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Fields
Architecture
4
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
83
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
12
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
121
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Body positivity
13
Political issues
380
Social classes
93
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
445
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
175
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
91
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Decor
63
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
533
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
502
Accumulation
93
Assemblage
239
Environment
140
Light installation
47
[Modes]
130
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
827
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plaster
82
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
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
378
Canada
26
United States
331
Mexico
31
South America
105
Brazil
29
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Guyana
2
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
196
China
27
India
16
Japan
63
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
382
Hungary
41
Italy
54
Luxembourg
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
104
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Israel
51
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
19th century
89
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1264
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
622
1980s
726
1990s
868
21st century
821
2000s
820
2010s
731
2020s
533
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— Les architectes
3
— 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
173
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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