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Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Conceptual art
79
Art nouveau
6
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Postimpressionism
14
[Artist collectives]
115
Subjects
Abstraction
340
Allegory
106
Animals
163
Architecture
126
Autobiography
124
Self-portrait
175
Political issues
351
Social classes
81
Women's status
301
Consumerism
85
Human body
415
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
78
Discriminations
150
Documentary
120
Ecology
74
Writing
162
Childhood
108
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
298
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
143
History
267
Art history & museum
65
Identity
201
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Language
89
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
112
Memory
197
Human migration
97
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
236
Still life
151
Nude
152
Landscape
287
Urban landscape
149
Visual perception
43
Portrait
407
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Racism
67
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
181
Domestic scene
110
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Time
29
Traditions
227
Work
78
Domestic work
78
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
277
Violence
142
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
208
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
776
Poster
35
Watercolour
183
Collage
202
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
509
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
107
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
340
Film
124
Digital
51
Sound
76
Video
239
Installation
481
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
135
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
773
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
444
Tempera
28
Performance
227
Photography
413
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
435
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
44
Plaster
79
Resin
32
Clay
96
Glass
26
Textile
205
Embroidery
72
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
Algeria
12
Morocco
4
Nigeria
15
Sierra Leone
1
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
363
Canada
25
United States
317
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Colombia
7
Peru
6
Suriname
6
Asia
170
South Korea
8
India
15
Indonesia
5
Uzbekistan
1
Russia
32
Taiwan
3
Europe
740
Germany
112
Spain
40
France
367
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
Romania
9
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
99
Israel
50
Lebanon
17
Palestine
12
Oceania
45
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
19th century
82
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1196
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
368
1960s
487
1970s
587
1980s
686
1990s
820
21st century
780
2000s
780
2010s
697
2020s
506
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
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1961 | Palestine
Buthina Abu Milhem
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1974 | France
Karina Bisch
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1965 | Colombia
Johanna Calle
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1958 | India
Anita Dube
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1948 | Brazil
Sonia Gomes
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1887 — 1956 | United Kingdom
Nina Hamnett
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1892 — Poland | 1966 — France
Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1882 — Poland | 1973 — France
Sarah Lipska
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1940 | Romania
Ana Lupaș
1970 | North Macedonia
Jana Maneva-Čuposka
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1971 | New Zealand
Ani O’Neill
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1930 — 2024 | United States
Faith Ringgold
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1967 | United States
Marie Watt
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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