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Fields
Architecture
1
Visual arts
1359
Design
3
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Academic art
10
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
81
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
11
Land art
10
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Op art
5
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Surrealism
54
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
357
Allegory
111
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
128
Self-portrait
181
Body positivity
13
Political issues
369
Social classes
89
Women's status
311
Consumerism
88
Human body
434
Cosmos
47
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
126
Ecology
78
Writing
169
Childhood
114
Eroticism
78
Public space
87
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
306
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
154
War & conflicts
149
History
276
Art history & museum
67
Identity
209
Industry
31
Intimacy
105
Irony
60
Language
90
Light
84
Machine & technology
33
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
115
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
206
Human migration
100
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
96
Nation
55
Nature
249
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
157
Landscape
298
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
27
Visual perception
48
Portrait
421
Postcolonialism
106
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
45
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Science
52
Sexuality
132
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
29
Traditions
232
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Drag
28
Vegetal
163
Everyday life
284
Violence
145
Travel
77
Mediums
Applied arts
213
Jewellery & silverware
20
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Furniture
19
Mosaic
18
Stained glass
17
Graphic arts
796
Poster
37
Watercolour
187
Collage
206
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
524
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
350
Film
126
Digital
56
Sound
77
Video
242
Installation
492
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
230
Environment
138
Light installation
46
[Modes]
126
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
112
Painting
805
Acrylic
163
Mural
36
Gouache
98
Oil
461
Tempera
31
Performance
234
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
443
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Resin
32
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
213
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
62
Countries
Africa
92
Congo
1
Nigeria
16
Senegal
4
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
41
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
North America
372
Canada
25
United States
325
Mexico
31
South America
102
Argentina
31
Colombia
7
Asia
189
Bangladesh
2
China
27
South Korea
8
India
16
Japan
59
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
7
Thailand
4
Europe
761
Germany
113
Austria
18
Belgium
20
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
375
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
53
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
North Macedonia
4
Netherlands
34
Poland
29
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
101
Slovakia
3
Sweden
10
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
106
Iran
6
Israel
51
Turkey
19
Oceania
47
Australia
37
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
85
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
23
1870s
34
1880s
35
1890s
62
20th century
1236
1900s
92
1910s
146
1920s
219
1930s
280
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
509
1970s
609
1980s
712
1990s
849
21st century
804
2000s
804
2010s
717
2020s
522
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
23
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
29
— 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
10
— 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
168
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1939 — Bangladesh | 2015 — France
Novera Ahmed
1907 — 1993 | Mexico
Lola Álvarez Bravo
1932 | Colombia
Olga de Amaral
1939 | France
Raymonde Arcier
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1940 — 2015 | Spain
Elena Asins
1946 | United States
Alice Aycock
1930 — 2018 | United Kingdom
Gillian Ayres
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1956 | Switzerland
Silvia Bächli
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1971 | Iran
Nairy Baghramian
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1941 | United States
Jennifer Bartlett
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1969 | Hungary
Emese Benczúr
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)
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
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
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1942 — 2008 | Argentina
Mildred Burton
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1942 | France
Béatrice Casadesus
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1844 — 1924 | France
Marie Cazin
1934 — 2023 | France
Marinette Cueco
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
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1888 — 1973 | Sweden
Siri Derkert
1967 | Senegal
Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1969 | United States
Tara Donovan
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1958 | Nigeria
Sokari Douglas Camp
1869 — 1937 | France
Clémentine-Hélène Dufau
1905 — 1985 | Bulgaria
Vaska Emanuilova
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1934 — 2010 | Mexico
Helen Escobedo
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1908 — 1997 | États-Unis
Claire Falkenstein
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1953 — Kenya | 2023 — France
Sylvie Fanchon
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1924 — 2004 | Tunisia
Safia Farhat
1937 | Spain
Esther Ferrer
1937 | Spain
Esther Ferrer
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1955 | Cuba
Ana Flores
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1967 | Spain
Alicia Framis
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1950 | Germany
Gloria Friedmann
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1953 | Israel
Tamar Getter
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1961 | Germany
Katharina Grosse
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1960 | France
Marie-Ange Guilleminot
1956 | United States
Ann Hamilton
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1903 — 1975 | United Kingdom
Barbara Hepworth
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1934 | United States
Sheila Hicks
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1929 — 1970 | Ukraine
Alla Horska
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1876 — United States | 1973 — France
Anna Hyatt Huntington
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1937 | Austria
Tess Jaray
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1964 | Martinique, France
Valérie John
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1918 — 1986 | United States
Corita Kent
1918 — 1986 | United States
Corita Kent
1910 — 1997 | Turkey
Füreya Koral
1965 | Republic of the Congo
Bill Kouélany
1944 | United States
Kay Kurt
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1945 | United States
Jean LaMarr
1960 | United States
Liz Larner
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1928 — 2021 | Canada
Rita Letendre
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1900 — Ukraine | 1992 — Israel
Batia Lishansky
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
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)
1912 — 2000 | Japon
Toshi Maruki
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1943 | Argentina
Marta Minujín
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1954 | France
Marie Morel
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1889 — Latvia | 1953 — Russia
Vera Moukhina
1942 | France
Tania Mouraud
1923 — 1998 | India
Meera Mukherjee
1949 — 2015 | India
Mrinalini Mukherjee
1926 — 2011 | Spain
Aurèlia Muñoz
1932 | Japan
Fujiko Nakaya
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1899 — Ukraine | 1988 — United States
Louise Nevelson
1956 | United States
Cady Noland
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1929 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — Israel
Gedula Ogen
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1959 — 2006 | Australia
Bronwyn Oliver
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1906 — 1985 | Canada
Jessie Oonark
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1956 | United Kingdom
Cornelia Parker
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1922 — United States | 2020 — Italy
Beverly Pepper
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1951 | Morocco
Chantal Petit (dite chantalpetit)
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1946 | United Kingdom
Judy Pfaff
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1923 — Hungary | 2020 — France
Judit Reigl
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1908 — 1985 | Mexico
Aurora Reyes Flores
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1943 | Singapore
Han Sai Por
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1926 | Cuba
Zilia Sánchez
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1970 | United Kingdom
Jenny Saville
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1959 | China
Shen Yuan
1934 — Germany | 2021 — France
Irmgard Sigg
1946 | Spain
Susana Solano
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1967 | Switzerland
Gerda Steiner
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 — Poland | 1973 — France
Alina Szapocznikow
1968 | Italy
Tatiana Trouvé
1971 | France
Joana Vasconcelos
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1915 — Austria | 2009 — Nigeria
Susanne Wenger
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
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