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Fields
Architecture
16
Decorative arts & design
5
Visual arts
1468
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
89
Digital art
18
Constructivism
19
Institutional critique
11
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
376
Allegory
137
Animals
189
Architecture
142
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
202
Political issues
411
Social classes
117
Women's status
343
Consumerism
96
Human body
483
Cosmos
59
Colour
232
Dance
84
Discriminations
165
Documentary
142
Ecology
100
Writing
182
Childhood
121
Eroticism
85
Public space
108
Fantasy & dreams
90
Feminism
331
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
18
Geometry
160
War & conflicts
159
History
297
Art history & museum
80
Identity
228
Industry
32
Intimacy
120
Irony
66
Games & toys
20
Language
93
Light
90
Machine & technology
37
Mannequins & dolls
43
Maternity
126
Mathematics
10
Media
65
Memory
222
Human migration
106
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
76
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
103
Nation
56
Nature
291
Still life
163
Food
23
Nude
171
Landscape
328
Urban landscape
175
Spatial perception
35
Visual perception
54
Portrait
458
Postcolonialism
113
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
52
Queer
29
Racism
76
Romantic relationships
49
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
118
Science
57
Sexuality
137
Entertainment
58
Surveillance
5
Time
31
Traditions
249
Work
86
Domestic work
89
Vegetal
185
Everyday life
312
Aging
35
Violence
151
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
228
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
88
Furniture
22
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
849
Poster
40
Watercolour
199
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
558
Engraving & etching
239
Illustration
109
Artist book
93
Pastel & wax
112
Journal
26
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
38
Costume
39
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Audiovisual
373
Film
136
Digital
60
Sound
84
Video
262
Concepts
38
Critical writing
15
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
542
Accumulation
103
Architecture
18
Assemblage
255
Environment
151
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
141
Ephemeral
31
Site-specific
122
Monumental
136
Painting
873
Acrylic
172
Gouache
100
Oil
510
Tempera
34
Performance
250
Photography
439
Analogue photography
251
Digital photography
104
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
476
Cement & concrete
35
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
142
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Resin
34
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
219
Embroidery
79
Sewing
40
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Morocco
5
Nigeria
18
France (Reunion)
2
Senegal
4
Tanzania
2
Central America and the Caribbean
43
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Jamaica
5
North America
393
Canada
27
United States
343
Mexico
33
South America
112
Argentina
34
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Ecuador
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
222
India
18
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Vietnam
8
Europe
827
Germany
117
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
Denmark
24
Spain
41
Estonia
16
Finland
6
France
395
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Italy
64
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
35
Poland
32
Czech Republic
14
United Kingdom
107
Sweden
12
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
13
Middle East
111
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
23
Turkey
19
Oceania
50
Australia
40
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
9
18th century
26
19th century
104
1890s
74
20th century
1328
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
233
1930s
298
1940s
322
1950s
403
1960s
548
1970s
655
1980s
766
1990s
917
21st century
872
2000s
871
2010s
773
2020s
572
Programmes
— + 1
29
— 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
10
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
12
— 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
184
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
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
1938 | Morocco
Malika Agueznay
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
1972 | France
Lucie ‘Ti’iwan’ Couchili
1934 — 2023 | France
Marinette Cueco
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1930 — Bélarus | 2021 — Pologne
Wanda Czełkowska
1930 — Bélarus | 2021 — Pologne
Wanda Czełkowska
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
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
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
Rosemary Mayer
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
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 | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1929 — Japan | 2025 — Germany
Takako Saito
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
Zilia Sánchez
1926 — Cuba | 2024 — Puerto Rico
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
Điềm Phùng Thị
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