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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1345
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
4
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
53
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
352
Adolescence
11
Allegory
108
Animals
167
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
180
Body positivity
12
Political issues
366
Social classes
87
Women's status
307
Consumerism
87
Human body
428
Cosmos
45
Colour
218
Dance
80
Discriminations
156
Documentary
124
Ecology
78
Writing
166
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
86
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
302
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
152
War & conflicts
148
History
274
Art history & museum
67
Homophobia
14
Identity
206
Industry
31
Intimacy
104
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
114
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
204
Human migration
99
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
248
Still life
152
Food
20
Nude
155
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Visual perception
45
Portrait
419
Postcolonialism
104
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
73
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
191
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
130
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
162
Everyday life
280
Old age
31
Violence
143
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
210
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
60
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
789
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
205
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
518
Engraving & etching
228
Illustration
99
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
73
Audiovisual
350
Film
126
Digital
56
Sound
77
Video
242
Installation
486
Accumulation
88
Assemblage
227
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
795
Acrylic
162
Gouache
97
Oil
457
Tempera
30
Performance
232
Photography
420
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
97
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
439
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
112
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
61
Countries
Africa
92
Egypt
13
Ghana
5
Uganda
3
Central America and the Caribbean
41
Costa Rica
2
Panama
1
North America
370
Canada
25
United States
323
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Guyana
2
Asia
182
South Korea
8
Japan
57
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
5
Europe
754
Albania
1
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
369
Hungary
40
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
101
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
104
Israel
51
Oceania
46
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
2
17th century
4
18th century
20
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
19th century
83
20th century
1225
1910s
145
1920s
218
1930s
279
1940s
303
1950s
379
1960s
502
1970s
601
1980s
704
1990s
841
21st century
798
2000s
798
2010s
711
2020s
518
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
9
— 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
168
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
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
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
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
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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