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Fields
Architecture
12
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1448
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
86
Context art
12
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
132
Animals
182
Architecture
141
Archives
4
Autobiography
136
Self-portrait
200
Body positivity
14
Political issues
401
Social classes
110
Women's status
335
Consumerism
95
Human body
471
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
163
Documentary
139
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
102
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
321
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
294
Art history & museum
79
Homophobia
14
Identity
226
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Games & toys
18
Language
90
Light
90
Machine & technology
36
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
285
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
167
Landscape
322
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
33
Visual perception
53
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
111
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
56
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
245
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
305
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
86
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
838
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
212
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
551
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
91
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
77
Performing arts
37
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
365
Film
132
Digital
59
Sound
81
Video
256
Concepts
34
Curating
11
Critical writing
14
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
14
Space & installation
529
Accumulation
98
Architecture
14
Interior design
4
Assemblage
248
Environment
148
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
138
Ephemeral
30
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
865
Acrylic
170
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
504
Tempera
34
Performance
247
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
468
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
100
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
214
Embroidery
76
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
67
Countries
Africa
102
Ethiopia
3
Madagascar
2
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
North America
388
Canada
26
United States
340
Greenland
2
Mexico
32
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Ecuador
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Venezuela
5
Asia
217
Burma
2
China
27
India
17
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Pakistan
5
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
1
Vietnam
8
Europe
813
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
390
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
62
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
106
Serbia
5
Slovenia
1
Sweden
12
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Israel
51
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1890s
73
20th century
1310
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
542
1970s
646
1980s
753
1990s
901
21st century
858
2000s
857
2010s
761
2020s
561
Programmes
— + 1
25
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 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
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
12
— 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
177
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
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
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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