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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1363
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
81
Constructivism
18
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
358
Allegory
113
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
129
Self-portrait
183
Political issues
371
Social classes
90
Women's status
313
Consumerism
88
Human body
436
Cosmos
48
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
126
Ecology
78
Writing
170
Childhood
114
Eroticism
79
Public space
87
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
307
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
150
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Identity
211
Industry
31
Intimacy
107
Irony
60
Games & toys
16
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
116
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
208
Human migration
100
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
55
Nature
252
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
159
Landscape
299
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
422
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
46
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
233
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Vegetal
163
Everyday life
284
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
214
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Furniture
19
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
799
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
207
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
526
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
351
Film
127
Digital
56
Sound
77
Video
243
Installation
493
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
231
Environment
139
Light installation
46
[Modes]
127
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
113
Monumental
128
Painting
809
Acrylic
163
Gouache
98
Oil
463
Tempera
31
Performance
235
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
444
Concrete & cement
32
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
214
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
63
Countries
Africa
93
South Africa
12
Egypt
13
Morocco
4
Nigeria
17
Senegal
4
Tanzania
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Jamaica
5
North America
373
Canada
25
United States
326
Mexico
31
South America
103
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Chile
9
Ecuador
1
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
191
India
16
Indonesia
8
Japan
60
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
762
Germany
113
Belgium
20
Croatia
10
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
375
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
53
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
102
Sweden
10
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
106
Irak
4
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
86
1890s
63
20th century
1240
1900s
93
1910s
147
1920s
220
1930s
281
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
510
1970s
610
1980s
713
1990s
851
21st century
806
2000s
806
2010s
719
2020s
524
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
24
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— 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
10
— 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
168
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
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1946 | United States
Alice Aycock
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1926 — Germany | 1987 — United States
Hannelore Baron
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1935 — 2021 | Peru
Teresa Burga
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1962 | Peru
Lastenia Canayo García (Pecón Quena)
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1936 | Belgium
Martine Canneel
1939 — 2015 | United States
Rosemarie Castoro
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1916 — 2017 | Lebanon
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1933 — 2013 | Greece
Chryssa
1933 — 2013 | Greece
Chryssa
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
1964 | Belgium
Berlinde De Bruyckere
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1965 | Spain
Ángela de la Cruz
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1960 | United Kingdom
Ndidi Dike
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1920 — 1993 | Curaçao
Lucila Engels-Boskaljon
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1922 — 2019 | Iran
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1917 — 2015 | Uruguay
María Freire
1948 | Germany
Isa Genzken
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1945 — 2022 | Argentina
Graciela Gutiérrez Marx
1945 — 2022 | Argentina
Graciela Gutiérrez Marx
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1954 | Tanzania
Lubaina Himid
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1956 | Spain
Cristina Iglesias
1956 | Spain
Cristina Iglesias
1969 | Hungary
Mariann Imre
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1936 — Singapore | 1997 — United Kingdom
Kim Lim
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1948 | Egypt
Huda Lutfi
1966 | Italia
Eva Marisaldi
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1907 — 1969 | United Kingdom
Mary Martin
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1943 — 2014 | United-States of America
Rosemary Mayer
1948 — Cuba | 1985 — United States
Ana Mendieta
1948 — Cuba | 1985 — United States
Ana Mendieta
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1911 — Chile | 1952 — France
Juana Muller
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1932 — Morocco | 2018 — United States
Nicola L.
1932 — Morocco | 2018 — United States
Nicola L.
1932 — Morocco | 2018 — United States
Nicola L.
1956 | United States
Cady Noland
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1938 | Turkey
Füsun Onur
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1913 — Germany | 1985 — Switzerland
Meret Oppenheim
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1944 — 2025 | Lebanon
Samia Osseiran Junblat
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1943 | Brazil
Ana Maria Pacheco
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1900 — 1982 | United States
Betty Parsons
1900 — 1982 | United States
Betty Parsons
1967 | Brésil
Rosana Paulino
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1947 — 2013 | Estonia
Anu Põder
1947 — 2013 | Estonia
Anu Põder
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1941 | France
Anne Poirier
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1928 — 2013 | Australia
Norma Redpath
1961 | Japan
Rei Naito
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1929 | Japan
Takako Saito
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1948 | United States
Joyce J. Scott
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1926 — 2015 | France
Claude de Soria
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1908 — Ukraine | 1981 — France
Anna Staritsky
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1931 — 2014 | United States
Marjorie Strider
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 — 1943 | Switzerland
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1961 | Jamaica
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1936 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wise
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
Điềm Phùng Thị
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
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