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Fields
Architecture
2
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
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Impressionism
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Body positivity
13
Political issues
379
Social classes
92
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
89
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
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
Magic & esotericism
9
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
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
290
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
532
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
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
34
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Nigeria
18
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
8
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Curaçao
3
North America
377
United States
330
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Guyana
2
Asia
196
Bangladesh
2
India
16
Pakistan
4
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
4
Europe
779
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Cyprus
1
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
381
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
54
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Switzerland
37
Middle East
108
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
89
1800s
9
1810s
11
1820s
12
1830s
13
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1262
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
522
1970s
620
1980s
724
1990s
866
21st century
819
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
1
— 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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Map
1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
1895 — 1978 | United Kingdom
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein, dite)
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1775 — Great Britain | 1860 — United Kingdom
Catherine Andras
1775 — Great Britain | 1860 — United Kingdom
Catherine Andras
1799 — 1871 | United Kingdom
Anna Atkins
1930 — 2018 | United Kingdom
Gillian Ayres
1709 — 1794 | England
Hester Bateman
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1784 — Great Britain | 1850 — United Kingdom
Sarah Biffin
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
1925 — 2006 | United Kingdom
Sandra Blow
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
0000 |
Céline Condorelli
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1968 | Pakistan
Ceal Floyer
1968 | Pakistan
Ceal Floyer
1872 — 1945 | United Kingdom
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1971 | North Macedonia
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1814 — Spain | 1884 — United Kingdom
Georgiana Houghton
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1966 | Ireland
Jaki Irvine
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1755 — Great Britain | 1845 — United Kingdom
Mary Linwood
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1907 — 1969 | United Kingdom
Mary Martin
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1917 — United Kingdom | 1994 — Pakistan
Anna Molka Ahmed
1917 — United Kingdom | 1994 — Pakistan
Anna Molka Ahmed
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1942 | Nigeria
Colette Omogbai
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1956 | United Kingdom
Cornelia Parker
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1931 | United Kingdom
Bridget Riley
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1885 — 1963 | United Kingdom
Helen Saunders
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1762 — Great Britain | 1844 — United Kingdom
Sarah Stone
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
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1958 | United Kingdom
Suzanne Treister
1951 | United Kingdom
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Christine Carol Newby, dite)
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1963 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wearing
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1893 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Madame Yevonde
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
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