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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
7
Visual arts
1483
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Viennese Actionism
2
Conceptual art
93
Context art
12
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Digital art
19
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
45
Impressionism
13
Land art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Pop art
46
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
381
Adolescence
11
Allegory
142
Animals
194
Architecture
142
Archives
6
Self-portrait
203
Body positivity
16
Political issues
413
Social classes
119
Women's status
347
Consumerism
97
Human body
489
Cosmos
61
Colour
233
Dance
85
Discriminations
166
Documentary
143
Ecology
103
Writing
186
Childhood
123
Eroticism
86
Public space
109
Fantasy & dreams
92
Feminism
334
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
18
Geometry
163
War & conflicts
160
History
302
Art history & museum
81
Homophobia
14
Identity
232
Industry
36
Intimacy
121
Irony
68
Games & toys
22
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
126
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
224
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
78
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
295
Still life
167
Food
25
Nude
173
Landscape
330
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
461
Postcolonialism
113
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
206
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Sexuality
138
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
254
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Drag
28
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
314
Aging
35
Violence
153
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
232
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
91
Furniture
24
Graphic arts
859
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
566
Engraving & etching
240
Illustration
111
Artist book
94
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
376
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
263
Concepts
40
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
551
Accumulation
107
Assemblage
260
Environment
152
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
144
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
125
Monumental
137
Painting
883
Acrylic
177
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
517
Tempera
34
Performance
253
Photography
440
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
479
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
144
Paper & cardboard
27
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
27
Textile
221
Embroidery
80
Sewing
41
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Morocco
5
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Costa Rica
2
Guatemala
4
North America
398
Canada
27
United States
346
Greenland
2
Mexico
35
South America
116
Argentina
36
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
10
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Venezuela
6
Asia
225
Bangladesh
2
China
28
South Korea
8
India
18
Indonesia
13
Japan
70
Malaysia
7
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Vietnam
8
Europe
834
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
9
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
41
Estonia
16
France
398
Hungary
42
Iceland
4
Italy
66
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
108
Serbia
5
Switzerland
38
Middle East
112
Irak
5
Israel
51
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
11
18th century
26
19th century
104
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1342
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
234
1930s
299
1940s
324
1950s
409
1960s
554
1970s
664
1980s
775
1990s
928
21st century
881
2000s
880
2010s
782
2020s
580
Programmes
— + 1
30
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— 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
11
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
15
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
15
— 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
191
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1950 | United States
Martine Aballéa
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1935 | UNITED STATES
Eleanor Antin
1935 | UNITED STATES
Eleanor Antin
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1935 — 1981 | France
Claude Batho
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1950 | United-States
Victoria Cabezas
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1966 | Romania
Mária Chilf
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1939 — 2024 | Netherlands
Jacqueline de Jong
1939 — 2024 | Netherlands
Jacqueline de Jong
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1989 | Italy
EVA & ADELE
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1956 — 2008 | Colombia
María Teresa Hincapié
1956 — 2008 | Colombia
María Teresa Hincapié
1966 | People’s Republic of China
Yu Hong
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1969 | Hungary
Mariann Imre
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1959 | Estonia
Kai Kaljo
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1970 | Austria
Elke Silvia Krystufek
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1971 | French Guiana
Nathalie Leroy Fiévée
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1969 | Bangladesh
Tayeba Begum Lipi
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1946 | British India
Nalini Malani
1946 | British India
Nalini Malani
1946 | British India
Nalini Malani
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1943 — 2014 | United States
Rosemary Mayer
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1950 | Spain
Fina Miralles
1950 | Spain
Fina Miralles
1950 | Spain
Fina Miralles
1947 | Japan
Miyako Ishiuchi
1947 | Japan
Miyako Ishiuchi
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
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
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1961 | France
Françoise Quardon
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1969 | Mexico
Paula Santiago
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1940 — 2018 | Australia
Phyllis Booljoonngali Thomas
1940 — 2018 | Australia
Phyllis Booljoonngali Thomas
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1968 | Italy
Tatiana Trouvé
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1964 | Palestine
Manar Zuabi
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