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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1423
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
85
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
18
Cubo-futurism
9
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Impressionism
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Animals
178
Architecture
134
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
195
Body positivity
13
Political issues
388
Social classes
100
Women's status
328
Consumerism
91
Human body
463
Cosmos
55
Colour
230
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
82
Writing
178
Childhood
118
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
315
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
75
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
273
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
165
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
163
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
449
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
54
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
243
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
300
Aging
33
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
827
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
541
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Digital
57
Sound
81
Video
249
Concepts
27
Critical writing
11
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
852
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
99
Oil
495
Tempera
34
Performance
240
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Digital photography
100
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
29
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
212
Batik
1
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Curaçao
3
Haiti
6
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
382
Canada
26
United States
335
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
207
Bangladesh
2
Cambodia
1
India
17
Indonesia
10
Japan
68
Malaysia
6
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
4
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
6
Europe
804
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Estonia
16
France
386
Italy
60
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
1640s
3
1650s
2
18th century
24
19th century
101
1850s
16
1860s
27
1870s
41
1880s
44
1890s
72
20th century
1290
1900s
101
1910s
159
1920s
231
1930s
292
1940s
316
1950s
396
1960s
531
1970s
633
1980s
739
1990s
885
21st century
837
2000s
836
2010s
742
2020s
544
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
29
— 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
5
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
176
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
1852 — Russian Empire (now Belarus) | 1933 — USSR (now Belarus)
Magdalena Andrzejkowicz (also Maria Magdalena Buttowt-Andrzejkowicz)
1852 — Russian Empire (now Belarus) | 1933 — USSR (now Belarus)
Magdalena Andrzejkowicz (also Maria Magdalena Buttowt-Andrzejkowicz)
1852 — Russian Empire (now Belarus) | 1933 — USSR (now Belarus)
Magdalena Andrzejkowicz (also Maria Magdalena Buttowt-Andrzejkowicz)
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) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
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
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
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
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
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
1930 — 2024 | Luxembourg
Germaine Hoffmann
1930 — 2024 | Luxembourg
Germaine Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
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
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1967 | Malaysia
Eng Hwee Chu
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
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1928 — 1980 | Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)
Eva Kmentová
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
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
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
1974 | Chile
Loreto Millalén Iturriaga
1974 | Chile
Loreto Millalén Iturriaga
1974 | Chile
Loreto Millalén Iturriaga
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
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
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
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
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)
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
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
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
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
1614 — | 1689 — Southern Netherlands
Michaelina Wautier
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1893 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Madame Yevonde
1933 — 1999 | Lithuania
Kazimiera Zimblytė
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
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