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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
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
83
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
36
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Body positivity
13
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
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Medal
8
Furniture
19
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
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
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Egypt
14
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
377
United States
330
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
10
Asia
196
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Indonesia
9
Japan
63
Russia
33
Europe
780
Austria
19
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Denmark
13
Spain
40
France
382
Hungary
41
Italy
54
Latvia
3
Luxembourg
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
104
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
108
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
89
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1263
1900s
94
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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1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1845 — 1932 | Norway
Harriet Backer
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1926 — Germany | 1987 — United States
Hannelore Baron
1934 — 2023 | Germany
Mary Bauermeister
1934 — 2023 | Germany
Mary Bauermeister
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1892 — Russia | 1981 — Latvia
Aleksandra Beļcova
1892 — Russia | 1981 — Latvia
Aleksandra Beļcova
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1909 — Sweden | 1987 — France
Anna-Eva Bergman
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1898 — 1933 | Germany
Aenne Biermann
1898 — 1933 | Germany
Aenne Biermann
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1904 — 1991 | Slovakia
Irén Blüh (Irena Blühova)
1937 | Germany
Anna Blume
1962 | Kenya
Cosima von Bonin
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1966 | Romania
Mária Chilf
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1896 — Romania | 1971 — France
Jeanne Coppel
1896 — Romania | 1971 — France
Jeanne Coppel
1896 — Romania | 1971 — France
Jeanne Coppel
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1703 — 1783 | Bavaria
Barbara Regina Dietzsch
1791 — 1863 | Germany
Marie Ellenrieder
1791 — 1863 | Germany
Marie Ellenrieder
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1989 | Italy
EVA & ADELE
1959 | Switzerland
Valérie Favre
1959 | Switzerland
Valérie Favre
1890 — 1957 | Hungary
Noémi Ferenczy
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1955 | Switzerland
Pia Fries
1955 | Switzerland
Pia Fries
1956 | Germany
Katharina Fritsch
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1948 | Germany
Isa Genzken
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1893 — United States | 1982 — France
Florence Henri
1893 — United States | 1982 — France
Florence Henri
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1912 — German Empire | 2000 — Germany
Marta Hoepffner
1944 | Germany
Candida Höfer
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1896 — Poland | 1990 — United States
Lotte Jacobi
1896 — Poland | 1990 — United States
Lotte Jacobi
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1843 — 1914 | Norway
Kitty Lange Kielland
1843 — 1914 | Norway
Kitty Lange Kielland
1843 — 1914 | Norway
Kitty Lange Kielland
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1954 | Germany
Karen Knorr
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1973 | Germany
Nadia Lichtig
1960 | Germany
Vera Lutter
1949 | Germany
Ute Mahler
1949 | Germany
Ute Mahler
1889 — 1964 | Brazil
Anita Malfatti
1889 — 1964 | Brazil
Anita Malfatti
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1923 — 1998 | India
Meera Mukherjee
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1907 — 1975 | Germany
Hanna Nagel
1907 — 1975 | Germany
Hanna Nagel
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1747 — Bavaria | 1794 — Great Britain
Maria Katharina Prestel
1747 — Bavaria | 1794 — Great Britain
Maria Katharina Prestel
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1941 | Germany
Deidi von Schaewen
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1888 — Poland | 1965 — Germany
Renée Sintenis
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1721 — 1773 | Prussia (now Germany)
Anna Dorothea Therbusch
1721 — 1773 | Prussia (now Germany)
Anna Dorothea Therbusch
1721 — 1773 | Prussia (now Germany)
Anna Dorothea Therbusch
1910 — 1981 | Germany
Elsa Thiemann
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1974 | Germany
Ulla von Brandenburg
1974 | Germany
Ulla von Brandenburg
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
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