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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Arte povera
2
Fluxus
8
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Surrealism
52
[Artist collectives]
113
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
125
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
169
Body positivity
11
Political issues
339
Social classes
79
Women's status
299
Consumerism
84
Human body
408
Cosmos
43
Colour
211
Dance
77
Discriminations
148
Documentary
116
Ecology
72
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
293
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
139
History
263
Art history & museum
62
Homophobia
14
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Language
87
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
110
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
93
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
52
Nature
232
Still life
149
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
398
Postcolonialism
98
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
65
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
178
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
53
Sport
15
Time
28
Traditions
226
Work
77
Domestic work
76
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
273
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Mosaic
15
Graphic arts
766
Poster
35
Watercolour
181
Collage
199
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
504
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
96
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
334
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
233
Installation
477
Accumulation
85
Assemblage
223
Environment
132
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
764
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
440
Tempera
28
Performance
223
Photography
408
Analogue photography
234
Digital photography
92
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
428
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
109
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Metal
129
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
57
Countries
Africa
88
Algeria
12
Morocco
4
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
10
Panama
1
North America
359
Canada
25
United States
313
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
171
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
50
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Vietnam
5
Europe
723
Germany
110
Austria
17
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
356
Greece
4
Hungary
38
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
47
Netherlands
32
Poland
27
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
98
Serbia
4
Switzerland
35
Middle East
96
Iran
6
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
77
20th century
1184
1930s
273
1940s
294
1950s
366
1960s
483
1970s
581
1980s
679
1990s
811
21st century
768
2000s
769
2010s
686
2020s
498
Programmes
— + 1
19
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
43
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1949 | Switzerland
Miriam Cahn
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
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
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1941 | Belgium
Lili Dujourie
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1933 | Brazil
Anna Bella Geiger
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1966 | Ireland
Jaki Irvine
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1936 | United States
Joan Jonas
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1947 — Egypt - Greece | 2014 — France
Klonaris/Thomadaki
1947 — Egypt - Greece | 2014 — France
Klonaris/Thomadaki
1947 | Poland
Zofia Kulik
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1913 — 2009 | United States
Helen Levitt
1937 — 2022 | Poland
Natalia LL
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1941 | Pérou
Rose Lowder
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1940 | Japan
Mako Idemitsu
1937 | Hungary
Dóra Maurer
1909 — 1970 | United States
Marie Menken
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1973 | Vietnam
Trinh Thi Nguyen
1973 | Vietnam
Trinh Thi Nguyen
1948 | Republic of Korea
Okhi Han
1948 | Republic of Korea
Okhi Han
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1965 | Spain
Mabel Palacín
1965 — 1991 | Mexico
Elvira Palafox Herrán
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1927 — 2004 | Brazil
Lygia Pape
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1964 | New Zealand
Lisa Reihana
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1965 | Austria
Constanze Ruhm
1965 | Austria
Constanze Ruhm
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1941 | Germany
Deidi von Schaewen
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1960 | United States
Lorna Simpson
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
1968 | United States
Catherine Sullivan
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1962 | France
Agnès Thurnauer
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1961 | Australia
Lynette Wallworth
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
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