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United Kingdom
Fields
Architecture
13
Visual arts
1455
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
88
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
19
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Impressionism
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Realism
37
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
373
Allegory
133
Animals
184
Architecture
141
Autobiography
138
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
14
Political issues
406
Social classes
114
Women's status
338
Consumerism
95
Human body
473
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
96
Writing
180
Childhood
119
Eroticism
84
Public space
105
Fantasy & dreams
88
Feminism
324
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
297
Art history & museum
80
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
122
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
220
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
75
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
287
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
168
Landscape
324
Urban landscape
169
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
456
Postcolonialism
112
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
57
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
246
Work
86
Domestic work
87
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
307
Aging
35
Violence
149
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
226
Ceramic
87
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
841
Poster
40
Watercolour
197
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
554
Engraving & etching
236
Illustration
107
Artist book
92
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
371
Film
135
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
261
Concepts
35
Curating
11
Critical writing
14
Space & installation
534
Accumulation
99
Architecture
15
Assemblage
250
Environment
148
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
139
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
867
Acrylic
171
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
506
Miniature
7
Tempera
34
Performance
249
Photography
437
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
102
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
470
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
100
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
216
Embroidery
78
Sewing
40
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Nigeria
18
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Curaçao
3
North America
392
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
109
Argentina
31
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Asia
219
Bangladesh
2
India
18
Pakistan
6
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Thailand
6
Europe
817
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Cyprus
1
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
392
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
5
Italy
63
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Portugal
8
Switzerland
38
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
103
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1317
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
543
1970s
649
1980s
758
1990s
908
21st century
864
2000s
863
2010s
767
2020s
566
Programmes
— + 1
27
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— 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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1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1775 — Great Britain | 1860 — United Kingdom
Catherine Andras
1775 — Great Britain | 1860 — United Kingdom
Catherine Andras
1799 — 1871 | United Kingdom
Anna Atkins
1930 — 2018 | United Kingdom
Gillian Ayres
1709 — 1794 | England
Hester Bateman
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
1925 — 2006 | United Kingdom
Sandra Blow
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
0000 |
Céline Condorelli
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1968 | Pakistan
Ceal Floyer
1968 | Pakistan
Ceal Floyer
1872 — 1945 | United Kingdom
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1971 | North Macedonia
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1814 — Spain | 1884 — United Kingdom
Georgiana Houghton
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1966 | Ireland
Jaki Irvine
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1755 — Great Britain | 1845 — United Kingdom
Mary Linwood
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1907 — 1969 | United Kingdom
Mary Martin
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1917 — United Kingdom | 1994 — Pakistan
Anna Molka Ahmed
1917 — United Kingdom | 1994 — Pakistan
Anna Molka Ahmed
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1942 | Nigeria
Colette Omogbai
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1956 | United Kingdom
Cornelia Parker
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1931 | United Kingdom
Bridget Riley
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1885 — 1963 | United Kingdom
Helen Saunders
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1762 — Great Britain | 1844 — United Kingdom
Sarah Stone
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1951 | United Kingdom
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Christine Carol Newby, dite)
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1963 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wearing
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1893 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Madame Yevonde
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
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