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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1335
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Lyrical abstraction
21
Viennese Actionism
2
Kinetic art
12
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Postconceptual art
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
[Artist collectives]
118
Subjects
Abstraction
348
Adolescence
11
Allegory
108
Animals
166
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
179
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
424
Cosmos
45
Colour
214
Dance
80
Discriminations
154
Documentary
123
Ecology
78
Writing
165
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
85
Feminism
301
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
151
History
271
Art history & museum
67
Homophobia
14
Identity
206
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Games & toys
15
Language
90
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Media
64
Memory
203
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
245
Still life
152
Food
20
Nude
155
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
24
Visual perception
44
Portrait
416
Postcolonialism
102
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
71
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
188
Domestic scene
110
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
161
Everyday life
278
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
782
Poster
36
Watercolour
185
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
513
Engraving & etching
226
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
348
Film
126
Digital
54
Sound
77
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
786
Acrylic
162
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
452
Tempera
30
Performance
230
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
45
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
46
Weaving
60
Countries
Africa
91
South Africa
12
Congo
1
Egypt
13
Morocco
4
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
39
Cuba
10
Guatemala
4
North America
369
Canada
25
United States
322
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Colombia
7
Paraguay
1
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
179
China
27
South Korea
8
Indonesia
8
Japan
54
Malaysia
4
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Taiwan
3
Vietnam
5
Europe
750
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Croatia
10
Spain
40
France
368
Hungary
39
Iceland
3
Italy
51
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
100
Serbia
4
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
102
Armenia
1
Irak
4
Israel
51
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
19
Palestine
12
Syria
2
Turkey
19
Oceania
46
Australia
36
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
19th century
83
1820s
11
1830s
11
1840s
14
1850s
13
1860s
22
1870s
33
1880s
35
1890s
61
20th century
1216
1900s
90
1910s
145
1920s
217
1930s
277
1940s
301
1950s
376
1960s
498
1970s
598
1980s
698
1990s
835
21st century
793
2000s
793
2010s
707
2020s
514
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
27
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
8
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
9
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
46
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
167
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1935 | Mandatory Palestine
Tamam Al-Akhal
1972 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1972 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1972 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1913 — 1991 | Hungary
Margit Anna
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1926 — Germany | 1987 — United States
Hannelore Baron
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1904 — 1971 | United States
Margaret Bourke-White
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1969 | Vietnam
Tiffany Chung
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1902 — 2004 | France
Denise Colomb
1965 | Italy
Daniela Comani
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1964 | Belgium
Berlinde De Bruyckere
1957 | Argentina
Claudia del Río
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1940 — 2018 | Germany
Christa Dichgans
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1942 | Argentina
Diana Dowek
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1961 | Indonesia
Arahmaiani Feisal
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1902 — 1988 | Argentina
Raquel Forner
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1908 — Germany | 2000 — France
Gisèle Freund
1907 — 1988 | United States
Toni Frissell
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1921 — 1985 | Hungary
Ilka Gedő
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1931 — 2023 | Lebanon
Laure Ghorayeb
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Nechama Golan
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1964 | Palestine
Rula Halawani
1895 — 1967 | Japan
Haruko Hasegawa
1895 — 1967 | Japan
Haruko Hasegawa
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1889 — 1978 | Germany
Hannah Höch
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
0000 | Japan
Leiko Ikemura
1957 | United States
Annette Lemieux
1957 | United States
Annette Lemieux
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1948 — China | 2021 — United States
Hung Liu
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1945 | Lebanon
Seta Manoukian (Ani Pema Drolma)
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1915 — 1998 | Australia
Queenie McKenzie
1915 — 1998 | Australia
Queenie McKenzie
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1907 — United States | 1977 — United Kingdom
Lee Miller
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1973 | United Kingdom
Rosalind Nashashibi
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1951 | Israel
Michal Na’aman
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1931 — 1999 | Poland
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1907 — 2000 | Poland
Julia Pirotte
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1961 | South Africa
Jo Ractliffe
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1884 — 1982 | France
Juliette Roche
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1886 — 1918 | Russia
Olga Rozanova
1886 — 1918 | Russia
Olga Rozanova
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1933 — 2007 | Lithuania
Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1970 | Hungary
Eszter Salamon
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1945 | France
Christine Spengler
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
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
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1960 | Turkey
Hale Tenger
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1960 | Serbia
Milica Tomić
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1908 — Portugal | 1992 — France
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1949 | Hong Kong
CHOI Yan-chi
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
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