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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1384
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
82
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
12
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
11
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
364
Adolescence
11
Allegory
120
Animals
170
Architecture
130
Autobiography
131
Self-portrait
187
Political issues
379
Social classes
92
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
444
Cosmos
51
Colour
223
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
174
Eroticism
81
Public space
88
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
71
Identity
216
Industry
31
Intimacy
108
Irony
62
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
85
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
258
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
303
Urban landscape
153
Visual perception
50
Portrait
430
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
197
Domestic scene
113
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
237
Work
83
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
167
Everyday life
289
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Medal
8
Furniture
19
Graphic arts
811
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
210
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
530
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
353
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
245
Installation
499
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
237
Environment
140
Light installation
46
[Modes]
129
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
116
Monumental
129
Painting
823
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
470
Tempera
31
Performance
239
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
451
Concrete & cement
34
Wood
115
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Ghana
5
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Costa Rica
2
Haiti
6
Panama
1
North America
377
Canada
26
United States
330
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Colombia
8
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
194
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Japan
62
Uzbekistan
2
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Vietnam
7
Europe
774
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Cyprus
1
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
380
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
103
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
108
Irak
4
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Oceania
48
New Zealand
11
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activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
89
1850s
14
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1257
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
225
1930s
286
1940s
311
1950s
390
1960s
521
1970s
618
1980s
721
1990s
862
21st century
816
2000s
816
2010s
727
2020s
530
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
1
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— 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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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
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
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
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
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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