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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1406
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
370
Adolescence
11
Allegory
127
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Autobiography
133
Self-portrait
191
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
323
Consumerism
91
Human body
455
Cosmos
54
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Writing
177
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Geography
15
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
221
Industry
31
Intimacy
113
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
119
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
269
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
440
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
115
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
239
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
175
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
83
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
822
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
538
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Set design
60
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
841
Acrylic
168
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
484
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
457
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
139
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
211
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
Ethiopia
2
Madagascar
2
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
41
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
France (French Guiana)
3
Venezuela
5
Asia
203
Burma
1
China
27
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Pakistan
4
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
793
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Denmark
14
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
386
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
59
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
105
Slovenia
1
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Israel
51
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
93
1890s
65
20th century
1278
1900s
95
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
629
1980s
734
1990s
880
21st century
831
2000s
830
2010s
738
2020s
540
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
26
— 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
— 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
174
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1941 — 2010 | Germany
Sibylle Bergemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1972 | France
Lucie ‘Ti’iwan’ Couchili
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1931 | Hungary
Ágnes Dénes
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1964 | Hungary
Ágnes Eperjesi
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1971 | North Macedonia
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1942 | Pakistan
Salima Hashmi
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1896 — Poland | 1990 — United States
Lotte Jacobi
1896 — Poland | 1990 — United States
Lotte Jacobi
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1941 | Pérou
Rose Lowder
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1935 | Luxembourg
Berthe Lutgen
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1952 | Australia
Mandy Martin
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1933 — 2000 | Japan
Miyori Hayashi
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1960 | Myanmar
Phyu Mon
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1952 | Australia
Jill Orr
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
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1956 — 2020 | Madagascar
“Madame Zo” Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1873 — 1966 | USA
Olive Rebecca Rush
1873 — 1966 | USA
Olive Rebecca Rush
1873 — 1966 | USA
Olive Rebecca Rush
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1961 — 2015 | Japan
Seiko Mikami
1969 | Estonia
Ene-Liis Semper
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1940 — 2025 | United States
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1967 | Switzerland
Gerda Steiner
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1961 | Australia
Lynette Wallworth
1937 | New Zealand
Marilynn Webb
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
1946 | United States
Nina Yankowitz
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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