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Fields
Architecture
6
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1397
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
83
Context art
12
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
12
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
11
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
124
Animals
173
Architecture
132
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
190
Body positivity
13
Political issues
383
Social classes
97
Women's status
322
Consumerism
90
Human body
449
Cosmos
52
Colour
226
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
93
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
311
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
219
Industry
31
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
87
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
56
Nature
263
Still life
158
Food
20
Nude
163
Landscape
308
Urban landscape
158
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
52
Portrait
437
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
200
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
170
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Objects
220
Jewellery
14
Ceramic
82
Medal
6
Graphic arts
819
Poster
38
Watercolour
192
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
535
Engraving & etching
232
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Performing arts
34
Dance
7
Set design
60
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
79
Video
247
Concepts
26
Critical writing
10
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
508
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
240
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
131
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
834
Acrylic
164
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
479
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
454
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Metal
137
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
208
Embroidery
74
Sewing
38
Weaving
65
Countries
Africa
97
Algeria
12
Ethiopia
2
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
41
North America
379
Canada
26
United States
332
Mexico
31
South America
106
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Guyana
2
Venezuela
5
Asia
201
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Malaysia
5
Pakistan
4
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
787
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
384
Hungary
41
Italy
57
Lithuania
7
Poland
30
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
23
1770s
16
1780s
13
19th century
91
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1270
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
394
1960s
525
1970s
626
1980s
730
1990s
873
21st century
825
2000s
824
2010s
735
2020s
537
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
27
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
5
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— 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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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
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
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
1967 | Malaysia
Eng Hwee Chu
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1936 | United States
Joan Jonas
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1907 — 1954 | Mexico
Frida Kahlo
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
1969 | United States
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
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
1967 | Japan
Sakiko Nomura
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
1965 | Japan
Tomoko Yoneda
1965 | Japan
Tomoko Yoneda
1965 | Japan
Tomoko Yoneda
1928 — 2019 | Japan
Toyoko Tokiwa
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1964 | Brazil
Adriana Varejão
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
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
1973 | Japan
Yurie Nagashima
1973 | Japan
Yurie Nagashima
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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