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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Postconceptual art
6
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
9
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Rayonism
3
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
112
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
125
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
169
Body positivity
10
Political issues
338
Social classes
79
Women's status
297
Consumerism
84
Human body
406
Cosmos
43
Colour
209
Dance
77
Discriminations
147
Documentary
115
Ecology
72
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
292
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
139
History
262
Art history & museum
62
Homophobia
14
Identity
198
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
87
Light
79
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
109
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
93
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
52
Nature
231
Still life
148
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
285
Urban landscape
147
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
397
Postcolonialism
98
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
65
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
177
Domestic scene
109
Science
49
Sexuality
128
Entertainment
53
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
28
Traditions
226
Work
76
Domestic work
76
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
26
Trans visibility
15
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
764
Poster
35
Watercolour
181
Collage
199
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
502
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
96
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
334
Film
121
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
233
Installation
476
Accumulation
85
Assemblage
223
Environment
132
Light installation
44
[Modes]
123
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
126
Painting
762
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
438
Tempera
28
Performance
223
Photography
408
Analogue photography
234
Digital photography
92
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
428
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
109
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
129
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
57
Countries
Africa
88
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Cameroon
1
Egypt
12
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
1
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
7
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
3
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
Panama
1
North America
359
Canada
25
United States
313
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Colombia
7
Guyana
1
Suriname
6
Venezuela
5
Asia
169
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
50
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Thailand
4
Vietnam
5
Europe
722
Germany
110
Austria
17
Belarus
2
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
356
Greece
4
Hungary
38
Ireland
5
Italy
47
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
27
Portugal
7
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
97
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Syria
2
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1740s
7
1750s
7
1760s
11
1770s
13
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
77
1840s
12
1850s
12
1860s
20
1870s
31
1880s
34
1890s
59
20th century
1182
1900s
87
1910s
142
1920s
214
1930s
273
1940s
294
1950s
365
1960s
482
1970s
580
1980s
678
1990s
809
21st century
765
2000s
767
2010s
683
2020s
495
Programmes
— + 1
19
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
16
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
43
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
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1882 — 1934 | United States
Doris Ulmann
1865 — 1938 | France
Suzanne Valadon
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1971 | France
Joana Vasconcelos
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1909 — 2003 | United States
Ruth G. Waddy
1963 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wearing
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1924 — Switzerland | 2021 — France
Sabine Weiss
1909 — 2001 | United States
Eudora Welty
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1948 | Australia
Regina Pilawuk Wilson
1995 | thailand
Womanifesto Collective
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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