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United Kingdom
Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
12
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Impressionism
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Op art
3
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
341
Allegory
106
Animals
163
Architecture
126
Autobiography
125
Self-portrait
176
Body positivity
11
Political issues
352
Social classes
81
Women's status
301
Consumerism
85
Human body
416
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
151
Documentary
121
Ecology
74
Writing
162
Childhood
108
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
298
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
144
History
268
Art history & museum
66
Identity
201
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
89
Light
82
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
112
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
198
Human migration
97
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
238
Still life
151
Food
20
Nude
153
Landscape
288
Urban landscape
149
Visual perception
43
Portrait
409
Postcolonialism
100
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
68
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
182
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
277
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
76
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
777
Poster
35
Watercolour
183
Collage
203
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
509
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
107
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
340
Film
124
Digital
51
Sound
76
Video
239
Installation
481
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
774
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
445
Tempera
28
Performance
227
Photography
415
Analogue photography
237
Digital photography
95
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
435
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
44
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
26
Textile
205
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
90
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
13
Ghana
5
Nigeria
15
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
Curaçao
3
North America
363
United States
317
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Chile
8
Asia
172
Bangladesh
2
India
15
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Thailand
4
Europe
743
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Cyprus
1
Spain
40
Estonia
13
France
368
Greece
4
Hungary
39
Ireland
5
Italy
50
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
33
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Switzerland
35
Middle East
101
Iran
6
Israel
50
Jordan
3
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
19
Palestine
12
Turkey
19
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
1760s
13
1770s
14
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
82
1800s
8
1810s
10
1820s
11
1830s
11
1840s
14
1850s
13
1860s
21
1870s
32
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1200
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
297
1950s
370
1960s
490
1970s
590
1980s
689
1990s
824
21st century
783
2000s
783
2010s
699
2020s
507
Programmes
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23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— 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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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
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
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
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
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
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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