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Fields
Architecture
3
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
83
Naïve art
12
Copy Art
1
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Fauvism
5
Land art
11
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Political issues
380
Social classes
93
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
445
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
175
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
90
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
155
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Homophobia
14
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
532
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
502
Accumulation
93
Assemblage
239
Environment
140
Light installation
47
[Modes]
130
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
826
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
1
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
8
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Jamaica
5
North America
377
Canada
26
United States
330
South America
105
Peru
7
Asia
196
Indonesia
9
Japan
63
Russia
33
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Croatia
10
France
382
Italy
54
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
104
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
108
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
19th century
89
20th century
1263
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
621
1980s
725
1990s
867
21st century
820
2000s
819
2010s
730
2020s
533
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
30
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Luxembourg
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— Les architectes
2
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
173
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
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
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
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
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
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
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
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
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
1885 — 1952 |
Suzanna Ogunjami
1885 — 1952 |
Suzanna Ogunjami
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
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
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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