Negin Daneshvar-Malevergne is a French visual artist, photographer, academic, and researcher born in Iran. Raised in a family of intellectuals, doctors, and painters, she developed an early relationship with writing and drawing that continues to inform her visual practice. After studying in Iran and France, she earned a doctorate in Literature and Humanities from the Sorbonne. Her dissertation, published as Narcissus and the Malaise of the Century, examined French and English literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Literature provides a conceptual foundation for Negin’s photography, through which she considers the human condition amid conflict, inequality, and social disruption. Her work examines systems of power and domination, with particular attention to the experiences of minorities, migrants, women, young people, and children. Rejecting narratives of failure, she approaches the image as a means of confronting violence, recovering suppressed histories, and creating possibilities for reflection and change. Since 2014, Negin has studied analog and digital photography at Centre Jean Verdier in Paris and participated in Carlo Werner’s programs, including three research programs connected with Galerie IMMIX. She contributes to exhibitions, competitions, and critical discussions on contemporary photography. Since 2024, she has expanded her international practice through collaborations with Pictorial Foundation and Artio Gallery in Toronto.