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Fields
Architecture
4
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
83
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Land art
11
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
121
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Body positivity
13
Political issues
380
Social classes
93
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
445
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
175
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
91
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Violence
145
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
533
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
57
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
502
Accumulation
93
Assemblage
239
Environment
140
Light installation
47
[Modes]
130
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
117
Painting
827
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
136
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
28
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
Congo
1
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Tunisia
8
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
North America
378
Canada
26
United States
331
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Colombia
8
Asia
196
Bangladesh
2
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Japan
63
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
4
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
382
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
54
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
4
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
104
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Iran
6
Israel
51
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
19th century
89
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1264
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
622
1980s
726
1990s
868
21st century
821
2000s
820
2010s
731
2020s
533
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— Les architectes
3
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
173
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1907 — 1993 | Mexico
Lola Álvarez Bravo
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1939 | France
Raymonde Arcier
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1946 | United States
Alice Aycock
1930 — 2018 | United Kingdom
Gillian Ayres
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1969 | Hungary
Emese Benczúr
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1942 | France
Béatrice Casadesus
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1934 — 2023 | France
Marinette Cueco
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1869 — 1937 | France
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1937 | Spain
Esther Ferrer
1937 | Spain
Esther Ferrer
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1956 | United States
Ann Hamilton
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1918 — 1986 | United States
Corita Kent
1918 — 1986 | United States
Corita Kent
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1944 | United States
Kay Kurt
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1960 | United States
Liz Larner
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1954 | France
Marie Morel
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1942 | France
Tania Mouraud
1923 — 1998 | India
Meera Mukherjee
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1926 — 2011 | Spain
Aurèlia Muñoz
1932 | Japan
Fujiko Nakaya
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1956 | United States
Cady Noland
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1956 | United Kingdom
Cornelia Parker
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1946 | Spain
Susana Solano
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1967 | Switzerland
Gerda Steiner
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1968 | Italy
Tatiana Trouvé
1971 | France
Joana Vasconcelos
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
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