence
147
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Ceramic
84
Graphic arts
827
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
541
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
357
Film
130
Concepts
27
Space & installation
516
Assemblage
246
Environment
142
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
134
Site-specific
119
Monumental
132
Painting
852
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
99
Oil
495
Tempera
34
Performance
241
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Marble
29
Metal
140
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Textile
212
Countries
Africa
98
Egypt
14
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
383
United States
336
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Ecuador
1
Venezuela
5
Asia
208
Burma
1
Japan
68
Europe
804
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
France
386
Italy
60
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
101
20th century
1291
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
531
1970s
633
1980s
739
1990s
885
21st century
838
2000s
837
2010s
743
2020s
545
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
30
— 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
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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
176
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
List
|
Map
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
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
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
Archives
of Women Artists
Research
& Exhibitions
Legal notice
© 2025 Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions.
Tous droits réservés dans tous pays/All rights reserved for all countries.
