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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1405
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
84
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Copy Art
1
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
New Objectivity
14
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
369
Adolescence
11
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Autobiography
133
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
323
Consumerism
91
Human body
454
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
177
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Identity
221
Industry
31
Intimacy
113
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
119
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
268
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
440
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
115
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
239
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
174
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
83
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
822
Poster
38
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
Dance
7
Set design
60
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Critical writing
11
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Architecture
7
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
841
Acrylic
168
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
484
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
457
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
139
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
Egypt
14
Central America and the Caribbean
41
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Asia
202
Japan
67
Europe
793
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
France
386
Italy
59
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
93
20th century
1277
1900s
95
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
629
1980s
734
1990s
879
21st century
830
2000s
829
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
25
— 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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1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2020 — France
Amal Abdenour
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1928 — Brazil | 2024 — Lebanon
Yvette Achkar
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1956 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1905 — Turkey | 1938 — France
Hale Asaf
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1951 | Israel
Adina Bar-On
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1903 — 1974 | Turkey
Aliye Berger
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1952 | Israel
Nurit David
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1955 | Turkey
İnci Eviner
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1931 — 2023 | Lebanon
Laure Ghorayeb
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Nechama Golan
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1959 | Lebanon
Fadia Haddad
1959 | Lebanon
Fadia Haddad
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1964 | Palestine
Rula Halawani
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1923 — United States | 2009 — Lebanon
Helen Khal
1923 — United States | 2009 — Lebanon
Helen Khal
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1918 — Ukraine | 2005 — Israel
Lea Nikel
1918 — Ukraine | 2005 — Israel
Lea Nikel
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1965 | Israel
Miri Segal
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1910 — Palestina | 1999 — Israel
Sima Slonim
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1922 — Mandatory Palestine | 1989 — Israel
Aviva Uri
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1938 | Egypt
Nil Yalter
1938 | Egypt
Nil Yalter
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 — Turkey | 1991 — Jordan
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1964 | Palestine
Manar Zuabi
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
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