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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1412
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
85
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
13
Artist collective
10
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
371
Adolescence
11
Allegory
129
Animals
177
Architecture
134
Archives
3
Autobiography
133
Self-portrait
193
Body positivity
13
Political issues
387
Social classes
99
Women's status
325
Consumerism
91
Human body
458
Cosmos
55
Colour
229
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
132
Ecology
82
Writing
177
Childhood
116
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
313
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
290
Art history & museum
74
Identity
224
Industry
31
Intimacy
113
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
119
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
271
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
312
Urban landscape
162
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
443
Postcolonialism
108
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
203
Domestic scene
115
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
241
Work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Fashion
13
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
824
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
540
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Set design
60
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Sound
81
Video
249
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
844
Acrylic
169
Mural
40
Gouache
99
Oil
487
Tempera
33
Performance
240
Photography
429
Analogue photography
246
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
460
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plaster
84
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
211
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Kenya
3
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
204
China
27
India
17
Japan
67
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
797
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
17
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
386
Hungary
41
Italy
59
Luxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Israel
51
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
13
19th century
95
1880s
39
1890s
67
20th century
1283
1900s
97
1910s
156
1920s
230
1930s
291
1940s
315
1950s
395
1960s
528
1970s
630
1980s
736
1990s
882
21st century
834
2000s
833
2010s
740
2020s
542
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
27
— 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
176
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
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1944 | France
Thérèse Ampe-Jonas
1939 | France
Raymonde Arcier
1969 | Hungary
Emese Benczúr
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1904 — 1991 | Slovakia
Irén Blüh (Irena Blühova)
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1927 — 2014 | Spain
Esther Boix
1874 — 1948 | United States
Fra Broadwell Dinwiddie Dana
1874 — 1948 | United States
Fra Broadwell Dinwiddie Dana
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1749 — 1808 | Netherlands
Christina Chalon
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1958 — 2005 | Guatemala
Rosa Elena Curruchich
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1859 — 1935 | France
Virginie Demont-Breton
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1948 | Israel
Haya Graetz-Ran
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1944 | United States
Harmony Hammond
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
1956 — 2008 | Colombia
María Teresa Hincapié
1956 — 2008 | Colombia
María Teresa Hincapié
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1930 — 2024 | Luxembourg
Germaine Hoffmann
1930 — 2024 | Luxembourg
Germaine Hoffmann
1966 | People’s Republic of China
Yu Hong
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1948 — New Zealand | 2014 — England
Alexis Hunter
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1868 — Great Britain | 1928 — United states
Evelyn Lee Jephson Cameron
1868 — Great Britain | 1928 — United states
Evelyn Lee Jephson Cameron
1949 — 2003 | Austria
Birgit Jürgenssen
1928 — Kenya | 2021 — Ireland
Rosemary Namuli Karuga
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1856 — 1942 | United States
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
1856 — 1942 | United States
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
1944 | United States
Kay Kurt
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1886 — 1973 | South Africa
Maggie Laubser
1914 — 2012 | Philippines
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1974 | Guatemala
Sandra Monterroso
1908 — Ottoman Empire (today North Macedonia) | 1996 — Bulgaria
Vera Todorova Nedkova
1908 — Ottoman Empire (today North Macedonia) | 1996 — Bulgaria
Vera Todorova Nedkova
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1964 | France
Florence Paradeis
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1983 — 1993 | Mexico
Polvo de Gallina Negra
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1963 | Spain
Eulàlia Valldosera
1971 | France
Joana Vasconcelos
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1876 — 1918 | Spain
Lluïsa Vidal i Puig
1895 — 1960 | Uruguay
Petrona Viera
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
1949 | East Germany
Doris Ziegler
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