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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
12
Visual arts
1515
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
95
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
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
56
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
392
Adolescence
14
Allegory
149
Animals
200
Architecture
144
Archives
10
Self-portrait
210
Body positivity
16
Political issues
423
Social classes
124
Women's status
354
Consumerism
98
Human body
506
Cosmos
68
Colour
239
Dance
86
Discriminations
170
Documentary
147
Ecology
110
Writing
189
Childhood
126
Eroticism
87
Public space
110
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
340
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
22
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
164
History
310
Art history & museum
84
Homophobia
14
Identity
244
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
93
Light
94
Machine & technology
40
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
48
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
128
Mathematics
10
Media
66
Memory
233
Human migration
108
Fashion & clothing
70
Modernity
35
Death
80
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
110
Nation
57
Nature
312
Still life
174
Food
26
Nude
180
Landscape
342
Urban landscape
181
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
476
Postcolonialism
118
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
78
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
212
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
32
Traditions
265
Work
90
Domestic work
94
Drag
28
Vegetal
196
Everyday life
322
Aging
36
Violence
154
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
241
Jewellery
16
Ceramic
93
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
877
Poster
40
Watercolour
205
Collage
215
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
583
Engraving & etching
247
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
82
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
380
Film
138
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
266
Concepts
43
Curating
12
Critical writing
19
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
20
Space & installation
568
Accumulation
108
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
267
Environment
154
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
152
Ephemeral
32
Site-specific
129
Monumental
144
Painting
907
Acrylic
184
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
534
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
445
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
490
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
126
Bronze
107
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
50
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
104
Glass
30
Textile
225
Batik
1
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
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
43
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
2
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
406
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
36
South America
117
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
231
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
18
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
1
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
859
Albania
1
Germany
118
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
7
France
409
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
68
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
17
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
110
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
114
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
21
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
107
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
45
1880s
48
1890s
77
20th century
1371
1900s
108
1910s
166
1920s
240
1930s
310
1940s
336
1950s
422
1960s
568
1970s
680
1980s
792
1990s
947
21st century
898
2000s
898
2010s
798
2020s
595
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
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
206
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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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
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1972 | Nigeria
Lucy Azubuike
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
1961 | Canada
Mary Anne Barkhouse
1961 | Canada
Mary Anne Barkhouse
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
1965 | Sweden
Katarina Pirak Sikku
1965 | Sweden
Katarina Pirak Sikku
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 — 2026 | 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
1947 — Yugoslavia | 2001 — Croatia
Edita Schubert
1947 — Yugoslavia | 2001 — Croatia
Edita Schubert
1947 — Yugoslavia | 2001 — Croatia
Edita Schubert
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
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
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
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