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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1423
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
85
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Artist collective
10
Constructivism
18
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Impressionism
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
129
Animals
178
Architecture
134
Autobiography
134
Self-portrait
195
Body positivity
13
Political issues
388
Social classes
100
Women's status
328
Consumerism
91
Human body
463
Cosmos
55
Colour
230
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
133
Ecology
82
Writing
178
Childhood
118
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
315
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
75
Identity
225
Industry
31
Intimacy
116
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
273
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
165
Landscape
315
Urban landscape
163
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
449
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
54
Sexuality
134
Entertainment
57
Time
30
Traditions
243
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
300
Aging
33
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Medal
6
Graphic arts
827
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
541
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Set design
60
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Digital
57
Sound
81
Video
249
Concepts
27
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
852
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
99
Oil
495
Tempera
34
Performance
240
Photography
431
Analogue photography
248
Digital photography
100
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
29
Sculpture
461
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Bronze
98
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Ethiopia
2
Morocco
4
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Senegal
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Haiti
6
North America
382
Canada
26
United States
335
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
207
China
27
India
17
Japan
68
Malaysia
6
Philippines
10
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
804
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
386
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Italy
60
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
101
1860s
27
1870s
41
1880s
44
1890s
72
20th century
1290
1900s
101
1910s
159
1920s
231
1930s
292
1940s
316
1950s
396
1960s
531
1970s
633
1980s
739
1990s
885
21st century
837
2000s
836
2010s
742
2020s
544
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
29
— 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
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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
176
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1933 — 2001 | Argentina
Alicia d’ Amico
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1901 — 1980 | Estonia
Aino Bach
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1927 — 1977 | Bolivia
María Esther Ballivián
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1934 | Belgium
Marianne Berenhaut
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1881 — Spain | 1932 — France
María Blanchard
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1900 — 1995 | United States
Selma Hortense Burke
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1945 | Sénégal
Seni Awa Camara
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1815 — India | 1879 — Sri Lanka
Julia Margaret Cameron
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1844 — United States | 1926 — France
Mary Cassatt
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1958 | Ethiopia
Sheba Chhachhi
1907 — 1988 | Taiwan
Chen Chin
1907 — 1988 | Taiwan
Chen Chin
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1920 — 1988 | Brazil
Lygia Clark
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1861 — Finland | 1919 — Italy
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
1859 — 1935 | France
Virginie Demont-Breton
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1967 | Australia
Karla Dickens
1959 | Pays-Bas
Rineke Dijkstra
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1940 — 2024 | Philippines
Brenda Fajardo
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1929 | Argentina
Ilse Fuskova (Felka)
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1921 — 1985 | Hungary
Ilka Gedő
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
1940 — 2021 | Malaysia
Sylvia Lee Goh
1847 — 1883 | France
Eva Gonzalès
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1944 | Germany
Janina Green
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1970 | United States
Teri Greeves
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1974 | Poland
Aneta Grzeszykowska
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1945 — 2025 | Norway
Elisabeth Astrup Haarr
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1964 | China
Chengyao He
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
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1950 | United States
Jenny Holzer
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1920 — Venezuela | 2020 — United States
Luchita Hurtado
1967 | Malaysia
Eng Hwee Chu
1902 — 1955 | Mexico
María Izquierdo
1969 | United States
Chantal Joffe
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1909 — 1981 | Martinique, France
Marie-Thérèse Julien Lung-Fou
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1875 — 1961 | Bulgaria
Elena Karamihaylova
1852 — 1934 | United States
Gertrude Käsebier
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1942 | New Zealand
Maureen Lander
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1962 | China
Xiao Lu
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1951 — 1994 | Argentina
Liliana Maresca
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1930 — France | 2016 — United States
Marisol Escobar (dite Marisol)
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1878 — 1961 | Hungary
Olga Máté
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1901 — Germany | 1987 — United Kingdom
Else Meidner
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876 — 1907 | Germany
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1936 | France
Claudine Monchaussé
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1876 — Poland | 1967 — France
Mela Muter
1941 — 1980 | Estonia
Marju Mutsu
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1946 | Spain
Isabel Oliver Cuevas
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1903 — 1966 | France
Odette Pauvert
1959 | Cuba
Marta María Pérez
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1922 — Hungary | 2020 — United Kingdom
Suzanne Perlman
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1983 — 1993 | Mexico
Polvo de Gallina Negra
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1943 | Germany
Ulrike Rosenbach
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1894 — Sweden | 1970 — Norway
Hannah Ryggen
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1924 — 2005 | Haïti
Louisiane Saint-Fleurant
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1922 — Germany | 2013 — Israel
Ruth Schloss
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1875 — 1949 | Japan
Shōen Uemura
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
1953 | Czech Republic
Jana Sterbak
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)
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
1914 — United Kingdom | 2000 — United States
Constance Stuart Larrabee
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
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1940 | Japan
Tokuko Ushioda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
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