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Fields
Architecture
12
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1448
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
86
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
13
Artist collective
11
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fauvism
5
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
132
Animals
182
Architecture
141
Archives
4
Autobiography
136
Self-portrait
200
Body positivity
14
Political issues
401
Social classes
110
Women's status
335
Consumerism
95
Human body
471
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
163
Documentary
139
Ecology
93
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
102
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
321
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
294
Art history & museum
79
Identity
226
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Games & toys
18
Language
90
Light
90
Machine & technology
36
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
285
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
167
Landscape
322
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
33
Visual perception
53
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
111
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
56
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Time
30
Traditions
245
Work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
305
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
86
Fashion
13
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
838
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
212
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
551
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
91
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
77
Performing arts
37
Dance
9
Set design
61
Audiovisual
365
Film
132
Sound
81
Video
256
Concepts
34
Curating
11
Critical writing
14
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
14
Space & installation
529
Accumulation
98
Assemblage
248
Environment
148
Light installation
48
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
138
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
865
Acrylic
170
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
504
Tempera
34
Performance
247
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
468
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
100
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plaster
84
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
214
Embroidery
76
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
67
Countries
Africa
102
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
388
Canada
26
United States
340
Mexico
32
South America
109
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
217
China
27
India
17
Japan
70
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
813
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
390
Hungary
41
Italy
62
Luxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
106
Slovakia
3
Sweden
12
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
13
Middle East
110
Israel
51
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
103
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1310
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
542
1970s
646
1980s
753
1990s
901
21st century
858
2000s
857
2010s
761
2020s
561
Programmes
— + 1
25
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 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
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
12
— 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
177
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
1859 — 1935 | Denmark
Anna Ancher
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
1879 — 1955 | Thailand
Lady Erb Bunnag
1879 — 1955 | Thailand
Lady Erb Bunnag
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
1962 | Italy
Claudia Triozzi
1962 | Italy
Claudia Triozzi
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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