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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1384
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Viennese Actionism
2
Conceptual art
82
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Abstract expressionism
43
Land art
11
Minimalism
37
Pop art
46
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
364
Adolescence
11
Allegory
120
Animals
170
Architecture
130
Self-portrait
187
Body positivity
13
Political issues
379
Social classes
92
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
444
Cosmos
51
Colour
223
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
174
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
88
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
71
Homophobia
14
Identity
216
Industry
31
Intimacy
108
Irony
62
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
85
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
258
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
303
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
50
Portrait
430
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
197
Domestic scene
113
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
237
Work
83
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
167
Everyday life
289
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
811
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
210
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
530
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
353
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
245
Installation
499
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
237
Environment
140
Light installation
46
[Modes]
129
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
116
Monumental
129
Painting
823
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
470
Tempera
31
Performance
239
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
451
Concrete & cement
34
Wood
115
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Tunisia
8
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Costa Rica
2
Guatemala
4
North America
377
Canada
26
United States
330
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Venezuela
5
Asia
194
Bangladesh
2
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Indonesia
9
Japan
62
Malaysia
5
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
774
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
380
Hungary
41
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
103
Switzerland
37
Middle East
108
Irak
4
Israel
51
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
19th century
89
20th century
1257
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
225
1930s
286
1940s
311
1950s
390
1960s
521
1970s
618
1980s
721
1990s
862
21st century
816
2000s
816
2010s
727
2020s
530
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— 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
1
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
173
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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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
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
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
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 of America
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
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