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Fields
Architecture
8
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1425
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
85
Context art
12
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
13
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
130
Animals
178
Architecture
135
Archives
3
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
196
Political issues
390
Social classes
101
Women's status
329
Consumerism
91
Human body
464
Cosmos
55
Colour
231
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
83
Writing
178
Eroticism
81
Public space
96
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
315
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
75
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
215
Human migration
103
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
273
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
166
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
164
Visual perception
52
Portrait
449
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
244
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
177
Everyday life
301
Aging
33
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Ceramic
85
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
828
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
542
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
357
Film
130
Digital
58
Sound
81
Video
250
Concepts
27
Critical writing
11
Space & installation
517
Accumulation
96
Assemblage
246
Environment
142
Light installation
48
[Modes]
135
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
119
Monumental
133
Painting
853
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
100
Oil
496
Miniature
7
Tempera
34
Performance
241
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
29
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
99
South Africa
13
Ghana
5
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Costa Rica
2
Haiti
6
Panama
1
North America
383
Canada
26
United States
336
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Colombia
9
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
208
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
10
Japan
68
Uzbekistan
2
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Vietnam
8
Europe
805
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Cyprus
1
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
387
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
60
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Oceania
49
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
1640s
3
1650s
2
18th century
24
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
13
19th century
101
1850s
16
1860s
27
1870s
41
1880s
44
1890s
72
20th century
1292
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
532
1970s
634
1980s
740
1990s
886
21st century
839
2000s
838
2010s
744
2020s
546
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
19
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
30
— 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
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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
176
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1901 — 1980 | Estonia
Aino Bach
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1935 — 1981 | France
Claude Batho
1855 — 1942 | United States
Cecilia Beaux
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1752 — 1794 | France
Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul
1962 | Kenya
Cosima von Bonin
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1920 — 2011 | Indonesia
Mia Bustam (Sasmiyati Sri Mojoretno)
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1749 — 1808 | Netherlands
Christina Chalon
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1860 — 1957 | France
Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon
1859 — 1935 | France
Virginie Demont-Breton
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1847 — 1883 | France
Eva Gonzalès
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1866 — 1944 | Denmark
Marie Henriques
1866 — 1944 | Denmark
Marie Henriques
1966 | People’s Republic of China
Yu Hong
1971 | Uzbekistan
Anna Ivanova
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1852 — 1934 | United States
Gertrude Käsebier
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1955 | United States
Karen Kilimnik
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1881 — 1965 | Bulgaria
Elisaveta Georgieva Konsulova-Vazova
1881 — 1965 | Bulgaria
Elisaveta Georgieva Konsulova-Vazova
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1913 — 2009 | United States
Helen Levitt
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1954 | France
Catherine Lopès-Curval
1934 — Italy | 2010 — France
Milvia Maglione
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1943 | France
Annette Messager
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1842 — 1922 | Denmark
Emilie Mundt
1842 — 1922 | Denmark
Emilie Mundt
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1909 — 1994 | Cyprus
Loukia Nicolaidou
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1964 | France
Florence Paradeis
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1911 — 1991 | Hungary
Marian Reismann
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1924 — 2005 | Haïti
Louisiane Saint-Fleurant
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1946 | France
Dorothée Selz
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1963 | Estonia
Liina Siib
1960 | Japan
Kim Song-Ran
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1910 — 1943 | Hungary
Kata Sugár
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1895 — Samoa | 1984 — New Zealand
Teuane Tibbo
1895 — Samoa | 1984 — New Zealand
Teuane Tibbo
1891 — Netherlands | 1955 — Norway
Charley Toorop
1891 — Netherlands | 1955 — Norway
Charley Toorop
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1895 — 1960 | Uruguay
Petrona Viera
1909 — 2003 | United States
Ruth G. Waddy
1614 — | 1689 — Southern Netherlands
Michaelina Wautier
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
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