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Fields
Architecture
3
Visual arts
1388
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
83
Naïve art
12
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Impressionism
11
Land art
11
Minimalism
37
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
[Artist collectives]
120
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
122
Animals
172
Architecture
131
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
189
Political issues
380
Social classes
93
Women's status
318
Consumerism
90
Human body
445
Cosmos
52
Colour
225
Dance
80
Discriminations
158
Documentary
129
Ecology
81
Writing
175
Childhood
114
Eroticism
81
Public space
90
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
310
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
155
War & conflicts
153
History
282
Art history & museum
72
Identity
217
Industry
32
Intimacy
108
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
86
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
117
Media
64
Memory
210
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
100
Nation
55
Nature
259
Still life
155
Food
20
Nude
162
Landscape
304
Urban landscape
154
Spatial perception
28
Visual perception
51
Portrait
431
Postcolonialism
107
Advertisement
49
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
198
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
83
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
168
Everyday life
291
Old age
31
Violence
145
Lesbian visibility
27
Mediums
Applied arts
219
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
82
Costumes
38
Decor
63
Furniture
19
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
813
Poster
37
Watercolour
191
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
532
Engraving & etching
231
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Sound
79
Video
246
Installation
502
Accumulation
93
Assemblage
239
Environment
140
Light installation
47
[Modes]
130
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
826
Acrylic
163
Mural
38
Gouache
98
Oil
471
Tempera
31
Performance
240
Photography
422
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
98
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
453
Concrete & cement
35
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Metal
136
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Textile
216
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
96
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Tunisia
8
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
North America
377
Canada
26
United States
330
Greenland
2
Mexico
31
South America
105
Argentina
31
Brazil
29
Colombia
8
Guyana
2
Asia
196
China
27
South Korea
8
Indonesia
9
Japan
63
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Vietnam
7
Europe
780
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
382
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
54
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
United Kingdom
104
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Middle East
108
Israel
51
Palestine
14
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
21
19th century
89
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
25
1870s
36
1880s
37
1890s
64
20th century
1263
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
288
1940s
313
1950s
392
1960s
523
1970s
621
1980s
725
1990s
867
21st century
820
2000s
819
2010s
730
2020s
533
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
12
— Les architectes
2
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
173
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1946 — Philippines | 2004 — Singapore
Pacita Abad
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1946 | USA
Lita Albuquerque
1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1958 — Greenland | 2007 — Denmark
Pia Arke
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1967 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Maja Bajević
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1964 | France
Carole Benzaken
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1946 | Egypt
Anna Boghiguian
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1820 — Italy | 1904 — France
Mathilde Létizia Wilhelmine Bonaparte
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1871 — 1945 | Canada
Emily Carr
1939 | United States
Barbara Chase-Riboud
1902 — 2004 | France
Denise Colomb
1944 | United States
Linda Connor
1876 — 1925 | France
Lucie Cousturier
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1959 | Pays-Bas
Rineke Dijkstra
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1908 — 2001 | Japan
Fuku Akino
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1940 — Mexico | 2022 — Portugal
Lourdes Grobet
1878 — 1961 | USA
Josephine Hale
1878 — 1961 | USA
Josephine Hale
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1895 — Poland | 1975 — France
Alice Halicka
1926 — Jamaica | 2018 — United States
Dorothy Henriques-Wells
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1908 — 1966 | Netherlands
Frieda Hunziker
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1905 — 1998 | United States
Lois Mailou Jones
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1957 | South Africa
Vivienne Koorland
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1896 — Hungary | 1967 — France
Ergy Landau
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1912 — 1973 | Hungary
Klára Langer
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1927 — Singapore | 2020 —
Chen Cheng Mei
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1960 | Argentina
Mónica Millán
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | United-States of America
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
1951 | Spain
Isabel Muñoz
1951 | Spain
Isabel Muñoz
1910 — 2005 | France
Aurélie Nemours
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1887 — 1986 | United States
Georgia O’Keeffe
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1893 — 1978 | Mexico
Nahui Olin
1871 — 1955 | Russie
Anna Ostroumova Lebedeva
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1904 — 1992 | United States
Delilah W. Pierce
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1895 — Lithuania | 1975 — Italy
Antonietta Raphaël Mafai
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1967 | Spain
Tere Recarens
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1926 | United States
Betye Saar
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1963 | France
Zineb Sedira
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1882 — Ireland | 1978 — United Kingdom
Mary Swanzy
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1916 — Russia | 2011 — Estonia
Olga Terri
1916 — Russia | 2011 — Estonia
Olga Terri
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1908 — Spain | 1963 — Mexico
Remedios Varo
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1945 — 2012 | Australia
Gulumbu Yunupingu
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
1965 | United States
Andrea Zittel
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