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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Art Deco
3
Postconceptual art
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Land art
10
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
113
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Adolescence
11
Allegory
104
Animals
160
Architecture
125
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
169
Body positivity
11
Political issues
339
Social classes
79
Women's status
299
Consumerism
84
Human body
408
Cosmos
43
Colour
211
Dance
77
Documentary
116
Ecology
72
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
293
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
139
History
263
Art history & museum
62
Homophobia
14
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
87
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
110
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
93
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
52
Nature
232
Still life
148
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
398
Postcolonialism
98
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
65
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
178
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
53
Sport
15
Time
28
Traditions
226
Work
77
Domestic work
76
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
273
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
766
Poster
35
Watercolour
181
Collage
199
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
504
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
96
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
334
Film
121
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
233
Installation
476
Accumulation
84
Assemblage
223
Environment
132
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
764
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
440
Performance
223
Photography
407
Analogue photography
233
Digital photography
92
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
428
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
109
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Metal
129
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
57
Countries
Africa
88
South Africa
12
Cameroon
1
Egypt
12
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Nigeria
15
Senegal
4
Tunisia
7
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
10
Jamaica
4
Nicaragua
1
North America
359
Canada
25
United States
313
Greenland
2
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
Peru
6
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
170
Bangladesh
2
Burma
1
China
28
India
15
Indonesia
5
Japan
49
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Vietnam
5
Europe
723
Germany
110
Austria
17
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
356
Hungary
38
Italy
47
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
27
Portugal
7
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
98
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Middle East
96
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
50
Palestine
11
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
77
1890s
59
20th century
1183
1900s
87
1910s
142
1920s
214
1930s
273
1940s
294
1950s
366
1960s
483
1970s
580
1980s
678
1990s
810
21st century
767
2000s
768
2010s
685
2020s
497
Programmes
— + 1
19
— 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.
22
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
43
— 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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1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1968 | Hungary
Rita Ackermann
1968 | Hungary
Rita Ackermann
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1935 | UNITED STATES
Eleanor Antin
1935 | UNITED STATES
Eleanor Antin
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1967 — 1999 | Cuba
Belkis Ayón
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1964 | France
Valérie Belin
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1953 | France
Sylvie Blocher
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1939 — 2015 | United States
Rosemarie Castoro
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1926 | United States
Rosalyn Drexler
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1962 | Cameroon
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
1962 | Cameroon
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
1955 | Turkey
İnci Eviner
1965 | United States
Andrea Fraser
1955 | Switzerland
Pia Fries
1955 | Switzerland
Pia Fries
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1933 | Brazil
Anna Bella Geiger
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1985 | United States
Guerrilla Girls
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1899 — Netherlands | 1984 — Surinam
Nola Hatterman
1899 — Netherlands | 1984 — Surinam
Nola Hatterman
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
2019 | Indonesia
Inkubator Inisiatif
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1946 | Poland
Ewa Kuryluk
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1969 | Bangladesh
Tayeba Begum Lipi
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1934 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1934 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
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
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1964 | New Zealand
Lisa Reihana
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1940 | United States
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1961 | China
Lin Tianmiao
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1924 — Switzerland | 2021 — France
Sabine Weiss
1924 — Switzerland | 2021 — France
Sabine Weiss
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
1971 | Mexico
Lorena Wolffer
1965 | Peru
Gaudencia Aquilina Yupari Quispe
1965 | Peru
Gaudencia Aquilina Yupari Quispe
1964 | Israel
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