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Fields
Visual arts
1410
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Constructivism
18
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
370
Adolescence
11
Allegory
128
Animals
177
Architecture
134
Autobiography
133
Self-portrait
191
Political issues
386
Social classes
98
Women's status
324
Consumerism
91
Human body
457
Cosmos
55
Colour
229
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
132
Ecology
82
Writing
177
Childhood
116
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
313
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
158
History
289
Art history & museum
74
Homophobia
14
Identity
223
Industry
31
Intimacy
113
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
119
Media
64
Memory
213
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
68
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
271
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
312
Urban landscape
162
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
442
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
203
Domestic scene
115
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
241
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
823
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
539
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
355
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
81
Video
248
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
512
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
243
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
843
Acrylic
169
Mural
40
Gouache
99
Oil
487
Tempera
33
Performance
239
Photography
427
Analogue photography
244
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
458
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
139
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
211
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
2
Morocco
4
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
41
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Paraguay
1
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
204
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Malaysia
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
795
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Croatia
10
Spain
40
France
386
Hungary
41
Iceland
3
Italy
59
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Serbia
4
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Israel
51
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
95
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
16
1850s
15
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
39
1890s
67
20th century
1282
1900s
97
1910s
156
1920s
230
1930s
291
1940s
315
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
629
1980s
735
1990s
881
21st century
832
2000s
831
2010s
739
2020s
541
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
27
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
30
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
175
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1956 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1956 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1913 — 1991 | Hungary
Margit Anna
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1926 — Germany | 1987 — United States
Hannelore Baron
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1904 — 1971 | United States
Margaret Bourke-White
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1902 — 2004 | France
Denise Colomb
1965 | Italy
Daniela Comani
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1964 | Belgium
Berlinde De Bruyckere
1957 | Argentina
Claudia del Río
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1942 | Argentina
Diana Dowek
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1907 — 1988 | United States
Toni Frissell
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1921 — 1985 | Hungary
Ilka Gedő
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1931 — 2023 | Lebanon
Laure Ghorayeb
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Nechama Golan
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1964 | Palestine
Rula Halawani
1895 — 1967 | Japan
Haruko Hasegawa
1895 — 1967 | Japan
Haruko Hasegawa
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
1957 | United States
Annette Lemieux
1957 | United States
Annette Lemieux
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1915 — 1998 | Australia
Queenie McKenzie
1915 — 1998 | Australia
Queenie McKenzie
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1886 — 1918 | Russia
Olga Rozanova
1886 — 1918 | Russia
Olga Rozanova
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1960 | Serbia
Milica Tomić
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1928 — 2019 | Japan
Toyoko Tokiwa
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1908 — Portugal | 1992 — France
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
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