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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
5
Visual arts
1465
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
89
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
13
Constructivism
19
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Land art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Purisme
2
Realism
37
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
375
Adolescence
11
Allegory
136
Animals
189
Archives
4
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
202
Political issues
409
Social classes
116
Women's status
342
Consumerism
96
Human body
480
Cosmos
58
Colour
232
Dance
83
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
100
Writing
182
Childhood
121
Eroticism
84
Public space
108
Fantasy & dreams
90
Feminism
329
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
159
History
297
Art history & museum
80
Homophobia
14
Identity
227
Industry
32
Intimacy
120
Irony
66
Games & toys
20
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
37
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
43
Maternity
125
Media
65
Memory
222
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
76
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
290
Still life
163
Food
23
Nude
170
Landscape
328
Urban landscape
174
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
458
Postcolonialism
112
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
52
Queer
28
Romantic relationships
49
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
118
Science
57
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
31
Traditions
248
Work
86
Domestic work
89
Drag
28
Vegetal
185
Everyday life
312
Aging
35
Violence
150
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
228
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
88
Furniture
22
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
847
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
557
Engraving & etching
238
Illustration
108
Artist book
93
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
372
Film
135
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
38
Critical writing
15
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
541
Accumulation
102
Architecture
18
Assemblage
254
Environment
151
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
140
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
121
Monumental
135
Painting
872
Acrylic
172
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
510
Tempera
34
Performance
250
Photography
438
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
103
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
474
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
120
Bronze
102
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
141
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
219
Embroidery
79
Sewing
40
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Cuba
11
North America
392
Canada
27
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
111
Argentina
33
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
Uruguay
5
Asia
221
Burma
2
China
27
India
18
Japan
70
Pakistan
6
Russia
33
Taiwan
5
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
826
Germany
117
Austria
20
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
41
Estonia
16
Finland
6
France
394
Georgia
1
Hungary
42
Italy
64
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
107
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
111
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Lebanon
23
Palestine
16
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
104
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1326
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
233
1930s
297
1940s
321
1950s
402
1960s
547
1970s
654
1980s
765
1990s
915
21st century
870
2000s
869
2010s
771
2020s
570
Programmes
— + 1
28
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— 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
10
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— 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
183
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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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
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
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
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
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
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