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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
12
Visual arts
1525
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
96
Context art
12
Body art
12
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
17
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
37
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
14
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
38
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
57
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
395
Adolescence
14
Allegory
153
Animals
202
Architecture
146
Archives
14
Autobiography
146
Self-portrait
213
Body positivity
16
Political issues
428
Social classes
127
Women's status
358
Consumerism
98
Human body
513
Cosmos
69
Colour
240
Dance
87
Discriminations
174
Documentary
150
Ecology
111
Writing
190
Eroticism
87
Public space
110
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
342
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
23
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
168
History
315
Art history & museum
84
Homophobia
14
Identity
245
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
95
Light
95
Machine & technology
41
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
49
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
129
Mathematics
10
Media
66
Memory
237
Human migration
110
Fashion & clothing
71
Modernity
35
Death
80
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
111
Nation
58
Nature
319
Still life
175
Food
26
Nude
181
Landscape
347
Urban landscape
184
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
480
Postcolonialism
119
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
79
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
214
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
6
Time
33
Traditions
267
Work
91
Domestic work
95
Drag
28
Vegetal
198
Everyday life
322
Aging
37
Violence
155
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
241
Jewellery
16
Ceramic
94
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
881
Poster
41
Watercolour
208
Collage
218
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
587
Engraving & etching
248
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
84
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
381
Film
138
Digital
62
Sound
85
Video
267
Concepts
45
Curating
14
Critical writing
20
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
21
Space & installation
572
Accumulation
112
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
271
Environment
156
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
153
Ephemeral
33
Site-specific
130
Monumental
145
Painting
914
Acrylic
186
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
539
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
446
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
494
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
127
Bronze
109
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
51
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
105
Glass
30
Textile
227
Batik
1
Embroidery
82
Sewing
43
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
71
Countries
Africa
105
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
19
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
44
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
3
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
407
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
37
South America
118
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
32
Chile
11
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
232
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
19
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
7
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
2
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
863
Albania
1
Germany
119
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
8
France
411
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
68
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
19
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
111
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
115
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
25
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
22
Oceania
52
Australia
41
New Zealand
12
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
13
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
4
1680s
5
1690s
4
18th century
27
1710s
3
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
110
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
18
1850s
18
1860s
30
1870s
46
1880s
49
1890s
80
20th century
1380
1900s
110
1910s
168
1920s
243
1930s
312
1940s
337
1950s
424
1960s
569
1970s
682
1980s
795
1990s
952
21st century
904
2000s
903
2010s
803
2020s
599
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
29
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— 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
12
— Designers
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
17
— Les architectes
14
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
15
— 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
211
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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Map
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
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 — 2026 | Senegal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 — 2026 | Senegal
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
1965 | France
matali crasset (Nathalie Crasset, dite)
1965 | France
matali crasset (Nathalie Crasset, dite)
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
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
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
1850 — 1914 | Finland
Amélie Lundahl
1850 — 1914 | Finland
Amélie Lundahl
1850 — 1914 | Finland
Amélie Lundahl
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
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
1946 — Japan | 2026 — France
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 — Japan | 2026 — France
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 — Japan | 2026 — France
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
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