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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
79
Naïve art
12
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Fauvism
5
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
340
Allegory
106
Animals
163
Architecture
126
Autobiography
124
Self-portrait
175
Political issues
351
Social classes
81
Women's status
301
Consumerism
85
Human body
415
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
120
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
143
History
267
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
201
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
112
Media
64
Memory
197
Human migration
97
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
236
Still life
151
Nude
152
Landscape
287
Urban landscape
149
Portrait
407
Postcolonialism
99
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
181
Domestic scene
110
Sexuality
129
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
277
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
776
Watercolour
183
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
509
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
107
Journal
26
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
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
773
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
444
Performance
227
Photography
413
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
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
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
12
Ethiopia
1
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
1
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
7
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
363
Canada
25
United States
317
South America
99
Asia
170
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Russia
32
Europe
740
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
France
367
Italy
50
Netherlands
32
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
100
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Middle East
99
Lebanon
17
Palestine
12
Oceania
45
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
19th century
82
20th century
1196
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
368
1960s
487
1970s
587
1980s
686
1990s
820
21st century
780
2000s
780
2010s
697
2020s
506
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— 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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1935 — 2024 | Ghana
Felicia Abban
1935 — 2024 | Ghana
Felicia Abban
1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1955 — Tunisia | 2018 — Switzerland
Fatma Charfi
1955 — Tunisia | 2018 — Switzerland
Fatma Charfi
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1974 | Algeria
Dalila Dalléas Bouzar
1974 | Algeria
Dalila Dalléas Bouzar
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1924 — 1989 | Egypt
Inji Efflatoun
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1962 | Cameroon
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
1962 | Cameroon
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1965 | Senegal
Pélagie Gbaguidi
1965 | Senegal
Pélagie Gbaguidi
1937 — 2005 | Algeria
Aïcha Haddad
1937 — 2005 | Algeria
Aïcha Haddad
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1939 | Sudan
Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1928 — Kenya | 2021 — Ireland
Rosemary Namuli Karuga
1974 — 2012 | Egypt
Amal Kenawy
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1886 — 1973 | South Africa
Maggie Laubser
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1924 — Mozambique | 2012 — Italy
Bertina Lopes
1924 — Mozambique | 2012 — Italy
Bertina Lopes
1895 — 0000 | Democratic Republic of Congo
Antoinette Lubaki
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1948 | Egypt
Huda Lutfi
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1965 | Tunisia
Asma M’Naouar
1965 | Tunisia
Asma M’Naouar
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1942 | Nigeria
Colette Omogbai
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1956 — 2020 | Madagascar
“Madame Zo” Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1939 — Algeria | 2018 — Tunisia
Shasha Safir Guiga
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
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
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
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