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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1336
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Lyrical abstraction
21
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
3
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
53
[Artist collectives]
118
Subjects
Abstraction
349
Adolescence
11
Allegory
108
Animals
167
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
179
Body positivity
11
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
425
Cosmos
45
Colour
215
Dance
80
Discriminations
154
Documentary
123
Ecology
78
Writing
165
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
301
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
151
War & conflicts
147
History
271
Art history & museum
67
Homophobia
14
Identity
206
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Games & toys
15
Language
90
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
203
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
246
Still life
152
Food
20
Nude
155
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Visual perception
44
Portrait
416
Postcolonialism
102
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
71
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
189
Domestic scene
110
Science
50
Sexuality
130
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
161
Everyday life
278
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
783
Poster
36
Watercolour
185
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
514
Engraving & etching
227
Illustration
98
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
348
Film
126
Digital
54
Sound
77
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
787
Acrylic
162
Gouache
96
Oil
453
Tempera
30
Performance
230
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
60
Countries
Africa
91
Egypt
13
Ghana
5
Uganda
3
Central America and the Caribbean
39
Costa Rica
2
Panama
1
North America
369
Canada
25
United States
322
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Guyana
2
Asia
179
South Korea
8
Japan
54
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
5
Europe
750
Albania
1
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Denmark
12
Spain
40
France
368
Hungary
39
Italy
51
Lithuania
7
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
103
Israel
51
Oceania
46
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
19th century
83
20th century
1217
1910s
145
1920s
217
1930s
277
1940s
301
1950s
376
1960s
499
1970s
599
1980s
699
1990s
836
21st century
793
2000s
793
2010s
707
2020s
514
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
27
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
8
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
9
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
46
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
167
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1933 — 2001 | Argentina
Alicia d’ Amico
1944 | France
Thérèse Ampe-Jonas
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1959 | Japan
Asako Narahashi
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1936 | France
Sophie Bassouls
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1899 — Germany | 1998 — United States
Ilse Bing
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1969 | Austria
Barbara Breitenfellner
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1894 — France | 1954 — Jersey
Claude Cahun
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1942 | France
Béatrice Casadesus
1930 — 2022 | Portugal
Lourdes Castro
1930 — 2022 | Portugal
Lourdes Castro
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
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1964 | France
Dominique De Beir
1964 | France
Dominique De Beir
1931 | Hungary
Ágnes Dénes
1940 — 2012 | Argentina
Mirtha Dermisache
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1893 — Russia | 1937 — Kazakhstan
Vera Ermolaeva
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1960 | Russia
Olga Florenskaïa
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1959 | Argentina
Mónica Giron
1909 — 1976 | France
Roberta González
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1946 | Spain
Eulàlia Grau
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1954 | Israel
Michal Heiman
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1887 — 1968 | France
Valentine Hugo
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1941 | Spain
Concha Jerez
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1933 | United States
Alison Knowles
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1961 | United States
Zoe Leonard
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1933 | Italy
Lucia Marcucci
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1928 | Hungary
Anna Mark
1943 — 2014 | United-States of America
Rosemary Mayer
1943 | France
Annette Messager
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1960 | Brazil
Beatriz Milhazes
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1957 | France
Marylène Negro
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1927 — 2004 | Brazil
Lygia Pape
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1961 | France
Françoise Quardon
2014 | France
Rester. Étranger
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1972 | Japan
Rinko Kawauchi
1949 | France
Sophie Ristelhueber
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1959 | Japan
Yoshiko Shimada
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1894 — Lithuania | 1958 — Russia
Varvara Stepanova
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1968 | Albania
Ornela Vorpsi
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1958 — 1981 | United States
Francesca Woodman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
1897 — Poland | 1949 — United States
Teresa Żarnowerówna (Teresa Żarnower)
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