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Fields
Architecture
14
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1459
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
88
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Constructivism
19
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
12
Land art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
373
Allegory
133
Animals
186
Architecture
141
Archives
4
Autobiography
138
Self-portrait
202
Body positivity
14
Political issues
407
Social classes
115
Women's status
339
Consumerism
96
Human body
475
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
98
Writing
181
Childhood
119
Eroticism
84
Public space
106
Fantasy & dreams
88
Feminism
326
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
297
Art history & museum
80
Identity
227
Industry
32
Intimacy
119
Irony
66
Language
92
Light
90
Machine & technology
37
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
123
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
220
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
75
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
289
Still life
162
Food
23
Nude
169
Landscape
324
Urban landscape
170
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
456
Postcolonialism
112
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
57
Sexuality
136
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
246
Work
86
Domestic work
87
Drag
28
Vegetal
184
Everyday life
309
Violence
150
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
226
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
87
Furniture
21
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
844
Poster
40
Watercolour
197
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
554
Engraving & etching
238
Illustration
107
Artist book
92
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
372
Film
135
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
37
Critical writing
15
Space & installation
536
Accumulation
100
Architecture
16
Interior design
4
Assemblage
251
Environment
149
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
140
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
121
Painting
869
Acrylic
171
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
508
Tempera
34
Performance
250
Photography
438
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
103
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
472
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
120
Bronze
102
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
218
Embroidery
78
Sewing
40
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
Congo
1
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
North America
392
Canada
27
United States
342
Mexico
33
South America
109
Argentina
31
Colombia
9
Asia
220
Bangladesh
2
China
27
South Korea
8
India
18
Japan
70
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
820
Germany
117
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
392
Hungary
42
Ireland
5
Iceland
4
Italy
63
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
35
Poland
31
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
107
Slovakia
3
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
110
Iran
6
Israel
51
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
103
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1319
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
295
1940s
319
1950s
400
1960s
544
1970s
650
1980s
760
1990s
910
21st century
865
2000s
864
2010s
768
2020s
567
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
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
10
— 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
178
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) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
Jagoda Buić
1930 — Croatia (before Yugoslavia) | 2022 — Italy
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
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
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
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
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
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
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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