Maayan Amir, born in 1978 Hadera, Israel, is an artist, researcher, and senior lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Arts Department.

Amir, known for collaborative work with Ruti Sela, exhibited widely including at the Sydney, Istanbul and Berlin Biennales, New Museum Triennial, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, and more.

Holder of UNESCO's 2011 Young Artist Award,[1] Amir holds a Ph.D. from Goldsmith's University of London,[2] and edited "Documentary" in 2008.

Focused on extraterritoriality, Amir extends the concept to various spheres like representation and information regimes, defining "extraterritorial images" ,Recognized with the IAVC/JVC Early Career Researcher Prize in 2020,[3] she now serves at BGU as a curator and lecturer, previously heading Haifa University's MFA Fine Art Program and teaching at Tel-Aviv University.

The project, showcased internationally, includes symposia and an anthology on extraterritoriality, drawing acclaim from scholars like Zygmunt Bauman.