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Fields
Architecture
12
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1448
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
86
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
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Allegory
132
Animals
182
Architecture
141
Autobiography
136
Self-portrait
200
Political issues
401
Social classes
110
Women's status
335
Consumerism
95
Human body
471
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
163
Documentary
139
Ecology
93
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
102
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
321
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
294
Art history & museum
79
Identity
226
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Games & toys
18
Language
90
Light
90
Machine & technology
36
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
285
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
167
Landscape
322
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
33
Visual perception
53
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
111
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
56
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
245
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
305
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
86
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
838
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
212
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
551
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
91
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
77
Performing arts
37
Costume
39
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
365
Film
132
Digital
59
Sound
81
Video
256
Concepts
34
Critical writing
14
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
14
Space & installation
529
Accumulation
98
Architecture
14
Assemblage
248
Environment
148
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
138
Ephemeral
30
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
865
Acrylic
170
Gouache
100
Oil
504
Tempera
34
Performance
247
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
468
Cement & concrete
35
Bronze
100
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
214
Embroidery
76
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
67
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Morocco
4
Nigeria
18
France (Reunion)
1
Senegal
4
Tanzania
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Jamaica
5
North America
388
Canada
26
United States
340
Mexico
32
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Ecuador
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
217
India
17
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Vietnam
8
Europe
813
Germany
116
Belgium
21
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
390
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
62
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
106
Sweden
12
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
13
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1890s
73
20th century
1310
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
542
1970s
646
1980s
753
1990s
901
21st century
858
2000s
857
2010s
761
2020s
561
Programmes
— + 1
25
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 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
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
12
— 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
177
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
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
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