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Fields
Architecture
17
Decorative arts & design
8
Visual arts
1486
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
92
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Bauhaus
14
Constructivism
19
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
45
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Realism
37
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
381
Allegory
142
Animals
194
Architecture
142
Archives
6
Autobiography
141
Self-portrait
205
Body positivity
16
Political issues
414
Social classes
119
Women's status
348
Consumerism
96
Human body
492
Cosmos
61
Colour
233
Dance
86
Discriminations
166
Documentary
143
Ecology
103
Writing
187
Childhood
124
Eroticism
87
Public space
109
Fantasy & dreams
93
Feminism
334
Geography
19
War & conflicts
161
History
303
Art history & museum
81
Identity
234
Industry
37
Intimacy
122
Irony
68
Games & toys
23
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
127
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
225
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
69
Modernity
34
Death
78
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
297
Still life
169
Food
26
Nude
174
Landscape
331
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
463
Advertisement
52
Racism
77
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
207
Domestic scene
118
Science
59
Sexuality
138
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
31
Traditions
255
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Drag
28
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
317
Aging
35
Violence
152
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
234
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
92
Furniture
25
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
861
Poster
40
Watercolour
200
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
568
Engraving & etching
240
Illustration
111
Artist book
94
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Costume
40
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
377
Film
136
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
264
Concepts
40
Critical writing
17
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
552
Accumulation
107
Architecture
20
Assemblage
260
Environment
152
Light installation
49
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
145
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
126
Monumental
137
Painting
887
Acrylic
179
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
520
Tempera
34
Performance
253
Photography
441
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
478
Cement & concrete
36
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Marble
30
Metal
144
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
27
Textile
223
Batik
1
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Nigeria
18
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
Jamaica
5
North America
399
Canada
27
United States
346
Mexico
36
South America
116
Argentina
35
Brazil
31
Colombia
11
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
225
Cambodia
1
China
28
South Korea
8
India
18
Japan
70
Malaysia
7
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Vietnam
8
Europe
839
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Denmark
24
Spain
42
Estonia
16
Finland
6
France
399
Georgia
1
Hungary
42
Iceland
4
Italy
66
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
108
Slovakia
3
Sweden
13
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
112
Saudi Arabia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
12
18th century
26
19th century
104
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1344
1900s
103
1910s
161
1920s
235
1930s
301
1940s
326
1950s
411
1960s
557
1970s
667
1980s
777
1990s
929
21st century
883
2000s
882
2010s
783
2020s
581
Programmes
— + 1
30
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— 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
11
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
16
— Les architectes
12
— 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
192
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1975.
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1930 — 2004 | Italy
Dadamaino (Eduarda Emilia Maino, dite)
1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1936 — Jamaica | 2017 — France
Hessie (Hessie Djuric, née Johnston, dite)
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1960 | Israel
Etti Abergel
1924 — 2014 | Italy
Carla Accardi
1924 — 2014 | Italy
Carla Accardi
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1936 — Czech Republic | 1996 — Slovakia
Mária Bartuszová
1936 — Czech Republic | 1996 — Slovakia
Mária Bartuszová
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1974 | France
Karina Bisch
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1925 — 2006 | United Kingdom
Sandra Blow
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1939 | France
Bernadette Bour
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1893 — 1983 | Germany
Marianne Brandt
1966 | Canada
Angela Bulloch
1966 | Canada
Angela Bulloch
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1895 — 1981 | France
Marcelle Cahn
1894 — 1974 | Italy
Regina Cassolo Bracchi
1894 — 1974 | Italy
Regina Cassolo Bracchi
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1947 — 2023 | Malaysia
Fatimah Chik
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1935 — 2018 | France
Geneviève Claisse
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1901 — 1988 | United States
Carlotta Corpron
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1941 — 2009 | Germany
Hanne Darboven
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1931 | Hungary
Ágnes Dénes
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 — Romania | 1997 — France
Natalia Dumitresco
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1917 — 2015 | Uruguay
María Freire
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1929 — Algeria | 2023 — France
Renée Gailhoustet
1912 — Germany | 1994 — Venezuela
Gego
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1935 — Russia | 2003 — France
Ève Gramatzki
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1936 | Mandatory Palestine
Samia Halaby
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1893 — United States | 1982 — France
Florence Henri
1893 — United States | 1982 — France
Florence Henri
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1915 — Cuba | 2022 — United States
Carmen Herrera
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1934 — 2014 | Colombia
Marlene Hoffmann
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1955 | Iran
Shirazeh Houshiary
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1949 | Malaysia
Siti Zainon Ismail
1949 | Malaysia
Siti Zainon Ismail
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1923 — United States | 2016 — France
Shirley Jaffe
1923 — United States | 2016 — France
Shirley Jaffe
1923 — United States | 2016 — France
Shirley Jaffe
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1945 | United States
Valerie Jaudon
1945 | United States
Valerie Jaudon
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1933 | Hungary
Ilona Keserű
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1903 — 1993 | Norvège
Else Christie Kielland
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1892 — 1976 | Germany
Benita Koch-Otte
1923 — 2010 | Czech Republic
Bĕla Kolářová
1923 — 2010 | Czech Republic
Bĕla Kolářová
1942 | United States
Joyce Kozloff
1942 | United States
Joyce Kozloff
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1935 | Czech Republic
Alena Kučerová
1947 | Poland
Zofia Kulik
1944 | United States
Kay Kurt
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1951 | Spain
Teresa Lanceta
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1912 — 1986 | Switzerland
Verena Loewensberg
1964 | China
Qing Lu
1964 | China
Qing Lu
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1912 — 1999 | United States
Barbara Maples
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1912 — Canada | 2004 — United States
Agnes Martin
1912 — Canada | 2004 — United States
Agnes Martin
1907 — 1969 | United Kingdom
Mary Martin
1960 | Brazil
Beatriz Milhazes
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1937 — Pakistan | 1990 — India
Nasreen Mohamedi
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1890 — 1958 | United Kingdom
Marlow Moss
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1940 — 2007 | United States
Elizabeth Murray
1965 | Tunisia
Asma M’Naouar
1965 | Tunisia
Asma M’Naouar
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1930 — Sweden | 1995 — France
Barbro Östlihn
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1907 — Georgia | 1988 — France
Vera Pagava
1927 — 2004 | Brazil
Lygia Pape
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1931 | United Kingdom
Bridget Riley
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1950 | Estonia
Sirje Runge
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1908 — 2000 | Turkey
Hripsimeh Sarkissian
1885 — 1963 | United Kingdom
Helen Saunders
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1946 | Spain
Susana Solano
1901 — 1971 | Cuba
Loló Soldevilla
1901 — 1971 | Cuba
Loló Soldevilla
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
1965 | Cambodia
Long Sophea
1926 — 2015 | France
Claude de Soria
1940 | United States
Antonieta Sosa
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1932 — 2005 | Japan
Atsuko Tanaka
1950 | New Zealand
Kura Te Waru Rewiri
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1910 — 1981 | Germany
Elsa Thiemann
1950 — 2004 | Japon
Toeko Tatsuno
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1913 — Iceland | 1968 — United States
Nína Tryggvadóttir
1913 — Iceland | 1968 — United States
Nína Tryggvadóttir
1913 — Iceland | 1968 — United States
Nína Tryggvadóttir
1964 | Brazil
Adriana Varejão
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1896 — 1983 | United States
Charmion von Wiegand
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1888 — 1969 | Norway
Charlotte Wankel
1930 — 2005 | Belgium
Marthe Wéry
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1891 — 1978 | United States
Alma Woodsey Thomas
1925 — 2019 | Japan
Tsuruko Yamazaki
1925 — 2019 | Japan
Tsuruko Yamazaki
1925 — 2019 | Japan
Tsuruko Yamazaki
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1933 — 1999 | Lithuania
Kazimiera Zimblytė
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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