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Fields
Architecture
14
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1458
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
88
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
19
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
373
Allegory
133
Animals
186
Architecture
141
Autobiography
138
Self-portrait
202
Political issues
406
Social classes
115
Women's status
339
Human body
475
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
98
Writing
181
Childhood
119
Eroticism
84
Fantasy & dreams
88
Feminism
325
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
297
Identity
227
Industry
32
Intimacy
119
Irony
66
Games & toys
19
Language
92
Light
90
Machine & technology
37
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
123
Memory
220
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
75
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nature
289
Still life
162
Food
23
Nude
169
Landscape
324
Urban landscape
170
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
456
Postcolonialism
112
Advertisement
51
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Traditions
246
Work
86
Domestic work
87
Drag
28
Vegetal
184
Everyday life
309
Violence
150
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
226
Ceramic
87
Graphic arts
843
Poster
40
Watercolour
197
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
554
Engraving & etching
238
Illustration
107
Artist book
92
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
371
Film
135
Concepts
37
Space & installation
536
Assemblage
251
Environment
149
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
140
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
121
Monumental
135
Painting
868
Acrylic
171
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
507
Tempera
34
Performance
249
Photography
437
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
102
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
472
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
120
Bronze
102
Marble
29
Metal
140
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Textile
217
Countries
Africa
103
Egypt
14
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
43
North America
392
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
Ecuador
2
Venezuela
5
Asia
219
Burma
2
Japan
70
Europe
820
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
40
France
392
Iceland
4
Italy
63
Netherlands
35
Poland
31
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
107
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Middle East
110
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
103
20th century
1318
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
295
1940s
319
1950s
400
1960s
544
1970s
650
1980s
759
1990s
909
21st century
864
2000s
863
2010s
767
2020s
566
Programmes
— + 1
28
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— 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
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
10
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— 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
178
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
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
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