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Born
in Teheran, Iran. She obtained a B.A. in fine arts and photography from Syracuse University in 1978 followed by advanced photography
at International Center of Photography in New York, 1980-1982. Her first work was a series of color photograms that were
exhibited in the U.S and France. In the previous years she has been using digital photography for her various projects. She
has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1981. Her work has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris,
Madrid, Barcelona, Dubai and Tehran and she has been published in various magazines since 1983. Louis Vuitton Malletier, Smithsonian
Institution, British Museum, Los Angeles county Museum of Art, Fondation Coff, Fnac, Musée Niepce, Chalon-sur-Soan,
and Coca Cola Corporation all have her work as part of their Collections.
Malekeh lives and works in Paris, France... Née à Téhéran, Malekeh Nayiny a étudié
les beaux arts à la Syracuse University (1974-1978), puis à continué à l'International Center
of Photography à New York (1980-1982) où elle a suivi le programme d'advanced photography. Sa première
exposition à New York (1982) consistait en une série de photogrammes en couleur. Elle s'est installée
à Paris en 1990 où, depuis, elle vit et travaille. Son oeuvre a été exposé aux quatre
coins du monde, de Londres à Téhéran, de Madrid à Dubaï, de New Delhi à Zurich et
Turin. Des musées et des institutions tels que le County Museum (Los Angeles), la Smithsonian Institution (Washington),
le British Museum, la fondation Coff ou encore le musée Niepce, la fondation Louis Vuitton et la fnac ont
fait l'acquisition de certaines de ses images pour leurs collections d'art contemporain.
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