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Fields
Architecture
17
Decorative arts & design
8
Visual arts
1490
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
93
Naïve art
12
Copy Art
1
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Fauvism
5
Land art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
9
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
383
Allegory
143
Animals
195
Architecture
142
Archives
7
Autobiography
141
Self-portrait
205
Political issues
415
Social classes
120
Women's status
348
Consumerism
97
Human body
494
Cosmos
62
Colour
235
Dance
86
Discriminations
167
Documentary
144
Ecology
105
Writing
187
Childhood
124
Eroticism
87
Public space
109
Fantasy & dreams
93
Feminism
335
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
20
Geometry
164
War & conflicts
162
History
304
Art history & museum
81
Homophobia
14
Identity
234
Industry
37
Intimacy
122
Irony
68
Games & toys
23
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
127
Media
65
Memory
226
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
79
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
299
Still life
169
Nude
174
Landscape
332
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
465
Postcolonialism
114
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
77
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
207
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Sexuality
138
Entertainment
58
Time
31
Traditions
255
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
317
Violence
154
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
235
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
92
Furniture
25
Fashion
13
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
863
Watercolour
200
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
570
Engraving & etching
242
Illustration
111
Artist book
94
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Theater
2
Audiovisual
377
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
264
Concepts
40
Curating
11
Critical writing
17
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
553
Accumulation
107
Architecture
20
Interior design
8
Assemblage
261
Environment
152
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
146
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
126
Monumental
138
Painting
889
Acrylic
180
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
522
Performance
253
Photography
441
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
480
Cement & concrete
36
Wood
123
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
146
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
28
Textile
223
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
2
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Cuba
11
Jamaica
5
North America
401
Canada
27
United States
348
South America
117
Peru
7
Asia
225
India
18
Indonesia
13
Japan
70
Russia
33
Europe
841
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
France
400
Italy
66
Netherlands
35
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
108
Sweden
13
Switzerland
38
Middle East
112
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
12
18th century
26
19th century
104
20th century
1348
1910s
161
1920s
235
1930s
302
1940s
327
1950s
412
1960s
559
1970s
669
1980s
778
1990s
931
21st century
885
2000s
884
2010s
785
2020s
583
Programmes
— + 1
30
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— 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
11
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
16
— Les architectes
12
— 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
194
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1975.
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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
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
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
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
Sue Williamson
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