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Fields
Architecture
22
Decorative arts & design
12
Visual arts
1526
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
395
Adolescence
14
Allegory
153
Animals
202
Architecture
146
Archives
14
Autobiography
147
Self-portrait
213
Body positivity
16
Political issues
429
Social classes
128
Women's status
359
Consumerism
99
Human body
514
Cosmos
69
Colour
240
Dance
87
Discriminations
175
Documentary
151
Ecology
111
Writing
191
Childhood
127
Eroticism
88
Public space
111
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
342
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
23
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
169
History
315
Art history & museum
84
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
237
Human migration
111
Fashion & clothing
71
Modernity
35
Death
81
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
111
Nation
59
Nature
319
Still life
175
Food
26
Nude
181
Landscape
347
Urban landscape
184
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
480
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
267
Work
92
Domestic work
95
Drag
28
Vegetal
198
Everyday life
322
Aging
37
Violence
156
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
241
Jewellery
16
Ceramic
94
Medal
6
Furniture
29
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
881
Poster
41
Watercolour
208
Collage
218
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
587
Engraving & etching
248
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
84
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
45
Curating
14
Critical writing
20
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
21
Space & installation
573
Accumulation
112
Architecture
25
Interior design
10
Assemblage
271
Environment
156
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
153
Ephemeral
33
Site-specific
130
Monumental
145
Painting
914
Acrylic
186
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
539
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
446
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
494
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
127
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
51
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
105
Glass
30
Textile
227
Batik
1
Embroidery
82
Sewing
43
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
71
Countries
Africa
105
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
3
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
407
Canada
28
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
37
South America
118
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
32
Chile
11
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
864
Albania
1
Germany
120
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
8
France
411
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
68
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
19
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
111
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
25
Palestine
17
Syria
4
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
27
1710s
3
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
110
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
18
1850s
18
1860s
30
1870s
46
1880s
49
1890s
80
20th century
1381
1900s
110
1910s
168
1920s
243
1930s
312
1940s
337
1950s
424
1960s
569
1970s
682
1980s
795
1990s
953
21st century
905
2000s
904
2010s
804
2020s
600
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
29
— 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
211
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1853 — 1927 | France
Louise Abbéma
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1961 | Canada
Mary Anne Barkhouse
1961 | Canada
Mary Anne Barkhouse
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1975 | Denmark
Nina Beier
1975 | Denmark
Nina Beier
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1896 — Turkey | 1976 — Germany
Melek Celâl Sofu
1896 — Turkey | 1976 — Germany
Melek Celâl Sofu
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1939 | United States
Barbara Chase-Riboud
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
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
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
1864 — 1931 | Norway
Marie Hauge (Marie Octavia Nielsen Hauge)
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1885 — 1966 | United States
Malvina Hoffman
1885 — 1966 | United States
Malvina Hoffman
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1928 — 1980 | Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)
Eva Kmentová
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1947 | United States
Sherrie Levine
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1923 — 1998 | India
Meera Mukherjee
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1936 | Argentina
Marie Orensanz
1936 | Argentina
Marie Orensanz
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
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
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1904 — Germany | 1963 — France
Esmet Rahim (Esther Joesten)
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1888 — Poland | 1965 — Germany
Renée Sintenis
1931 — 2014 | United States
Marjorie Strider
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
1962 | United States
Roxanne Swentzell
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1924 — Taiwan | 2014 — Japan
Minami Tada
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1961 | Jamaica
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
1968 | Italy
Tatiana Trouvé
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
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
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