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Fields
Architecture
8
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1426
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
85
Context art
12
Naïve art
12
Artist collective
10
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Impressionism
12
Land art
11
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
130
Animals
178
Architecture
135
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
196
Political issues
390
Social classes
101
Women's status
329
Consumerism
91
Human body
465
Cosmos
55
Colour
231
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
83
Writing
178
Childhood
118
Eroticism
81
Public space
96
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
315
Party & nightlife
37
Geography
16
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
75
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
215
Human migration
103
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
273
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
166
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
164
Spatial perception
30
Visual perception
52
Portrait
450
Postcolonialism
108
Advertisement
50
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
54
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
244
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
177
Everyday life
301
Aging
33
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
85
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
828
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
542
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
357
Film
130
Sound
81
Video
250
Concepts
27
Space & installation
517
Accumulation
96
Assemblage
246
Environment
142
Light installation
48
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
135
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
119
Monumental
133
Painting
853
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
100
Oil
496
Tempera
34
Performance
241
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
29
Sculpture
462
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Metal
140
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
100
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Tunisia
9
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
North America
383
Canada
26
United States
336
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Asia
208
China
27
South Korea
8
Indonesia
10
Japan
68
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
8
Europe
805
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
387
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
60
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Israel
51
Palestine
15
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
101
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
27
1870s
41
1880s
44
1890s
72
20th century
1293
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
533
1970s
635
1980s
740
1990s
886
21st century
839
2000s
838
2010s
744
2020s
546
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
20
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
30
— 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
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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
176
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1939 | United States
Barbara Chase-Riboud
1902 — 2004 | France
Denise Colomb
1944 | United States
Linda Connor
1876 — 1925 | France
Lucie Cousturier
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1959 | Pays-Bas
Rineke Dijkstra
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1972 | Luxembourg
Tina Gillen
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1878 — 1961 | USA
Josephine Hale
1878 — 1961 | USA
Josephine Hale
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1926 — Jamaica | 2018 — United States
Dorothy Henriques-Wells
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1927 — Singapore | 2020 —
Chen Cheng Mei
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | Spain
Isabel Muñoz
1951 | Spain
Isabel Muñoz
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1871 — 1955 | Russie
Anna Ostroumova Lebedeva
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1904 — 1992 | United States
Delilah W. Pierce
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1916 — Russia | 2011 — Estonia
Olga Terri
1916 — Russia | 2011 — Estonia
Olga Terri
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1953 | France
Catherine Viollet
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1945 — 2012 | Australia
Gulumbu Yunupingu
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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