Mireille Loup was born on December 5 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She lives in Arles and works in Paris. Her artistic work is represented by Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris. She graduated from the National School of Photography in Arles (1994), St.Luc Institute (ERG) in Brussels (1991), New School of Fine Arts of Caen in 1991 and the University of Arts and Science of Caen 1998.