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Fields
Architecture
4
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
83
Naïve art
12
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
12
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Impressionism
11
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
New Objectivity
14
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Realism
36
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
121
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
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
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Identity
217
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
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
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
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
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
Monumental
130
Painting
827
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
453
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
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
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Nigeria
18
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Haiti
6
North America
378
Canada
26
United States
331
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
10
Colombia
8
Venezuela
5
Asia
196
China
27
India
16
Japan
63
Uzbekistan
2
Russia
33
Thailand
4
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
France
382
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
54
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
104
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
109
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
15
1780s
11
1790s
11
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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1853 — 1927 | France
Louise Abbéma
1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
1935 | Italy
Camilla Adami
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1925 — Lebanon | 2021 — France
Etel Adnan
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1899 — Argentina | 1991 — United Kingdom
Eileen Agar
1972 | United Kingdom
Alice Anderson
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1848 — Spain | 1924 — France
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
1855 — 1942 | United States
Cecilia Beaux
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1854 — Poland (now Ukraine) | 1893 — Poland
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1934 — Germany | 2023 — Italy
Irma Blank
1928 — 2017 | France
Pierrette Bloch
1752 — 1794 | France
Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1959 — Chili | 1994 — Germany
Lorenza Böttner
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1904 — Indonesia | 1971 — France
Christine Boumeester
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1856 — Germany | 1927 — France
Louise Breslau
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1927 | France
Colette Brunschwig
1927 | France
Colette Brunschwig
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1949 | Switzerland
Miriam Cahn
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1899 — 1986 | Denmark
Franciska Clausen
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
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
1860 — 1957 | France
Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon
1940 — 2012 | Argentina
Mirtha Dermisache
1898 — Austria | 1944 — Poland
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis
1898 — Austria | 1944 — Poland
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis
1898 — Austria | 1944 — Poland
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis
1840 — 1926 | France
Victoria Dubourg
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1955 — Iran | 1996 — France
Chohreh Feyzdjou
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1964 | Australia
Fiona Foley
1943 | France
Monique Frydman
1965 | Senegal
Pélagie Gbaguidi
1965 | Senegal
Pélagie Gbaguidi
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1946 | China
Wang Gongyi
1946 | China
Wang Gongyi
1847 — 1883 | France
Eva Gonzalès
1938 | Colombia
Beatriz González
1938 | Colombia
Beatriz González
1923 — 2008 | Canada
Betty Goodwin
1953 | United States
April Gornik
1953 | United States
April Gornik
1953 | United States
April Gornik
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1895 — 1993 | Hungary
Margit Gráber
1953 | United States
Joanne Greenbaum
1887 — 1968 | France
Valentine Hugo
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1971 | Uzbekistan
Anna Ivanova
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1955 | United States
Karen Kilimnik
1856 — 1942 | United States
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
1856 — 1942 | United States
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
1894 — 1973 | Bulgaria
Donka Ilieva Konstantinova
1894 — 1973 | Bulgaria
Donka Ilieva Konstantinova
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1900 — 1981 | Italy
Bice Lazzari
1845 — 1928 | France
Madeleine Lemaire (Jeanne Magdelaine Lemaire, dite)
1845 — 1928 | France
Madeleine Lemaire (Jeanne Magdelaine Lemaire, dite)
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1946 — 2012 | Brazil
Maria Lídia Magliani
1889 — 1964 | Brazil
Anita Malfatti
1889 — 1964 | Brazil
Anita Malfatti
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1926 — 2019 | Italy
Marisa Merz
1954 | France
Marie Morel
1908 — Ottoman Empire (today North Macedonia) | 1996 — Bulgaria
Vera Todorova Nedkova
1908 — Ottoman Empire (today North Macedonia) | 1996 — Bulgaria
Vera Todorova Nedkova
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1853 — 1933 | Norway
Asta Elise Jacobine Nørregaard
1943 | Brazil
Ana Maria Pacheco
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1932 — 2020 | Argentina
Margarita Paksa
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1885 — Russia | 1963 — Germany
Alexandra Povórina
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1904 — France | 1987 — Mexico
Alice Rahon
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1885 — Turkey | 1954 — United Sates
Mihri Rasim
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1935 — Portugal | 2022 — Great Britain
Paula Rego
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1943 | Mexico
Edda Renouf
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1883 — Austria-Hungary (Croatia) | 1964 — Yugoslavia (Croatia)
Nasta Rojc
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1913 — Nowadays Ukraine | 2004 — Poland
Erna Rosenstein
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1973 | France
Mathilde Rosier
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1961 | Thailand
Pinaree Sanpitak
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1924 — 1966 | Japan
Saori Akutagawa (Madokoro)
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1926 — 2014 | Czech Republic
Adriena Šimotová
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
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1897 — Germany | 1983 — Switzerland
Gunta Stölzl
1932 — 2005 | Japan
Atsuko Tanaka
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1956 | United States
Nomi Tannhauser
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1894 — Moravia (now Czech Republic) | 1980 — Israel
Anna Ticho
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1900 — 1981 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mileva Todorović
1732 — 1803 | Netherlands
Sara Troost
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1924 — Haiti | 1994 — France
Luce Turnier
1922 — Mandatory Palestine | 1989 — Israel
Aviva Uri
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1969 | United States
Kara Walker
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1959 | Australia
Judy Watson
1937 | New Zealand
Marilynn Webb
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
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