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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1331
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Academic art
9
Kinetic art
12
Conceptual art
79
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
3
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
117
Subjects
Abstraction
346
Allegory
108
Animals
166
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
179
Body positivity
11
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
421
Cosmos
45
Colour
214
Dance
79
Discriminations
154
Documentary
123
Ecology
78
Writing
164
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
85
Feminism
301
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
151
War & conflicts
147
History
270
Art history & museum
67
Identity
205
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
89
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
202
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
244
Still life
151
Food
20
Nude
154
Landscape
293
Urban landscape
151
Spatial perception
24
Visual perception
44
Portrait
415
Postcolonialism
101
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
70
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
187
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
56
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
230
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
160
Everyday life
278
Violence
142
Travel
76
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
779
Poster
35
Watercolour
184
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
511
Engraving & etching
226
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
346
Film
125
Digital
53
Sound
77
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Painting
783
Acrylic
161
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
450
Tempera
29
Performance
229
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
45
Plastic
47
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
209
Embroidery
73
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
59
Countries
Africa
90
Congo
1
Nigeria
15
Senegal
4
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
39
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
10
North America
368
Canada
25
United States
321
Mexico
31
South America
101
Argentina
31
Colombia
7
Asia
179
Bangladesh
2
China
27
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
54
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
5
Thailand
4
Europe
748
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
368
Hungary
39
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
51
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
100
Slovakia
3
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
102
Iran
6
Israel
51
Turkey
19
Oceania
46
Australia
36
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
19th century
83
1840s
14
1850s
13
1860s
22
1870s
33
1880s
35
1890s
61
20th century
1212
1900s
90
1910s
145
1920s
216
1930s
276
1940s
300
1950s
374
1960s
495
1970s
595
1980s
695
1990s
832
21st century
791
2000s
791
2010s
706
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
8
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
45
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
166
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
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
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
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
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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