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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
5
Visual arts
1466
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Conceptual art
89
Context art
12
Body art
11
Naïve art
12
Digital art
18
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
13
Constructivism
19
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Primitivism
6
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Subjects
Abstraction
376
Adolescence
11
Allegory
137
Animals
189
Architecture
142
Archives
4
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
14
Political issues
409
Social classes
116
Women's status
342
Consumerism
96
Human body
481
Cosmos
59
Colour
232
Dance
83
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
100
Writing
182
Childhood
121
Eroticism
84
Public space
108
Fantasy & dreams
90
Feminism
329
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
160
War & conflicts
159
History
297
Art history & museum
80
Homophobia
14
Identity
227
Industry
32
Intimacy
120
Irony
66
Games & toys
20
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
37
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
43
Maternity
126
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
222
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
76
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
103
Nation
56
Nature
291
Still life
163
Food
23
Nude
171
Landscape
328
Urban landscape
174
Visual perception
54
Portrait
458
Postcolonialism
112
Advertisement
52
Queer
28
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
49
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
118
Science
57
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
248
Work
86
Domestic work
89
Drag
28
Vegetal
185
Everyday life
312
Aging
35
Violence
150
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
228
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
88
Furniture
22
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
847
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
557
Engraving & etching
238
Illustration
108
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
372
Film
135
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
38
Curating
11
Critical writing
15
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
541
Accumulation
102
Assemblage
254
Environment
151
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
140
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
121
Monumental
135
Painting
872
Acrylic
172
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
510
Tempera
34
Performance
250
Photography
438
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
103
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
475
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
120
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
142
Paper & cardboard
26
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
219
Embroidery
79
Sewing
40
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Uganda
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Costa Rica
2
Panama
1
North America
392
Canada
27
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
112
Argentina
34
Brazil
31
Guyana
2
Asia
221
South Korea
8
India
18
Japan
70
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Europe
827
Albania
1
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Denmark
24
Spain
41
Estonia
16
France
395
Hungary
42
Italy
64
Lithuania
7
Poland
32
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
107
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
111
Israel
51
Syria
4
Oceania
50
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
19th century
104
20th century
1327
1910s
160
1920s
233
1930s
298
1940s
322
1950s
403
1960s
548
1970s
655
1980s
766
1990s
916
21st century
870
2000s
869
2010s
771
2020s
570
Programmes
— + 1
28
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 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
10
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
12
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
14
— 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
184
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
1955 | Argentina
Ana López
1955 | Argentina
Ana López
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
Rosemary Mayer
1900 — Latvia | 1975 — Estonia
Natalie Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
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
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
1956 | Syria
Laila Muraywid
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
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
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 | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1917 — Germany | 1943 — Poland
Charlotte Salomon
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
1945 | India
Nilima Sheikh
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
1940 | Japan
Tokuko Ushioda
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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