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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1422
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
85
Naïve art
12
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
New Objectivity
14
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Allegory
129
Animals
178
Architecture
134
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
195
Political issues
388
Social classes
99
Women's status
327
Consumerism
91
Human body
463
Cosmos
55
Colour
230
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Ecology
82
Writing
178
Childhood
117
Eroticism
81
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
314
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
75
Homophobia
14
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nature
273
Still life
159
Nude
165
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
163
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
448
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
54
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
243
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
299
Aging
33
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Ceramic
84
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
827
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
541
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Digital
57
Video
249
Concepts
27
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
133
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
851
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Oil
494
Miniature
7
Tempera
34
Performance
240
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Haiti
6
North America
382
United States
335
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
France (French Guiana)
3
Uruguay
5
Asia
207
China
27
Indonesia
10
Japan
68
Pakistan
4
Russia
33
Europe
803
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Denmark
22
Spain
40
France
386
Hungary
41
Italy
60
Latvia
3
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Poland
31
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
1770s
17
1780s
14
19th century
100
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
27
1870s
40
1880s
43
1890s
71
20th century
1289
1900s
100
1910s
159
1920s
231
1930s
292
1940s
316
1950s
396
1960s
531
1970s
633
1980s
739
1990s
885
21st century
837
2000s
836
2010s
742
2020s
544
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
29
— 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
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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
176
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1903 — Poland | 2000 — Germany
Gertrud Arndt
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1908 — 2004 | Spain
Francis Bartolozzi (Pitti)
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1938 — 1966 | United Kingdom
Pauline Boty
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1906 — 1999 | United Kingdom
Emmy Bridgwater
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1860 — 1957 | France
Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1882 — Poland | 1949 — France
Alexandra Exter
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1917 — 2015 | Uruguay
María Freire
1946 | China
Wang Gongyi
1946 | China
Wang Gongyi
1881 — Russia | 1962 — France
Natalia Gontcharova
1881 — Russia | 1962 — France
Natalia Gontcharova
1877 — Russia | 1913 — Finland
Elena Gouro
1877 — Russia | 1913 — Finland
Elena Gouro
1953 | United States
Joanne Greenbaum
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1869 — New Zealand | 1947 — United Kingdom
Frances Hodgkins
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1814 — Spain | 1884 — United Kingdom
Georgiana Houghton
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1908 — Ukraine | 1958 — Poland
Maria Jarema
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1876 — United Kingdom | 1939 — France
Gwen John
1905 — Moldova | 1990 — France
Ida Karskaya
1905 — Moldova | 1990 — France
Ida Karskaya
1905 — Moldova | 1990 — France
Ida Karskaya
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1889 — 1943 | Norway
Ragnhild Keyser
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1904 — Belarus | 1982 — France
Nadia Khodossiévitch-Léger
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1898 — Prussia (now Pasłęk, Poland) | 1993 — Sweden
Lotte Laserstein
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1971 | French Guiana
Nathalie Leroy Fiévée
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1960 | France
Frédérique Lucien
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1912 — 1999 | United States
Barbara Maples
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1948 — Cuba | 1985 — United States
Ana Mendieta
1948 — Cuba | 1985 — United States
Ana Mendieta
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1924 — Hungary | 2023 — France
Vera Molnár
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1898 — Egypt | 1974 — France
Amy Nimr
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1886 — 1961 | Russia
Nadejda Oudaltsova
1900 — 1982 | United States
Betty Parsons
1900 — 1982 | United States
Betty Parsons
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1886 — 1952 | Russia
Véra Pestel
1889 — 1924 | Russia
Lioubov Popova
1889 — 1924 | Russia
Lioubov Popova
1742 — 1813 | Italy
Maria Luigia Raggi
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1908 — 1989 | France
Marie Raymond
1908 — 1989 | France
Marie Raymond
1908 — 1989 | France
Marie Raymond
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1904 — China | 1991 — France
Colette Richarme
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1885 — 1963 | United Kingdom
Helen Saunders
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 — Ukraine | 1967 — France
Zinaida Serebriakova
1875 — 1949 | Japan
Shōen Uemura
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1944 | Jerusalem
Suha Shoman
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1935 — 1974 | Brazil
Maria Auxiliadora da Silva
1898 — Russian Empire (today Ukraine) | 1984 — Soviet Union
Maria Siniakova
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1929 — 2015 | Norway
Inger Sitter
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1892 — 1966 | Russia
Antonina Sofronova
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1924 — 2019 | United States
May Stevens
1933 — 2013 | Austria
Ceija Stojka
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1929 — 2004 | Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1922 — Mandatory Palestine | 1989 — Israel
Aviva Uri
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1909 — Hungary | 1990 — France
Klára Spinner, dite Claire Vasarely
1896 — 1983 | United States
Charmion von Wiegand
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 — Russia | 1938 — Switzerland
Marianne von Werefkin
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1903 — 1985 | China
GUAN Zilan (Violet Kwan)
1903 — 1985 | China
GUAN Zilan (Violet Kwan)
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
1916 — Germany | 1970 — France
Unica Zürn
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