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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1398
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
83
Context art
12
Art Deco
3
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
9
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Land art
11
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
124
Animals
173
Architecture
132
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
450
Cosmos
52
Colour
226
Dance
80
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
94
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
311
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
219
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
87
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
56
Nature
263
Still life
158
Food
20
Nude
163
Landscape
308
Urban landscape
159
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
52
Portrait
438
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
200
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
170
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Objects
220
Jewellery
14
Ceramic
82
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
819
Poster
38
Watercolour
192
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
535
Engraving & etching
232
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Performing arts
34
Costume
37
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
79
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
509
Accumulation
94
Architecture
7
Assemblage
240
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
131
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
835
Acrylic
164
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
480
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
454
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Metal
137
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
208
Embroidery
74
Sewing
38
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
65
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Cameroon
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
2
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Tunisia
8
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
41
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
North America
379
Canada
26
United States
332
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
106
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
201
Bangladesh
2
Burma
1
China
27
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
788
Germany
115
Austria
19
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
France
384
Hungary
41
Italy
58
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
51
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
23
19th century
92
1890s
64
20th century
1271
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
394
1960s
526
1970s
627
1980s
731
1990s
874
21st century
826
2000s
825
2010s
735
2020s
537
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
27
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— 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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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
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
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
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
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 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | 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
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
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
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
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
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1934 — 2024 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1934 — 2024 | 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
2014 | France
Rester. Étranger
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 — 2025 | 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
1928 — 2019 | Japan
Toyoko Tokiwa
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 | Palestine
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