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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1361
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
81
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Surrealism
54
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Adolescence
11
Allegory
112
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
182
Body positivity
13
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
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
306
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
149
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Homophobia
14
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
250
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
158
Landscape
298
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Portrait
421
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
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
Trans visibility
16
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
214
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
797
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
524
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
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
112
Monumental
128
Painting
807
Acrylic
163
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
462
Tempera
31
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
93
South Africa
12
Egypt
13
Gabon
1
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Chile
8
Suriname
6
Venezuela
5
Asia
190
China
27
Indonesia
8
Japan
59
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Singapore
7
Taiwan
3
Thailand
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
761
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
375
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
101
Slovakia
3
Switzerland
35
Middle East
106
Saudi Arabia
1
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
13
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
85
1890s
62
20th century
1238
1900s
92
1910s
146
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
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1935 — 1972 | Belgium
Evelyne Axell
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
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
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1959 | Hungary
Marianne Csaky
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
2019 | Indonesia
Inkubator Inisiatif
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1949 — 2003 | Austria
Birgit Jürgenssen
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1963 | Poland
Katarzyna Kozyra
1945 | United States
Barbara Kruger
1970 | Austria
Elke Silvia Krystufek
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1961 | United States
Zoe Leonard
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1946 | United States
Catherine Murphy
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1947 | France
ORLAN
1947 | France
ORLAN
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1945 — 2020 | United States
Susan Rothenberg
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1945 | United States
Betty Tompkins
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1951 | United Kingdom
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Christine Carol Newby, dite)
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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