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Sexuality
Fields
Visual arts
1488
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
92
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
16
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
382
Adolescence
12
Allegory
142
Animals
194
Architecture
142
Autobiography
141
Self-portrait
205
Body positivity
16
Political issues
414
Social classes
119
Women's status
348
Consumerism
96
Human body
493
Cosmos
61
Colour
235
Dance
86
Discriminations
166
Documentary
143
Ecology
104
Writing
187
Childhood
124
Eroticism
87
Public space
109
Fantasy & dreams
93
Feminism
335
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
20
Geometry
163
War & conflicts
161
History
303
Art history & museum
81
Homophobia
14
Identity
234
Industry
37
Intimacy
122
Irony
68
Games & toys
23
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
46
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
127
Media
65
Memory
225
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
78
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
298
Still life
169
Food
26
Nude
174
Landscape
332
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Portrait
464
Postcolonialism
114
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
77
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
207
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
255
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Drag
28
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
317
Aging
35
Violence
153
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
234
Ceramic
92
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
863
Poster
40
Watercolour
200
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
570
Engraving & etching
242
Illustration
111
Artist book
94
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
61
Audiovisual
377
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
264
Concepts
40
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
552
Accumulation
107
Assemblage
260
Environment
152
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
146
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
126
Monumental
138
Painting
889
Acrylic
180
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
522
Tempera
34
Performance
253
Photography
441
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
478
Cement & concrete
36
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
144
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
27
Textile
223
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Morocco
5
Central America and the Caribbean
43
North America
401
Canada
27
United States
348
Mexico
36
South America
116
Argentina
35
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Suriname
6
Venezuela
6
Asia
225
China
28
Indonesia
13
Japan
70
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Singapore
8
Taiwan
5
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
840
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
10
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
42
Estonia
16
Finland
6
France
400
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
66
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
108
Slovakia
3
Switzerland
38
Middle East
112
Saudi Arabia
1
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
12
18th century
26
19th century
104
1890s
74
20th century
1346
1900s
103
1910s
161
1920s
235
1930s
301
1940s
326
1950s
412
1960s
559
1970s
669
1980s
778
1990s
930
21st century
884
2000s
883
2010s
784
2020s
582
Programmes
— + 1
30
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
192
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1975.
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1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1935 — 1972 | Belgium
Evelyne Axell
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1975 | California, USA
A.K. Burns
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1959 | Hungary
Marianne Csaky
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
2019 | Indonesia
Inkubator Inisiatif
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1949 — 2003 | Austria
Birgit Jürgenssen
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1963 | Poland
Katarzyna Kozyra
1945 | United States
Barbara Kruger
1970 | Austria
Elke Silvia Krystufek
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1961 | United States
Zoe Leonard
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1946 | United States
Catherine Murphy
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1947 | France
ORLAN
1947 | France
ORLAN
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
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1945 — 2020 | United States
Susan Rothenberg
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
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
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1945 | United States
Betty Tompkins
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1951 | United Kingdom
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Christine Carol Newby, dite)
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1940 — 2026 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 — 2026 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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