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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1419
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
85
Context art
12
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
13
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
12
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
371
Adolescence
11
Allegory
129
Animals
177
Architecture
134
Archives
3
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
194
Body positivity
13
Political issues
387
Social classes
99
Women's status
326
Consumerism
91
Human body
460
Cosmos
55
Colour
229
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
82
Writing
178
Childhood
117
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
313
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
16
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
290
Art history & museum
74
Homophobia
14
Identity
225
Industry
31
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
272
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
314
Urban landscape
162
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
446
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
116
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
242
Work
84
Domestic work
83
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
299
Aging
32
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Medal
6
Graphic arts
826
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
540
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Dance
7
Set design
60
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Digital
57
Sound
81
Video
249
Concepts
27
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
850
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
99
Oil
493
Performance
240
Photography
430
Analogue photography
247
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Metal
140
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
Algeria
12
Ethiopia
2
Madagascar
2
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Venezuela
5
Asia
206
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
10
Japan
68
Malaysia
6
Pakistan
4
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
802
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
21
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
386
Hungary
41
Italy
60
Lithuania
7
Poland
31
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Saudi Arabia
1
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
1770s
17
1780s
14
19th century
99
1860s
27
1870s
40
1880s
42
1890s
70
20th century
1286
1900s
98
1910s
157
1920s
230
1930s
291
1940s
315
1950s
396
1960s
530
1970s
632
1980s
738
1990s
884
21st century
836
2000s
835
2010s
741
2020s
543
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
28
— 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
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— 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
176
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
1859 — 1935 | Denmark
Anna Ancher
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
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
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
1940 | Japan
Tokuko Ushioda
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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