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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
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
93
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
16
Constructivism
19
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
13
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
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
37
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
383
Adolescence
12
Allegory
143
Animals
195
Architecture
142
Autobiography
141
Self-portrait
205
Body positivity
16
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
Identity
234
Industry
37
Intimacy
122
Irony
68
Games & toys
23
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Disease
46
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
127
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
226
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
79
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nature
299
Still life
169
Food
26
Nude
174
Landscape
332
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
465
Postcolonialism
114
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
77
Religion & spirituality
207
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Sexuality
138
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Traditions
255
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Drag
28
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
317
Aging
35
Violence
154
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
235
Ceramic
92
Medal
6
Furniture
25
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
863
Poster
40
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
Set design
61
Audiovisual
377
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
264
Concepts
40
Critical writing
17
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
553
Accumulation
107
Assemblage
261
Environment
152
Light installation
49
[Modes]
146
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
126
Monumental
138
Painting
889
Acrylic
180
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
522
Tempera
34
Performance
253
Photography
441
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
480
Cement & concrete
36
Wood
123
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
146
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
28
Textile
223
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Central America and the Caribbean
43
North America
401
United States
348
Mexico
36
South America
117
Argentina
36
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Asia
225
China
28
South Korea
8
India
18
Indonesia
13
Japan
70
Russia
33
Europe
841
Austria
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Denmark
24
Spain
42
France
400
Hungary
42
Italy
66
Latvia
3
Muxembourg
5
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
108
Slovakia
3
Sweden
13
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
14
Middle East
112
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
12
1670s
3
1680s
4
1690s
3
18th century
26
1710s
2
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
104
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1348
1900s
103
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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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
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
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
1647 — Holy Roman Empire | 1717 — Netherlands
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647 — Holy Roman Empire | 1717 — Netherlands
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647 — Holy Roman Empire | 1717 — Netherlands
Maria Sibylla Merian
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 | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
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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