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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1357
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
81
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubo-futurism
8
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Impressionism
11
Minimalism
37
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
181
Body positivity
13
Political issues
368
Social classes
88
Women's status
310
Consumerism
88
Human body
432
Cosmos
46
Colour
220
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
125
Ecology
78
Writing
168
Childhood
112
Eroticism
78
Public space
87
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
305
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
148
History
275
Art history & museum
67
Identity
208
Industry
31
Intimacy
105
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
114
Media
64
Memory
205
Human migration
99
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
54
Nature
249
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
157
Landscape
296
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
420
Postcolonialism
106
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
232
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
162
Everyday life
283
Old age
31
Violence
144
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
212
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
60
Medal
8
Furniture
19
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
795
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
523
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
101
Artist book
85
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
350
Film
126
Digital
56
Video
242
Installation
491
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
230
Environment
138
Light installation
46
[Modes]
126
Site-specific
112
Monumental
128
Painting
803
Acrylic
162
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
460
Tempera
30
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plaster
81
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
92
South Africa
12
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
41
France (Antilles)
7
Curaçao
3
Haiti
6
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Colombia
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
187
Bangladesh
2
Indonesia
8
Japan
59
Malaysia
4
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
4
Europe
760
Germany
113
Austria
18
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Estonia
13
France
374
Italy
53
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
101
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
106
Irak
4
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
13
Syria
3
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
85
1850s
14
1860s
23
1870s
34
1880s
35
1890s
62
20th century
1234
1900s
92
1910s
146
1920s
219
1930s
279
1940s
305
1950s
381
1960s
507
1970s
607
1980s
710
1990s
848
21st century
803
2000s
803
2010s
716
2020s
521
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
22
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
10
— 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
168
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1865 — France | 1951 — Belgium
Georges Achille-Fould
1865 — France | 1951 — Belgium
Georges Achille-Fould
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1908 — 1970 | New Zealand
Rita Angus
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1848 — Spain | 1924 — France
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1900 — 1961 | Ukraine
Kateryna Bilokour
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
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
1972 | Japan
Chiharu Shiota
1972 | Japan
Chiharu Shiota
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1968 | Haiti
Myrlande Constant
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1952 | Israel
Nurit David
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1869 — 1937 | France
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
1941 — 2023 | Estonia
Silvi Liiva
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1914 — 2012 | Philippines
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1955 | Japan
Michiko Kon
1967 | Japan
Miwa Yanagi
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1943 | Brazil
Ana Maria Pacheco
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1945 — Jordan | 2022 — Lebanon
Mona Saudi
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
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
1898 — Russian Empire (today Ukraine) | 1984 — Soviet Union
Maria Siniakova
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)
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1910 — Japan | 2001 — United States
Fumie Taniguchi
1910 — Japan | 2001 — United States
Fumie Taniguchi
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1893 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Madame Yevonde
1933 — 1999 | Lithuania
Kazimiera Zimblytė
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
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