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Fields
Architecture
4
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Conceptual art
83
Body art
11
Postconceptual art
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
121
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Political issues
380
Social classes
93
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
445
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Writing
175
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
91
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Homophobia
14
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
533
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
502
Accumulation
93
Assemblage
239
Environment
140
Light installation
47
[Modes]
130
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
827
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
Madagascar
2
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
North America
378
Canada
26
United States
331
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
10
France (French Guiana)
3
Venezuela
5
Asia
196
Burma
1
China
27
India
16
Indonesia
9
Japan
63
Pakistan
4
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
382
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
54
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
4
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
104
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
6
18th century
21
19th century
89
1890s
64
20th century
1264
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
622
1980s
726
1990s
868
21st century
821
2000s
820
2010s
731
2020s
533
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— 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
12
— Les architectes
3
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— 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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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
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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