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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
12
Visual arts
1516
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
95
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
17
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
37
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
14
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
38
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
393
Adolescence
14
Allegory
149
Animals
200
Architecture
144
Archives
11
Autobiography
145
Self-portrait
210
Body positivity
16
Political issues
424
Social classes
124
Women's status
355
Consumerism
98
Human body
506
Cosmos
69
Colour
239
Dance
86
Discriminations
171
Documentary
148
Ecology
110
Writing
189
Childhood
126
Eroticism
87
Public space
110
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
340
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
22
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
165
History
311
Art history & museum
84
Homophobia
14
Identity
245
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
93
Light
94
Machine & technology
40
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
48
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
128
Mathematics
10
Media
66
Memory
234
Human migration
108
Fashion & clothing
71
Modernity
35
Death
80
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
111
Nation
58
Nature
313
Still life
174
Food
26
Nude
180
Landscape
343
Urban landscape
181
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
476
Postcolonialism
119
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
79
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
212
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
32
Traditions
266
Work
90
Domestic work
94
Drag
28
Vegetal
196
Everyday life
322
Aging
36
Violence
154
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
241
Jewellery
16
Ceramic
93
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
878
Poster
40
Watercolour
205
Collage
216
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
584
Engraving & etching
247
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
83
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
380
Film
138
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
266
Concepts
43
Curating
12
Critical writing
19
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
20
Space & installation
569
Accumulation
109
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
268
Environment
154
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
152
Ephemeral
32
Site-specific
129
Monumental
144
Painting
908
Acrylic
185
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
534
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
446
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
490
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
126
Bronze
107
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
50
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
104
Glass
30
Textile
226
Batik
1
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
105
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
19
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
2
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
406
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
36
South America
117
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
231
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
18
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
1
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
860
Albania
1
Germany
118
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
8
France
409
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
68
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
17
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
110
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
114
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
21
Oceania
52
Australia
41
New Zealand
12
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
13
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
4
1680s
5
1690s
4
18th century
27
1710s
3
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
107
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
45
1880s
48
1890s
77
20th century
1372
1900s
108
1910s
166
1920s
240
1930s
310
1940s
336
1950s
422
1960s
568
1970s
680
1980s
792
1990s
947
21st century
899
2000s
899
2010s
799
2020s
596
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
29
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— 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
4
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Common Ground
12
— Designers
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
17
— Les architectes
14
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
15
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
5
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
207
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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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
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
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
1972 | Nigeria
Lucy Azubuike
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 — 2026 | Senegal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 — 2026 | Senegal
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
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
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
1971 | La Réunion, France
Florans Féliks-Waro
1971 | La Réunion, France
Florans Féliks-Waro
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
1949 | Guinea-Bissau
Manuela Jardim
1949 | Guinea-Bissau
Manuela Jardim
1949 | Guinea-Bissau
Manuela Jardim
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
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
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
1971 | France
Gabrielle Manglou
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
1949 | Zimbabwe
Annastasia Munyawarara (Anna Mariga)
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
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
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
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