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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1336
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Conceptual art
79
Art Deco
3
Expressionism
36
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Realism
36
Surrealism
53
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
118
Subjects
Abstraction
349
Allegory
108
Animals
167
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
179
Body positivity
11
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
425
Colour
215
Dance
80
Discriminations
154
Documentary
123
Ecology
78
Writing
165
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Feminism
301
Party & nightlife
37
War & conflicts
147
History
271
Art history & museum
67
Homophobia
14
Identity
206
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
90
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Media
64
Memory
203
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
246
Still life
152
Food
20
Nude
155
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
24
Visual perception
44
Portrait
416
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
71
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
189
Domestic scene
110
Science
50
Sexuality
130
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
161
Everyday life
278
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Graphic arts
783
Poster
36
Watercolour
185
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
514
Engraving & etching
227
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
348
Film
126
Digital
54
Sound
77
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
787
Acrylic
162
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
453
Performance
230
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
45
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
60
Countries
Africa
91
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
13
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Madagascar
2
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Sierra Leone
1
Tunisia
7
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
39
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
10
Haiti
5
Jamaica
4
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
North America
369
Canada
25
United States
322
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
102
Brazil
29
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
2
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
179
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
8
Japan
54
Malaysia
4
Russia
33
Vietnam
5
Europe
750
Germany
113
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
368
Italy
51
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
100
Middle East
103
Turkey
19
Oceania
46
Australia
36
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
19th century
83
20th century
1217
1910s
145
1920s
217
1930s
277
1940s
301
1950s
376
1960s
499
1970s
599
1980s
699
1990s
836
21st century
793
2000s
793
2010s
707
2020s
514
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
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
27
— 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
8
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
9
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
46
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
167
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1971 | Madagascar
Malala Andrialavidrazana
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1969 | Netherlands
Sara Blokland
1952 | Suriname
Dineke Blom
1952 | Suriname
Dineke Blom
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1950 | United-States
Victoria Cabezas
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1919 — 2003 | Perú
Julia Chambi López
1953 | Guadeloupe, France
Michèle Chomereau-Lamotte
1959 | Canada
Dana Claxton
1959 | Canada
Dana Claxton
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1933 — Haiti | 1988 — Canada
Rose-Marie Desruisseau
1933 — Haiti | 1988 — Canada
Rose-Marie Desruisseau
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1963 | Nigeria
Mary Evans
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1946 | Mexico
Guadalupe García-Vásquez
1946 | Mexico
Guadalupe García-Vásquez
1946 | Mexico
Guadalupe García-Vásquez
1959 | United States
Renée Green
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1937 — India | 2020 — United Kingdom
Zarina Hashmi (dite Zarina)
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1971 | Malaysia
Yee I-Lann
1971 | Malaysia
Yee I-Lann
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1946 | Turkey
Gülsün Karamustafa
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1970 | Netherlands
Iris Kensmil
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1959 | Greenland
Jessie Kleemann
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1942 | New Zealand
Maureen Lander
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1971 | French Guiana
Nathalie Leroy Fiévée
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1924 — Mozambique | 2012 — Italy
Bertina Lopes
1924 — Mozambique | 2012 — Italy
Bertina Lopes
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1934 — 2024 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1934 — 2024 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1942 | Nigeria
Colette Omogbai
1952 | Australia
Jill Orr
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1969 | Guyana
Moira Pernambuco
1904 — 1992 | United States
Delilah W. Pierce
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1960 | Uruguay
Mary Porto Casas
1964 | New Zealand
Lisa Reihana
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1944 | Martinique, France
Roseman Robinot
1944 | Martinique, France
Roseman Robinot
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1973 | Australia
Yhonnie Scarce
1948 | United States
Joyce J. Scott
1960 | United States
Lorna Simpson
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1925 — 2021 | Egypt
Gazbia Sirry
1950 | United States
Ming Smith
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1958 | United States
Renee Stout
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1961 | Jamaica
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
1895 — Samoa | 1984 — New Zealand
Teuane Tibbo
1895 — Samoa | 1984 — New Zealand
Teuane Tibbo
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1954 | United States
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1967 | Nigeria
Fatimah Tuggar
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1909 — 2003 | United States
Ruth G. Waddy
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
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