Nathalie Heinich (Marseille, August 3, 1955) is a French sociologist, an art specialist, and especially contemporary art. He has approached the author's position as a key to cultural decipherment.

He received his doctorate at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) with his work "The Constitution of the Field of French Painting in the 17th Century", directed by Pierre Bourdieu. She became a researcher in 1994). Today Nathalie Heinich (pronounced "enik") is director of research at the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), in particular at the EHESS Center for Inquiry into Art and Language.

His main inquiry focuses on the sociology of art, and above all, on the status and position of the artist. He has also worked on identity crises, especially the female crisis.