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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
5
Visual arts
1472
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
90
Context art
12
Digital art
18
Artist collective
15
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
44
Member of a collective
112
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Subjects
Abstraction
379
Allegory
138
Animals
189
Archives
4
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
16
Political issues
411
Social classes
117
Women's status
344
Consumerism
96
Human body
485
Cosmos
59
Colour
232
Dance
84
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
100
Writing
185
Childhood
121
Eroticism
85
Public space
108
Fantasy & dreams
90
Feminism
332
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
18
Geometry
162
War & conflicts
159
History
298
Art history & museum
80
Homophobia
14
Identity
228
Industry
34
Intimacy
120
Irony
67
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
39
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
44
Maternity
126
Media
65
Memory
222
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
76
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
104
Nation
56
Nature
291
Still life
165
Nude
172
Landscape
329
Urban landscape
176
Portrait
459
Postcolonialism
113
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Romantic relationships
50
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
118
Science
57
Sexuality
137
Entertainment
58
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
250
Domestic work
89
Drag
28
Vegetal
186
Everyday life
312
Violence
151
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
228
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
88
Medal
6
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
852
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
560
Engraving & etching
239
Illustration
110
Artist book
93
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Theater
2
Audiovisual
373
Film
136
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
38
Curating
11
Critical writing
15
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
544
Accumulation
105
Assemblage
256
Environment
151
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
142
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
123
Monumental
136
Painting
877
Acrylic
174
Mural
44
Gouache
100
Oil
514
Tempera
34
Performance
250
Photography
439
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
478
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
143
Paper & cardboard
27
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
220
Embroidery
80
Sewing
40
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Tanzania
2
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
394
Canada
27
United States
343
Mexico
33
South America
114
Brazil
31
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
222
South Korea
8
India
18
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Malaysia
6
Russia
33
Taiwan
5
Europe
828
Germany
117
Denmark
24
France
395
Italy
64
Netherlands
35
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
107
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
112
Israel
51
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
104
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1332
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
234
1930s
299
1940s
323
1950s
406
1960s
551
1970s
658
1980s
769
1990s
919
21st century
873
2000s
872
2010s
774
2020s
573
Programmes
— + 1
29
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— 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
— Common Ground
10
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
5
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
187
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1940 — 1985 | Korea
Wook-kyung Choi
1940 — 1985 | Korea
Wook-kyung Choi
1953 | Guadeloupe, France
Michèle Chomereau-Lamotte
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1926 | United States
Rosalyn Drexler
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1941 — 2016 | Malaysia
Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1965 | Australia
Julie Gough
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1985 | United States
Guerrilla Girls
1899 — Netherlands | 1984 — Surinam
Nola Hatterman
1899 — Netherlands | 1984 — Surinam
Nola Hatterman
1945 | United States
Candace Hill-Montgomery
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
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
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
1942 | United States
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
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
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1934 — 2024 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1934 — 2024 | United States
Lorraine O’Grady
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1943 | United States
Howardena Pindell
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1965 | Haiti
Barbara Prézeau Stephenson
1965 | Haiti
Barbara Prézeau Stephenson
1965 | Haiti
Barbara Prézeau Stephenson
2014 | France
Rester. Étranger
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1948 | United States
Joyce J. Scott
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1960 | United States
Lorna Simpson
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1950 | United States
Ming Smith
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1909 — 2003 | United States
Ruth G. Waddy
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1887 — 1948 | United States
Laura Wheeler Waring
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
1948 | United States
Deborah Willis
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