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Fields
Artistic Movements
Lyrical abstraction
21
Academic art
9
Viennese Actionism
2
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
122
Self-portrait
171
Body positivity
11
Political issues
345
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
412
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
119
Ecology
73
Writing
161
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
297
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
142
History
266
Art history & museum
65
Homophobia
14
Identity
200
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Media
64
Memory
195
Human migration
95
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Food
20
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Drag
28
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
276
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Graphic arts
772
Poster
35
Watercolour
182
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
507
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
339
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
76
Video
238
Installation
480
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
767
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
227
Photography
412
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
431
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
131
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
12
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Curaçao
3
Haiti
5
North America
362
United States
316
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
171
China
28
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Vietnam
5
Europe
730
Albania
1
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belarus
2
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
359
Hungary
39
Italy
48
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
99
Serbia
4
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
78
1840s
12
1850s
12
1860s
20
1870s
31
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1192
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
583
1980s
682
1990s
817
21st century
777
2000s
777
2010s
695
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
— 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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1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1879 — 1962 | France
Laure Albin Guillot
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1907 — 1993 | Mexico
Lola Álvarez Bravo
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1905 — Hungary | 1970 — France
Rogi André
1905 — Hungary | 1970 — France
Rogi André
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1935 — 1972 | Belgium
Evelyne Axell
1901 — 1980 | Estonia
Aino Bach
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1872 — 1938 | Switzerland
Alice Bailly
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1848 — Spain | 1924 — France
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1970 | Switzerland
Louise Bonnet
1970 | Switzerland
Louise Bonnet
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1970 | France
Rebecca Bournigault
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1909 — Germany | 2001 — Switzerland
Marianne Breslauer
1869 — Hawaii | 1950 — United States
Anne Brigman
1869 — Hawaii | 1950 — United States
Anne Brigman
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1874 — Italy | 1970 — France
Romaine Brooks
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1926 — 2016 | Italy
Carla Cerati
1926 — 2016 | Italy
Carla Cerati
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1899 — 1982 | France
Yvonne Chevalier
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1902 — 2004 | France
Denise Colomb
1893 — 1975 | Argentina
Lía Correa Morales
1893 — 1975 | Argentina
Lía Correa Morales
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1883 — 1976 | United States
Imogen Cunningham
1883 — 1976 | United States
Imogen Cunningham
1883 — 1976 | United States
Imogen Cunningham
1964 | Belgium
Berlinde De Bruyckere
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1877 — 1915 | Hungary
Valéria Dénes
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1869 — 1937 | France
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1928 — 2011 | United States
Helen Frankenthaler
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1944 | Spain
Ángela García Codoñer
1944 | Spain
Ángela García Codoñer
1957 | Mexico
Flor Garduño
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1942 | Pakistani
Salima Hashmi
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1912 — Germany | 2005 — Argentina
Annemarie Heinrich
1912 — Germany | 2005 — Argentina
Annemarie Heinrich
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1912 — German Empire | 2000 — Germany
Marta Hoepffner
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1899 — 1925 | Hungary
Erzsébet Korb
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1963 | Poland
Katarzyna Kozyra
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1897 — Poland | 1985 — Germany
Germaine Krull
1970 | Austria
Elke Silvia Krystufek
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1942 | Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Katalin Ladik
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1950 | United States
Erica Lennard
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
1941 — 2023 | Estonia
Silvi Liiva
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1914 — 2012 | Philippines
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1970 | North Macedonia
Jana Maneva-Čuposka
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1892 — Russia | 1984 — United Kingdom
Marevna
1866 — 1932 | France
Jacqueline Marval
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
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1967 | Japan
Miwa Yanagi
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1877 — 1962 | Germany
Gabriele Münter
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1947 | France
ORLAN
1947 | France
ORLAN
1952 | Australia
Jill Orr
1957 | Spain
Ouka Leele
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1898 — Russian Empire (today Ukraine) | 1984 — Soviet Union
Maria Siniakova
1888 — Poland | 1965 — Germany
Renée Sintenis
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1916 — United Kingdom | 2010 — United States
Sylvia Sleigh
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
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
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1900 — Palestine | 1988 — Israel
Sionah Tagger
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1869 — 1954 | Finland
Ellen Thesleff
1869 — 1954 | Finland
Ellen Thesleff
1869 — 1954 | Finland
Ellen Thesleff
1906 — 1958 | China
QIU Ti (Schudy)
1906 — 1958 | China
QIU Ti (Schudy)
1906 — 1958 | China
QIU Ti (Schudy)
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1865 — 1938 | France
Suzanne Valadon
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1884 — Russia | 1957 — France
Marie Vassilieff
1939 — 1968 | France
Clotilde Vautier
1939 — 1968 | France
Clotilde Vautier
1939 — 1968 | France
Clotilde Vautier
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1895 — 1960 | Uruguay
Petrona Viera
1951 — 1997 | Switzerland
Hannah Villiger
1951 — 1997 | Switzerland
Hannah Villiger
1951 — 1997 | Switzerland
Hannah Villiger
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1965 | United Kingdom
Alison Watt
1971 | Mexico
Lorena Wolffer
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
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1895 — 2000 | Japan
Yuki Ogura
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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