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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1359
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
81
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Adolescence
11
Allegory
111
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
181
Body positivity
13
Political issues
369
Social classes
89
Women's status
311
Consumerism
88
Human body
434
Cosmos
47
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
126
Ecology
78
Writing
169
Childhood
114
Eroticism
78
Public space
87
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
306
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
149
History
276
Art history & museum
67
Identity
209
Industry
31
Intimacy
105
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Media
64
Memory
206
Human migration
100
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
55
Nature
249
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
157
Landscape
298
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
421
Postcolonialism
106
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
232
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
163
Everyday life
284
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
213
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Medal
8
Mosaic
18
Graphic arts
796
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
524
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
350
Film
126
Digital
56
Sound
77
Video
242
Installation
492
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
230
Environment
138
Light installation
46
[Modes]
126
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
112
Monumental
128
Painting
805
Acrylic
163
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
461
Tempera
31
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
92
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Morocco
4
Nigeria
16
Uganda
3
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
41
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Haiti
6
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
29
Chile
8
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
189
China
27
India
16
Japan
59
Philippines
10
Vietnam
7
Europe
761
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
375
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
101
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
106
Irak
4
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
13
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
85
1860s
23
1870s
34
1880s
35
1890s
62
20th century
1236
1900s
92
1910s
146
1920s
219
1930s
280
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
509
1970s
609
1980s
712
1990s
849
21st century
804
2000s
804
2010s
717
2020s
522
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
23
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— 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
10
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
168
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1933 — 2001 | Argentina
Alicia d’ Amico
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1901 — 1980 | Estonia
Aino Bach
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1859 — 1935 | France
Virginie Demont-Breton
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1959 | Pays-Bas
Rineke Dijkstra
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1921 — 1985 | Hungary
Ilka Gedő
1847 — 1883 | France
Eva Gonzalès
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1974 | Poland
Aneta Grzeszykowska
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 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
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
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1852 — 1934 | United States
Gertrude Käsebier
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1942 | New Zealand
Maureen Lander
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1936 | France
Claudine Monchaussé
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1959 | Cuba
Marta María Pérez
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1983 — 1993 | Mexico
Polvo de Gallina Negra
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1924 — 2005 | Haïti
Louisiane Saint-Fleurant
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1875 — 1949 | Japan
Shōen Uemura
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
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
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
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