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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1335
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Academic art
10
Conceptual art
79
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubo-futurism
8
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Impressionism
11
Minimalism
37
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
118
Subjects
Abstraction
348
Animals
166
Architecture
126
Autobiography
127
Self-portrait
179
Body positivity
11
Political issues
362
Social classes
86
Women's status
306
Consumerism
87
Human body
424
Cosmos
45
Colour
214
Dance
80
Discriminations
154
Documentary
123
Ecology
78
Writing
165
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
85
Feminism
301
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
151
War & conflicts
147
History
271
Art history & museum
67
Identity
206
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Games & toys
15
Language
90
Light
83
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
8
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Media
64
Memory
203
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
245
Still life
152
Food
20
Nude
155
Landscape
294
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
24
Visual perception
44
Portrait
416
Postcolonialism
102
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
71
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
188
Domestic scene
110
Science
50
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
231
Work
81
Domestic work
80
Drag
28
Vegetal
161
Everyday life
278
Old age
30
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Medal
8
Furniture
19
Mosaic
17
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
782
Poster
36
Watercolour
185
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
513
Engraving & etching
226
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
348
Film
126
Digital
54
Video
241
Installation
484
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
226
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
786
Acrylic
162
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
452
Tempera
30
Performance
230
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Digital photography
96
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
28
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Stone
45
Plaster
79
Clay
96
Glass
27
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
60
Countries
Africa
91
South Africa
12
Senegal
4
Zambia
1
Central America and the Caribbean
39
France (Antilles)
7
Curaçao
3
Haiti
5
North America
369
Canada
25
United States
322
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Colombia
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
179
Bangladesh
2
Indonesia
8
Japan
54
Malaysia
4
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
5
Thailand
4
Europe
750
Germany
113
Austria
18
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Estonia
13
France
368
Italy
51
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Poland
29
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
102
Irak
4
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
3
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
19
Palestine
12
Syria
2
Turkey
19
Oceania
46
Australia
36
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
1
17th century
3
18th century
20
19th century
83
1850s
13
1860s
22
1870s
33
1880s
35
1890s
61
20th century
1216
1900s
90
1910s
145
1920s
217
1930s
277
1940s
301
1950s
376
1960s
498
1970s
598
1980s
698
1990s
835
21st century
793
2000s
793
2010s
707
2020s
514
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
20
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
27
— 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
8
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
9
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
46
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
167
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1963 | Singapore
Mastura Abdul Rahman
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1919 — 1989 | Indonesia
Trijoto Abdullah
1865 — France | 1951 — Belgium
Georges Achille-Fould
1865 — France | 1951 — Belgium
Georges Achille-Fould
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1922 — 1997 | Pakistan
Zubeida Agha
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1908 — 1970 | New Zealand
Rita Angus
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1908 — 2000 | Norway
Synnøve Anker Aurdal
1848 — Spain | 1924 — France
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1956 — 1999 | Turkey
Deniz Bilgin
1900 — 1961 | Ukraine
Kateryna Bilokour
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1930 | Croatia (before Yugoslavia)
Jagoda Buić
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1966 | Zambia
Agnes Buya Yombwe
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1917 — United Kingdom | 2011 — Mexico
Leonora Carrington
1972 | Japan
Chiharu Shiota
1972 | Japan
Chiharu Shiota
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1968 | Haiti
Myrlande Constant
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
1897 — 1978 | Mexico
Lola Cueto
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
1952 | Israel
Nurit David
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1929 — 1989 | United States
Jay DeFeo
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1869 — 1937 | France
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1881 — United Kingdom | 1962 — Switzerland
Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1864 — 1927 | Russia
Anna Goloubkina
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1855 — 1931 | Norway
Frida Hansen
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1915 — 1999 | Curaçao
May Henriquez
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1931 | Australia
Mabel Juli Wirringgoon
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1967 | Uzbekistan
Dilyara Kaipova
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1913 — 1991 | Japan
Yukiko (Yuki) Katsura
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1873 — France | 1961 — Switzerland
Céline Gracieuse Laguarde
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1949 — United States | 2004 — Israel
Pamela Levy
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
1844 — United States | 1907 —
Mary Edmonia « Wildfire » Lewis
1941 — 2023 | Estonia
Silvi Liiva
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1914 — 2012 | Philippines
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1836 — Switzerland | 1879 — Italy
Marcello (Adèle d’Affry, duchesse de Castiglione Colonna, dite)
1955 | Japan
Michiko Kon
1967 | Japan
Miwa Yanagi
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1921 — 2009 | Argentina
Ana María Moncalvo
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1966 | South Africa
Ntombephi « Induna » Ntobela
1943 | Brazil
Ana Maria Pacheco
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1834 — 1910 | United States
Harriet Powers
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
1859 — Switzerland | 1937 — Germany
Ottilie W. Roederstein
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
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1985 — United States | 1970 — Mexico
Rosa Rolanda (Rosemonde Cowan)
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
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
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1970 | Israel
Khen Shish
1898 — Russian Empire (today Ukraine) | 1984 — Soviet Union
Maria Siniakova
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1855 — Austria | 1927 — United-Kingdom
Marianne Stokes (née Maria Léopoldine Preindlsberger)
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1844 — 1933 | United-Kingdom
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
1910 — Japan | 2001 — United States
Fumie Taniguchi
1910 — Japan | 2001 — United States
Fumie Taniguchi
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1920 — 2011 | Colombia
Lucy Tejada
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1935 | United States
Kay WalkingStick
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1957 | United States
Emmi Whitehorse
1893 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Madame Yevonde
1933 — 1999 | Lithuania
Kazimiera Zimblytė
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
1948 | Lebanon
Afaf Zurayk
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