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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Postconceptual art
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
340
Allegory
106
Animals
163
Architecture
126
Autobiography
124
Self-portrait
175
Body positivity
11
Political issues
351
Social classes
81
Women's status
301
Human body
415
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
120
Ecology
74
Writing
162
Childhood
108
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
298
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
143
History
267
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
201
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Games & toys
15
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
112
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
197
Human migration
97
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
236
Still life
151
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
287
Urban landscape
149
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
407
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
181
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
277
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
776
Poster
35
Watercolour
183
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
509
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
107
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
340
Film
124
Digital
51
Sound
76
Video
239
Installation
481
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
773
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
444
Performance
227
Photography
413
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
435
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
44
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
26
Textile
205
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Egypt
12
Nigeria
15
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
363
Canada
25
United States
317
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Venezuela
5
Asia
170
China
27
Japan
50
Malaysia
4
Uzbekistan
1
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Europe
740
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
France
367
Greece
4
Hungary
39
Iceland
3
Italy
50
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Middle East
99
Iran
6
Israel
50
Turkey
19
Oceania
45
Australia
35
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
19th century
82
20th century
1196
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
368
1960s
487
1970s
587
1980s
686
1990s
820
21st century
780
2000s
780
2010s
697
2020s
506
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1950 | United States
Martine Aballéa
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1935 | Brazil
Sonia Andrade
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1929 | Romania
Marion Baruch
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1946 | United States
Dara Birnbaum
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1973 | Bulgaria
Rada Boukova
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1949 | Philippines
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya
1949 | Philippines
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1947 — 2013 | United States
Sarah Charlesworth
1947 — 2013 | United States
Sarah Charlesworth
1962 | Russia
Olga Chernysheva
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1933 — 2013 | Greece
Chryssa
1933 — 2013 | Greece
Chryssa
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1936 — France | 2017 — United States
France Cristini
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Argentina
Claudia del Río
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1926 | United States
Rosalyn Drexler
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1964 | Hungary
Ágnes Eperjesi
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1965 | United States
Andrea Fraser
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1960 — 2006 | Spain
Patricia Gadea
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1942 | United States
Jann Haworth
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1959 | Estonia
Kai Kaljo
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1941 | Turkey
Nur Koçak
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1935 — 1997 | Austria
Kiki Kogelnik
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1945 | United States
Barbara Kruger
1938 — 1976 | Italy
Ketty La Rocca
1938 — 1976 | Italy
Ketty La Rocca
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1947 | United States
Louise Lawler
1961 | Brazil
Jac Leirner
1937 — 2022 | Poland
Natalia LL
1948 | Egypt
Huda Lutfi
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1959 | Australia
Linda Marrinon
1952 | Australia
Mandy Martin
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1967 | Japan
Miwa Yanagi
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1956 | United States
Cady Noland
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1967 | Lithuania
Eglė Rakauskaitė (Egle Rake)
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1940 — 2025 | United States
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1971 | United States
Shinique Smith
1969 | United States
Sarah Sze
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1971 | France
Joana Vasconcelos
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1905 — 1986 | United States
May Wilson
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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