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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
5
Visual arts
1471
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
90
Context art
12
Art Deco
3
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
15
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Land art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
379
Adolescence
11
Allegory
138
Animals
189
Architecture
142
Archives
4
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
16
Political issues
411
Social classes
117
Women's status
344
Consumerism
96
Human body
485
Cosmos
59
Colour
232
Dance
84
Documentary
142
Ecology
100
Writing
184
Childhood
121
Eroticism
85
Public space
108
Fantasy & dreams
90
Feminism
332
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
18
Geometry
162
War & conflicts
159
History
298
Art history & museum
80
Homophobia
14
Identity
228
Industry
34
Intimacy
120
Irony
67
Games & toys
20
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
44
Maternity
126
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
222
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
76
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
104
Nation
56
Nature
291
Still life
164
Food
24
Nude
172
Landscape
328
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
458
Postcolonialism
113
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
50
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
118
Science
57
Sexuality
137
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
31
Traditions
249
Work
86
Domestic work
89
Drag
28
Vegetal
186
Everyday life
312
Aging
35
Violence
151
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
228
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
88
Medal
6
Furniture
22
Graphic arts
851
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
559
Engraving & etching
239
Illustration
110
Artist book
93
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
373
Film
136
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
38
Curating
11
Critical writing
15
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
544
Accumulation
105
Architecture
18
Interior design
5
Assemblage
256
Environment
151
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
142
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
123
Monumental
136
Painting
876
Acrylic
174
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
513
Performance
250
Photography
439
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
478
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Metal
143
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
219
Embroidery
79
Sewing
40
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Cameroon
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Morocco
5
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
394
Canada
27
United States
343
Greenland
2
Mexico
33
South America
114
Argentina
35
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
222
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
China
27
India
18
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Pakistan
6
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Taiwan
5
Vietnam
8
Europe
828
Germany
117
Austria
20
Bulgaria
9
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
41
France
395
Hungary
42
Italy
64
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
107
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Middle East
111
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
51
Palestine
16
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
104
1890s
74
20th century
1331
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
233
1930s
298
1940s
322
1950s
405
1960s
550
1970s
657
1980s
768
1990s
919
21st century
873
2000s
872
2010s
774
2020s
573
Programmes
— + 1
29
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— 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
10
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— 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
186
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
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
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
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
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
Manar Zuabi
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