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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1404
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Digital art
18
Artist collective
10
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
43
Member of a collective
112
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Subjects
Abstraction
369
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
453
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
220
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
267
Still life
158
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Portrait
439
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
114
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
173
Everyday life
295
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
83
Medal
6
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
822
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
538
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Theater
2
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
840
Acrylic
167
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
483
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
456
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
138
Paper & cardboard
26
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Tanzania
2
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
41
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Brazil
30
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
201
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Malaysia
5
Russia
33
Taiwan
4
Europe
793
Germany
116
France
386
Italy
59
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
105
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Israel
51
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
93
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
65
20th century
1276
1900s
95
1910s
153
1920s
227
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
628
1980s
733
1990s
878
21st century
829
2000s
828
2010s
738
2020s
540
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— 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
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
174
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
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
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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