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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1404
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
84
Naïve art
12
Copy Art
1
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Fauvism
5
Land art
11
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
369
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
453
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
220
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
267
Still life
158
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
439
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
114
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Vegetal
173
Everyday life
295
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
83
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
822
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
538
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Theater
2
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Architecture
7
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
840
Acrylic
167
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
483
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
456
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
138
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
2
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
41
Cuba
11
Jamaica
5
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
South America
107
Peru
7
Asia
201
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Russia
33
Europe
793
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
France
386
Italy
59
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
93
20th century
1276
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
628
1980s
733
1990s
878
21st century
829
2000s
828
2010s
738
2020s
540
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— 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
4
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
174
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
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
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
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
Sue Williamson
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