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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1362
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
81
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Futurism
9
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
13
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Allegory
112
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
182
Political issues
370
Social classes
89
Women's status
312
Consumerism
88
Human body
435
Cosmos
48
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
126
Ecology
78
Writing
169
Childhood
114
Eroticism
78
Public space
87
Feminism
306
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
149
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Identity
210
Industry
31
Intimacy
106
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
116
Media
64
Memory
207
Human migration
100
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
55
Nature
251
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
158
Landscape
299
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
421
Advertisement
49
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
233
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
214
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Medal
8
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
798
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
525
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
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
Site-specific
112
Monumental
128
Painting
808
Acrylic
163
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
462
Tempera
31
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
93
Algeria
12
Egypt
13
Morocco
4
Nigeria
17
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
8
Ecuador
1
Venezuela
5
Asia
191
India
16
Japan
60
Russia
33
Europe
761
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Croatia
10
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
France
375
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
53
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
101
Switzerland
35
Middle East
106
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
86
1870s
35
1880s
36
1890s
63
20th century
1239
1900s
93
1910s
147
1920s
220
1930s
281
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
509
1970s
609
1980s
712
1990s
850
21st century
805
2000s
805
2010s
718
2020s
523
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
24
— 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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1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1886 — 1964 | Switzerland
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz dite)
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1938 — 1994 | Israel
Dalia Amotz
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1961 | Canada
Shuvinai Ashoona
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1929 | United States
Jo Baer
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1937 | Germany
Anna Blume
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1949 | Switzerland
Miriam Cahn
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1936 — France | 2017 — United States
France Cristini
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1960 | Belgium
Edith Dekyndt
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1923 — 2014 | Turkey
Tiraje Dikmen
1929 — Cuba | 1995 — United States
Antonia Eiriz
1929 — Cuba | 1995 — United States
Antonia Eiriz
1959 | Switzerland
Valérie Favre
1959 | Switzerland
Valérie Favre
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1907 — Argentina | 1996 — France
Leonor Fini
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1874 — Poland | 1927 — France
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
1956 | Germany
Katharina Fritsch
1877 — Russia | 1913 — Finland
Elena Gouro
1877 — Russia | 1913 — Finland
Elena Gouro
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1974 — 2012 | Egypt
Amal Kenawy
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1969 | Royaume-Uni
Bharti Kher
1955 | United States
Karen Kilimnik
1944 | Australia
Yvonne Koolmatrie
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1910 — Canada | 1997 — United States
Ida Lansky
1954 | France
Catherine Lopès-Curval
1935 | Mexico
Julia López
1935 | Mexico
Julia López
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1970 | North Macedonia
Jana Maneva-Čuposka
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1953 | Algeria
Akila Mouhoubi
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1907 — 1975 | Germany
Hanna Nagel
1907 — 1975 | Germany
Hanna Nagel
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1957 | Spain
Ouka Leele
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1961 | France
Françoise Quardon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1898 — 1963 | United States
Kay Sage
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1911 — 2013 | Spain
Ángeles Santos Torroella
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1962 — 1996 | Israel
Meira Shemesh
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1937 | India
Arpita Singh
1937 | India
Arpita Singh
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1946 | United States
Sandy Skoglund
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1904 — Germany | 1999 — Argentina
Grete Stern
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1940 — 2018 | Australia
Phyllis Booljoonngali Thomas
1940 — 2018 | Australia
Phyllis Booljoonngali Thomas
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1902 — Czech Republic | 1982 — France
Toyen (Marie Čerminová dite)
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
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