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Fields
Architecture
9
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1442
Artistic Movements
Lyrical abstraction
22
Outsider art
4
Conceptual art
85
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Postconceptual art
6
Constructivism
18
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Impressionism
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
132
Animals
181
Architecture
140
Autobiography
135
Self-portrait
199
Political issues
398
Social classes
108
Women's status
334
Consumerism
93
Human body
469
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
162
Ecology
88
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
101
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
318
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
158
History
293
Art history & museum
76
Identity
225
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Language
90
Light
88
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
104
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
281
Still life
160
Food
22
Nude
167
Landscape
320
Urban landscape
167
Spatial perception
30
Visual perception
52
Portrait
453
Postcolonialism
110
Advertisement
51
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
55
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Traditions
244
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
180
Everyday life
303
Aging
35
Violence
148
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Medal
6
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
833
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
547
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
36
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
363
Film
132
Sound
81
Video
254
Concepts
28
Curating
11
Critical writing
12
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
523
Accumulation
98
Architecture
11
Interior design
2
Assemblage
248
Environment
146
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
136
Ephemeral
30
Site-specific
119
Monumental
133
Painting
862
Acrylic
170
Mural
42
Gouache
100
Oil
502
Miniature
7
Performance
246
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
466
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
99
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
99
Glass
26
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Tunisia
9
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Jamaica
5
North America
387
Canada
26
United States
339
South America
108
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Ecuador
2
Peru
7
Venezuela
5
Asia
212
China
27
South Korea
8
Indonesia
11
Japan
69
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Vietnam
8
Europe
811
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
389
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
34
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
106
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
16
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1302
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
538
1970s
640
1980s
746
1990s
894
21st century
851
2000s
850
2010s
756
2020s
556
Programmes
— + 1
24
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
33
— 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
— Common Ground
4
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
7
— 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
177
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1918 — 1991 | Brazil
Judith Bacci
1959 | Brasil
Brígida Baltar
1931 — 1998 | Algeria
Baya
1934 — 2023 | Algeria
Souhila Bel Bahar
1879 — 1961 | United Kingdom
Vanessa Bell
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1844 — 1923 | France
Sarah Bernhardt
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1840 — 1916 | France
Marie Bracquemond
1962 | Peru
Lastenia Canayo García (Pecón Quena)
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1928 — Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 2014 — Croatia
Vera Dajht-Kralj
1885 — Australia | 1951 — France
Anne Dangar
1964 | Hungary
Ágnes Eperjesi
1827 — 1888 | France
Éléonore Escallier
1932 — Bulgaria | 2020 — Israel
Bianca Eshel-Gershuni
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1939 — 2020 | Algeria
Leila Ferhat
1964 | China
WONG Lai-ching Fiona
1960 | Russia
Olga Florenskaïa
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Nechama Golan
1877 — 1967 | France
Geneviève Granger
1902 — Germany | 1998 — Israel
Hedwig Grossman Lehmann
1940 | United-States
Mary Heilmann
1863 — 1937 | Denmark
Susette Holten
1926 — 2012 | Iran
Mansoureh Hosseini
1936 — 1997 | Nigeria
Josephine Ifueko Omigie
1889 — 1970 | Peru
Elena Izcue
1772 — 1855 | France
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1904 — 1998 | Denmark
Rita Kernn-Larsen
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1876 — Austria | 1956 — Hungary
Elza Kövesházi Kalmár
1942 | United States
Joyce Kozloff
1925 — 1984 | Nigeria
Ladi Kwali
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1967 | United States
Simone Leigh
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1970 | Brazil
Lídia Lisboa
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1960 | France
Frédérique Lucien
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1902 — 1995 | Spain
Maruja Mallo
1912 — 1999 | United States
Barbara Maples
1959 | Australia
Linda Marrinon
1894 — 1973 | Brazil
Maria Martins
1895 — Latvia | 1969 — Estonia
Kristine Mei
1936 | France
Claudine Monchaussé
1950 | Kenya
Magdalene Odundo
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1791 — 1875 | Japan
Ōtagaki Rengetsu
1910 — 2012 | France
Lucile Passavant
1913 — Argentina | 1982 — France
Alicia Penalba
1964 | France
Françoise Pétrovitch
1918 — South Korea | 2009 — France
Seund Ja Rhee
1957 | France
Anne Rochette
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1939 — Mandatory Palestine | 2018 — Israel
Siona Shimshi
1975 | United Kingdom
Lucy Skaer
1954 | Germany
Kiki Smith
1945 — 2003 | Indonesia
Hildawati Soemantri
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1876 — 1960 | Denmark
Christine Swane
1919 — Kingdom of Hungary (Czech Republic) | 1994 — France
Vera Székely
1960 | France
Nathalie Talec
1973 | Netherland
Jennifer Tee
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1921 — 2004 | United States
Anne Truitt
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1908 — Syria | 2005 — Jordan
Madiha Umar
1954 | United Kingdom
Prue Venables
1952 | France
Françoise Vergier
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1921 — Iraq | 2015 — Israel
Claire Yaniv
1966 | United States
Melanie Yazzie
1928 — Mandatory Palestine | 2010 — Israel
Ruth Zarfati Sterenshuss
1920 — 2002 | Vietnam
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