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Set design
Fields
Visual arts
1455
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
88
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
19
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Expressionism
36
Fauvism
5
Futurism
9
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Rayonism
3
Socialist Realism
8
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
373
Adolescence
11
Allegory
133
Animals
184
Architecture
141
Autobiography
138
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
14
Political issues
406
Social classes
115
Women's status
338
Consumerism
95
Human body
473
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
97
Writing
180
Childhood
119
Eroticism
84
Public space
106
Fantasy & dreams
88
Feminism
324
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
297
Art history & museum
80
Identity
227
Intimacy
119
Irony
66
Games & toys
19
Language
92
Light
90
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
122
Memory
220
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
287
Still life
161
Nude
168
Landscape
324
Urban landscape
170
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
456
Postcolonialism
112
Advertisement
51
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
57
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Traditions
246
Work
86
Domestic work
87
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
308
Aging
35
Violence
149
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
226
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
87
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
841
Poster
40
Watercolour
197
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
554
Engraving & etching
236
Illustration
107
Artist book
92
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Dance
10
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
371
Film
135
Digital
60
Video
261
Concepts
36
Curating
11
Space & installation
535
Accumulation
99
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
Tempera
34
Performance
249
Photography
437
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
102
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
470
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
Algeria
12
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
North America
392
Canada
27
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
Asia
219
India
18
Japan
70
Malaysia
6
Uzbekistan
2
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Europe
818
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
392
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
5
Italy
63
Latvia
3
North Macedonia
4
Poland
31
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
107
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
110
Iran
6
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1890s
73
20th century
1318
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
295
1940s
319
1950s
400
1960s
544
1970s
650
1980s
759
1990s
909
21st century
864
2000s
863
2010s
767
2020s
566
Programmes
— + 1
27
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— AWARE x Canada
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— 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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1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
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
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1881 — Russia | 1962 — France
Natalia Gontcharova
1881 — Russia | 1962 — France
Natalia Gontcharova
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1885 — 1948 | Sweden
Sigrid Hjertén
1885 — 1948 | Sweden
Sigrid Hjertén
1885 — 1948 | Sweden
Sigrid Hjertén
1887 — 1968 | France
Valentine Hugo
1971 | Malaysia
Yee I-Lann
1971 | Malaysia
Yee I-Lann
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1959 | Estonia
Kai Kaljo
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1933 | Hungary
Ilona Keserű
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1910 — 1993 | France
Jacqueline Lamba
1883 — 1956 | France
Marie Laurencin
1883 — 1956 | France
Marie Laurencin
1883 — 1956 | France
Marie Laurencin
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1934 — Italy | 2010 — France
Milvia Maglione
1866 — 1932 | France
Jacqueline Marval
1900 — Latvia | 1975 — Estonia
Natalie Mei
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1932 | Japan
Fujiko Nakaya
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1889 — 1924 | Russia
Lioubov Popova
1889 — 1924 | Russia
Lioubov Popova
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1871 — 1944 | United States
Florine Stettheimer
1871 — 1944 | United States
Florine Stettheimer
1923 | Canada
Françoise Sullivan
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1962 | Italy
Claudia Triozzi
1962 | Italy
Claudia Triozzi
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
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