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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
13
Visual arts
1532
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
96
Context art
12
Body art
12
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
20
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
17
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
37
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
14
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
38
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
57
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
397
Adolescence
15
Allegory
157
Animals
203
Architecture
146
Archives
15
Autobiography
147
Self-portrait
215
Body positivity
16
Political issues
430
Social classes
130
Women's status
360
Consumerism
99
Human body
518
Cosmos
69
Colour
240
Dance
87
Discriminations
175
Documentary
152
Ecology
111
Writing
192
Childhood
127
Eroticism
89
Public space
111
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
342
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
24
Geometry
167
War & conflicts
171
History
317
Art history & museum
86
Homophobia
14
Identity
245
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
95
Light
95
Machine & technology
42
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
49
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
129
Mathematics
10
Media
67
Memory
238
Human migration
111
Fashion & clothing
71
Modernity
36
Death
81
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
111
Nation
59
Nature
320
Still life
175
Food
26
Nude
182
Landscape
348
Urban landscape
184
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
483
Postcolonialism
120
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
80
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
214
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
7
Time
33
Traditions
268
Work
93
Domestic work
96
Drag
28
Vegetal
199
Everyday life
322
Aging
37
Violence
156
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
85
Mediums
Objects
242
Jewellery
16
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
882
Poster
41
Watercolour
209
Collage
219
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
588
Engraving & etching
249
Illustration
113
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
114
Journal
26
Screen printing
85
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
381
Film
138
Digital
62
Sound
85
Video
268
Concepts
46
Curating
15
Critical writing
20
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
21
Space & installation
575
Accumulation
113
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
272
Environment
156
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
154
Ephemeral
33
Site-specific
130
Monumental
146
Painting
917
Acrylic
187
Mural
44
Gouache
102
Oil
541
Miniature
10
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
446
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
496
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
127
Bronze
110
Wax
18
Marble
31
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
52
Plastic
50
Plaster
87
Resin
35
Clay
106
Glass
30
Textile
228
Batik
1
Embroidery
82
Sewing
43
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
72
Countries
Africa
106
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
4
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
19
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
44
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
3
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
408
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
38
South America
119
Argentina
37
Bolivia
2
Brazil
32
Chile
12
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
232
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
19
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
7
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
2
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
867
Albania
1
Germany
120
Austria
21
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
26
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
8
France
414
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
69
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
21
Netherlands
35
Poland
34
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
112
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
115
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
26
Palestine
17
Syria
5
Turkey
22
Oceania
52
Australia
41
New Zealand
12
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
13
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
4
1680s
5
1690s
4
18th century
28
1700s
1
1710s
4
1720s
5
1730s
7
1740s
9
1750s
10
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
111
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
18
1850s
18
1860s
30
1870s
46
1880s
50
1890s
81
20th century
1386
1900s
111
1910s
169
1920s
245
1930s
314
1940s
338
1950s
426
1960s
572
1970s
685
1980s
798
1990s
956
21st century
907
2000s
906
2010s
806
2020s
601
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
30
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— 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
12
— Designers
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
17
— Les architectes
14
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
16
— 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
213
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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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
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1907 — Colombie | 2005 — Colombia
Débora Arango Pérez
1918 — 1991 | Brazil
Judith Bacci
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1962 | Peru
Lastenia Canayo García (Pecón Quena)
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1975 | México
Mariana Castillo Deball
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1965 | France
matali crasset (Nathalie Crasset, dite)
1965 | France
matali crasset (Nathalie Crasset, dite)
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1964 | Hungary
Ágnes Eperjesi
1827 — 1888 | France
Éléonore Escallier
1827 — 1888 | France
Éléonore Escallier
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1960 | Russia
Olga Florenskaïa
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Nechama Golan
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1940 — 2026 | United States
Mary Heilmann
1940 — 2026 | United States
Mary Heilmann
1863 — 1937 | Denmark
Susette Holten
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1942 | United States
Joyce Kozloff
1942 | United States
Joyce Kozloff
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1955 | Argentina
Ana López
1955 | Argentina
Ana López
1960 | France
Frédérique Lucien
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1912 — 1999 | United States
Barbara Maples
1959 | Australia
Linda Marrinon
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1958 | Lebanon
Samar Mogharbel
1958 | Lebanon
Samar Mogharbel
1936 | France
Claudine Monchaussé
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1942 — Lebanon | 1990 — France
Dorothy Salhab Kazemi
1942 — Lebanon | 1990 — France
Dorothy Salhab Kazemi
1942 — Lebanon | 1990 — France
Dorothy Salhab Kazemi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1962 | Indonesia
Noor Sudiyati
1962 | Indonesia
Noor Sudiyati
1962 | Indonesia
Noor Sudiyati
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
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