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Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Fauvism
5
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
3
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Rayonism
3
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
114
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
171
Body positivity
11
Political issues
343
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
411
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
77
Discriminations
149
Documentary
118
Ecology
73
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
296
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
141
History
265
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
88
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
195
Human migration
94
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Food
20
Nude
152
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
66
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
54
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
226
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
275
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
771
Poster
35
Watercolour
182
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
507
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
83
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
338
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
75
Video
237
Installation
480
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
767
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
225
Photography
412
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
431
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
43
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
12
Gabon
1
Morocco
4
Nigeria
15
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
10
Guatemala
3
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
North America
362
Canada
25
United States
316
Greenland
2
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
France (French Guiana)
2
Peru
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
171
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Malaysia
4
Nepal
1
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Europe
729
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
359
Georgia
1
Hungary
38
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
48
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
99
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Irak
3
Iran
6
Israel
50
Jordan
3
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Syria
2
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1760s
11
1770s
13
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
78
1800s
5
1810s
7
1820s
9
1830s
9
1840s
12
1850s
12
1860s
20
1870s
31
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1191
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
583
1980s
682
1990s
816
21st century
775
2000s
776
2010s
693
2020s
504
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
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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Clotilde Vautier
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1895 — 1960 | Uruguay
Petrona Viera
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1937 | New Zealand
Marilynn Webb
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1878 — 1972 | China
He Xiangning
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1934 | China
Yang Yanping
1887 — 1987 | Japan
Fujio Yoshida
1928 — Palestina | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1903 — 1985 | China
GUAN Zilan (Violet Kwan)
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