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Fields
Architecture
4
Visual arts
1389
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Conceptual art
83
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Suprematism
6
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
381
Social classes
94
Women's status
319
Consumerism
90
Human body
446
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
159
Documentary
129
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
91
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
311
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
154
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Homophobia
14
Identity
218
Industry
32
Intimacy
109
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
211
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
260
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
155
Visual perception
51
Portrait
432
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
533
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
503
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
240
Environment
141
Light installation
48
[Modes]
130
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
827
Acrylic
163
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
423
Analogue photography
241
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
97
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Uganda
3
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Costa Rica
2
Panama
1
North America
378
Canada
26
United States
331
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Guyana
2
Asia
197
South Korea
8
India
17
Japan
63
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Europe
780
Albania
1
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
382
Hungary
41
Italy
54
Lithuania
7
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
104
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Israel
51
Syria
4
Oceania
48
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
19th century
89
20th century
1265
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
623
1980s
727
1990s
869
21st century
822
2000s
821
2010s
732
2020s
534
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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1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1933 — 2001 | Argentina
Alicia d’ Amico
1944 | France
Thérèse Ampe-Jonas
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1959 | Japan
Asako Narahashi
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1936 | France
Sophie Bassouls
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1942 | France
Béatrice Casadesus
1930 — 2022 | Portugal
Lourdes Castro
1930 — 2022 | Portugal
Lourdes Castro
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1964 | France
Dominique De Beir
1964 | France
Dominique De Beir
1931 | Hungary
Ágnes Dénes
1940 — 2012 | Argentina
Mirtha Dermisache
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1960 | Russia
Olga Florenskaïa
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1887 — 1968 | France
Valentine Hugo
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1933 | United States
Alison Knowles
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1961 | United States
Zoe Leonard
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1943 — 2014 | United-States of America
Rosemary Mayer
1900 — Latvia | 1975 — Estonia
Natalie Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1943 | France
Annette Messager
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1960 | Brazil
Beatriz Milhazes
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1957 | France
Marylène Negro
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1927 — 2004 | Brazil
Lygia Pape
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1961 | France
Françoise Quardon
2014 | France
Rester. Étranger
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1972 | Japan
Rinko Kawauchi
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
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