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Fields
Architecture
12
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1448
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
86
Naïve art
12
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
13
Constructivism
19
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
132
Animals
182
Architecture
141
Autobiography
136
Self-portrait
200
Political issues
401
Social classes
110
Women's status
335
Consumerism
95
Human body
471
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
163
Ecology
93
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
321
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
294
Art history & museum
79
Homophobia
14
Identity
226
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Games & toys
18
Language
90
Light
90
Machine & technology
36
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nature
285
Still life
161
Nude
167
Landscape
322
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
33
Visual perception
53
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
111
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
56
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
245
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
305
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
224
Ceramic
86
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
838
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
212
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
551
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
91
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
77
Performing arts
37
Costume
39
Dance
9
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
365
Film
132
Digital
59
Video
256
Concepts
34
Space & installation
529
Accumulation
98
Interior design
4
Assemblage
248
Environment
148
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
138
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
865
Acrylic
170
Mural
43
Oil
504
Miniature
7
Tempera
34
Performance
247
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Photomontage
73
Sculpture
468
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
100
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
214
Embroidery
76
Sewing
39
Weaving
67
Countries
Africa
102
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Morocco
4
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Haiti
6
North America
388
United States
340
Mexico
32
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
France (French Guiana)
3
Uruguay
5
Asia
217
China
27
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Pakistan
5
Russia
33
Europe
813
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Denmark
23
Spain
40
France
390
Hungary
41
Italy
62
Latvia
3
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
13
Poland
31
Portugal
8
United Kingdom
106
Sweden
12
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
13
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
25
1770s
17
1780s
14
19th century
103
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1310
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
542
1970s
646
1980s
753
1990s
901
21st century
858
2000s
857
2010s
761
2020s
561
Programmes
— + 1
25
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— 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
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
12
— 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
177
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
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
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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