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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Academic art
9
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
36
Surrealism
52
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
340
Adolescence
11
Allegory
106
Animals
163
Architecture
126
Autobiography
124
Self-portrait
175
Body positivity
11
Political issues
351
Social classes
81
Women's status
301
Consumerism
85
Human body
415
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
120
Ecology
74
Writing
162
Childhood
108
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
298
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
143
History
267
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
201
Industry
31
Irony
60
Games & toys
15
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
112
Media
64
Memory
197
Human migration
97
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
236
Still life
151
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
287
Urban landscape
149
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
407
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
181
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
277
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Decor
59
Medal
8
Mosaic
15
Graphic arts
776
Poster
35
Watercolour
183
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
509
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
107
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
340
Film
124
Digital
51
Sound
76
Video
239
Installation
481
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
773
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
444
Performance
227
Photography
413
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
435
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Metal
131
Stone
44
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
26
Textile
205
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
Algeria
12
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
363
Canada
25
United States
317
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Colombia
7
Guyana
1
Venezuela
5
Asia
170
China
27
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Pakistan
3
Taiwan
3
Vietnam
5
Europe
740
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
France
367
Hungary
39
Italy
50
Lithuania
7
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
100
Slovakia
3
Sweden
9
Ukraine
11
Middle East
99
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
50
Lebanon
17
Palestine
12
Oceania
45
Australia
35
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
1770s
14
1780s
11
19th century
82
1860s
21
1870s
32
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1196
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
368
1960s
487
1970s
587
1980s
686
1990s
820
21st century
780
2000s
780
2010s
697
2020s
506
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
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1950 | United States
Martine Aballéa
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1968 | Hungary
Rita Ackermann
1968 | Hungary
Rita Ackermann
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1934 — 2018 | Portugal
Helena Almeida
1935 | Brazil
Sonia Andrade
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1943 | Spain
Pilar Aymerich
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1935 — 1981 | France
Claude Batho
1855 — 1942 | United States
Cecilia Beaux
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1949 | Algeria
Samta Benyahia
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1904 — 1991 | Slovakia
Irén Blüh (Irena Blühova)
1937 | Germany
Anna Blume
1752 — 1794 | France
Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1926 — 2016 | Italy
Carla Cerati
1926 — 2016 | Italy
Carla Cerati
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1964 | Belgium
Berlinde De Bruyckere
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1859 — 1935 | France
Virginie Demont-Breton
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1951 | United States
Donna Gottschalk
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1959 | United States
Renée Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1950 | United States
Jenny Holzer
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1936 | United States
Joan Jonas
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1937 — Japan | 2015 — United States
Shigeko Kubota
1937 — Japan | 2015 — United States
Shigeko Kubota
1937 — Japan | 2015 — United States
Shigeko Kubota
1935 | Czech Republic
Alena Kučerová
1947 | Poland
Zofia Kulik
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1954 | France
Marie Morel
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1965 | United States
Elizabeth Peyton
1965 | United States
Elizabeth Peyton
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1969 | Estonia
Ene-Liis Semper
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1926 — 2014 | Czech Republic
Adriena Šimotová
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1938 — 2019 | Australia
Madonna Staunton
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1964 | Brazil
Adriana Varejão
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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