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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
12
Visual arts
1526
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
96
Context art
12
Body art
12
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
20
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
17
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
37
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
14
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
38
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
57
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
395
Adolescence
14
Allegory
153
Animals
202
Archives
14
Autobiography
147
Self-portrait
213
Body positivity
16
Political issues
429
Social classes
128
Women's status
359
Consumerism
99
Human body
514
Cosmos
69
Colour
240
Dance
87
Discriminations
175
Documentary
151
Ecology
111
Writing
191
Childhood
127
Eroticism
88
Public space
111
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
342
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
23
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
169
History
315
Art history & museum
84
Homophobia
14
Identity
245
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
95
Light
95
Machine & technology
42
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
49
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
129
Mathematics
10
Media
67
Memory
237
Human migration
111
Fashion & clothing
71
Modernity
35
Death
81
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
111
Nation
59
Nature
319
Still life
175
Food
26
Nude
181
Landscape
347
Urban landscape
184
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
480
Postcolonialism
120
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
80
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
214
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
7
Time
33
Traditions
267
Work
92
Domestic work
95
Drag
28
Vegetal
198
Everyday life
322
Aging
37
Violence
156
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
241
Jewellery
16
Ceramic
94
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
881
Poster
41
Watercolour
208
Collage
218
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
587
Engraving & etching
248
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
84
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
381
Film
138
Digital
62
Sound
85
Video
268
Concepts
45
Curating
14
Critical writing
20
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
21
Space & installation
573
Accumulation
112
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
271
Environment
156
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
153
Ephemeral
33
Site-specific
130
Monumental
145
Painting
914
Acrylic
186
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
539
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
446
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
494
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
127
Bronze
109
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
51
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
105
Glass
30
Textile
227
Batik
1
Embroidery
82
Sewing
43
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
71
Countries
Africa
105
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
19
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
44
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
3
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
407
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
37
South America
118
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
32
Chile
11
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
232
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
19
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
7
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
2
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
864
Albania
1
Germany
120
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
8
France
411
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
68
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
19
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
111
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
115
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
25
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
22
Oceania
52
Australia
41
New Zealand
12
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
13
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
4
1680s
5
1690s
4
18th century
27
1710s
3
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
110
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
18
1850s
18
1860s
30
1870s
46
1880s
49
1890s
80
20th century
1381
1900s
110
1910s
168
1920s
243
1930s
312
1940s
337
1950s
424
1960s
569
1970s
682
1980s
795
1990s
953
21st century
905
2000s
904
2010s
804
2020s
600
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
29
— 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
12
— Designers
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
17
— Les architectes
14
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
16
— 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
211
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1907 — 1993 | Mexico
Lola Álvarez Bravo
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1923 — 2021 | France
Geneviève Asse
1923 — 2021 | France
Geneviève Asse
1946 | United States
Alice Aycock
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
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
1974 | France
Karina Bisch
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1957 | Turkey
Handan Börüteçene
1957 | Turkey
Handan Börüteçene
1904 — 1971 | United States
Margaret Bourke-White
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1899 — 1982 | France
Yvonne Chevalier
1907 — 1988 | Taiwan
Chen Chin
1907 — 1988 | Taiwan
Chen Chin
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1944 — United States | 2014 — Canada
Lynne Cohen
0000 |
Céline Condorelli
1944 | United States
Linda Connor
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
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
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1899 — 1995 | Japan
Eiko Yamazawa
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — France
Jumana El-Husseini
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — France
Jumana El-Husseini
1931 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — France
Jumana El-Husseini
1965 | France
Nathalie Elemento
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1924 — 1990 | Spain
Juana Francés
1924 — 1990 | Spain
Juana Francés
1948 | Germany
Isa Genzken
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1953 | United States
Joanne Greenbaum
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1964 | Palestine
Rula Halawani
1942 | Pakistan
Salima Hashmi
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1944 | Germany
Candida Höfer
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1956 | Royaume-Uni
Ann Veronica Janssens
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1864 — 1952 | United States
Frances Benjamin Johnston
1864 — 1952 | United States
Frances Benjamin Johnston
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1949 | France
Suzanne Lafont
1943 | France
Laura Lamiel
1910 — Canada | 1997 — United States
Ida Lansky
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1950 | United States
Erica Lennard
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1960 | Germany
Vera Lutter
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1896 — Latvia | 1965 — Estonia
Lydia Mei
1896 — Latvia | 1965 — Estonia
Lydia Mei
1943 | France
Annette Messager
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1958 | Lebanon
Samar Mogharbel
1958 | Lebanon
Samar Mogharbel
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1894 — Czech republic | 1989 — Switzerland
Lucia Moholy
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1936 — 1977 | United States
Ree Morton
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1926 — 2011 | Spain
Aurèlia Muñoz
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1956 | United Kingdom
Cornelia Parker
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1754 — 1789 | Italy
Laura Piranesi
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1950 | Estonia
Sirje Runge
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1963 | Estonia
Liina Siib
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1946 | Spain
Susana Solano
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
1959 | Thailand
Phaptawan Suwannakudt
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
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
1950 — 2004 | Japon
Toeko Tatsuno
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1964 | Brazil
Adriana Varejão
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Portugal | 1992 — France
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
4, rue Brantôme 75003 Paris, France
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