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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1416
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
85
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Constructivism
18
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Hyperrealism
5
Member of a collective
112
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
55
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
371
Adolescence
11
Allegory
129
Animals
177
Architecture
134
Autobiography
133
Self-portrait
193
Political issues
387
Social classes
99
Women's status
325
Consumerism
91
Human body
459
Cosmos
55
Colour
229
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
132
Ecology
82
Writing
177
Childhood
116
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
313
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
156
History
290
Art history & museum
74
Identity
224
Industry
31
Intimacy
114
Irony
64
Language
90
Machine & technology
34
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
119
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
214
Human migration
102
Fashion & clothing
68
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
271
Still life
159
Food
21
Nude
164
Landscape
313
Urban landscape
162
Visual perception
52
Portrait
446
Postcolonialism
108
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
116
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
242
Work
84
Domestic work
83
Vegetal
176
Everyday life
297
Aging
32
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
223
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
84
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Silverware
5
Graphic arts
824
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
540
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Audiovisual
356
Film
129
Digital
57
Sound
81
Video
249
Concepts
27
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
514
Accumulation
95
Assemblage
245
Environment
141
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
848
Acrylic
169
Mural
41
Gouache
99
Oil
491
Tempera
34
Performance
240
Photography
429
Analogue photography
246
Digital photography
100
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
460
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
117
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
211
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
Egypt
14
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Curaçao
3
Jamaica
5
North America
381
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Ecuador
1
Asia
204
Bangladesh
2
China
27
India
17
Japan
67
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
5
Europe
801
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
20
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
386
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
60
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Norway
13
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
105
Sweden
10
Switzerland
37
Ukraine
12
Middle East
110
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Syria
4
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
24
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
13
19th century
98
1800s
11
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
27
1870s
39
1880s
41
1890s
69
20th century
1284
1900s
98
1910s
157
1920s
230
1930s
291
1940s
315
1950s
395
1960s
528
1970s
630
1980s
736
1990s
882
21st century
834
2000s
833
2010s
740
2020s
542
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
27
— 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
3
— 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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1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 — 2017 | Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1853 — 1927 | France
Louise Abbéma
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1949 | Philippines
Agnes Arellano
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 — Ukraine | 1884 — France
Marie Bashkirtseff
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 | Italy
Vanessa Beecroft
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1822 — 1899 | France
Marie Rosalie Bonheur (dite Rosa Bonheur)
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1938 | Latvia
Vija Celmins
1939 | United States
Barbara Chase-Riboud
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1864 — 1943 | France
Camille Claudel
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1896 — Romania | 1985 — France
Irina Codreanu (Irène Codreano)
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1748 — 1821 | France
Marie-Anne Collot
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
1936 | France
Parvine Curie
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
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1942 | Syria
Simone Fattal
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1801 — 1886 | Italy
Félicie de Fauveau
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1911 — Denmark | 1984 — France
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1924 — Czech Republic | 2006 — France
Ruth Francken
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
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
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
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
1885 — 1966 | United States
Malvina Hoffman
1885 — 1966 | United States
Malvina Hoffman
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1928 — 1980 | Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)
Eva Kmentová
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 — Russia | 1951 — Poland
Katarzyna Kobro
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 — Russia | 1945 — Germany
Käthe Kollwitz
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1863 — France | 1946 — ?
Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1947 | United States
Sherrie Levine
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1952 | Sweden
Eva Löfdahl
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
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)
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1859 — 1926 | France
Blanche Adèle Moria
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1923 — 1998 | India
Meera Mukherjee
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1936 | Argentina
Marie Orensanz
1936 | Argentina
Marie Orensanz
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1888 — Ukraine | 1968 — Israel
Chana Orloff
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1895 — China | 1977 — France
Pan Yuliang
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1913 — 1994 | United States
Helen Phillips
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1934 — Czechoslovakia | 1999 — Czech Republic
Naděžda Plíšková
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
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
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1902 — 1959 | France
Germaine Richier
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1878 — 1954 | Germany
Clara Rilke-Westhoff
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1901 — Chili | 1972 — Chile
Laura Rodig Pizarro
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1923 — Poland | 2008 — Italy
Maria Papa Rostkowska
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1892 — 1962 | United States
Augusta Savage
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1869 — 1940 | United States
Janet Scudder
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1888 — Poland | 1965 — Germany
Renée Sintenis
1931 — 2014 | United States
Marjorie Strider
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1925 — 2019 | Norway
Aase Texmon Rygh
1961 | Jamaica
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
1968 | Italy
Tatiana Trouvé
1875 — 1942 | United States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1877 — 1968 | United States
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1911 — Switzerland | 1990 — France
Isabelle Waldberg
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
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