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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Conceptual art
79
Art nouveau
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Postimpressionism
14
[Artist collectives]
113
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Allegory
104
Animals
160
Architecture
125
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
169
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
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
139
History
263
Art history & museum
62
Identity
199
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Language
87
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
110
Memory
194
Human migration
93
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
52
Nature
232
Still life
148
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Visual perception
43
Portrait
398
Postcolonialism
98
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Racism
65
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
178
Domestic scene
110
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
53
Time
28
Traditions
226
Work
77
Domestic work
76
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
273
Violence
141
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
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
Film
121
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
233
Installation
476
Accumulation
84
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
407
Analogue photography
233
Digital photography
92
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
428
Wood
109
Bronze
93
Metal
129
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
57
Countries
Africa
88
Algeria
12
Morocco
4
Nigeria
15
Sierra Leone
1
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
359
Canada
25
United States
313
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Colombia
7
Peru
6
Suriname
6
Asia
170
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
5
Uzbekistan
1
Russia
32
Taiwan
2
Europe
723
Germany
110
Spain
40
France
356
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
27
Portugal
7
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
98
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Oceania
45
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
77
1880s
34
1890s
59
20th century
1183
1900s
87
1910s
142
1920s
214
1930s
273
1940s
294
1950s
366
1960s
483
1970s
580
1980s
678
1990s
810
21st century
767
2000s
768
2010s
685
2020s
497
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.
22
— 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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1961 | Israel
Buthina Abu Milhem
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1974 | France
Karina Bisch
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
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
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1940 | Romania
Ana Lupaș
1970 | North Macedonia
Jana Maneva-Čuposka
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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