Lale Özseven

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Hi, I’m Lale Özseven. I’m a calm, creative illustrator and children’s book author based in Montpellier.

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Hi, I’m Lale Özseven. I’m a calm, creative illustrator and children’s book author based in Montpellier. I craft warm, emotional visuals for young readers, blending drawing, painting, engraving, and storytelling to invite kids into gentle, imaginative worlds.

I love running workshops with kids and teaching how images can support narratives. My work focuses on simple, engaging, age-appropriate illustrations for ages 4 and up, and I enjoy collaborating with authors, educators, and parents to create books that feel safe and magical.

  • 18 years' experience
  • Joined November 2021

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Consumer Goods
  • Retail
  • Professional Services
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Other

Work experience· 6 roles

Assistant · Nuran Unsal Printing StudioDec 2025 – Sep 2025

Assisted in printing studio operations, supporting artistic print production and learning traditional printing techniques from 2018 to 2023.

Freelance Illustrator and Painter · Various Brands and CompaniesDec 2019 – Sep 2025 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Created commissioned paintings including concert posters, Christmas cards, hand paintings on straw hats, designs and paintings on boxes, dress hangers, flowerpots, and handmade cards and envelopes for different clients and companies between 2011 and 2019.

Harpist · The Grand Tarabya Hotel, IstanbulJan 2014 – Jan 2021 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Performed harp concerts at The Grand Tarabya Hotel and other events in Istanbul; repertoire included traditional and contemporary pieces.

Harpist · Freelance / Various engagementsJan 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 11 mos
Freelance Illustrator · Self-employedJan 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 11 mos
Painter · Movie "Wrong Time Travellers"Dec 2007 – Sep 2025 · 17 yrs 10 mos

Education· 5

Course: Comics: Pencils and Stories · Academy of Art University2017
Bachelor's Degree · Marmara University, Educational Sciences (Guidance and Psychological Counseling) Teacher Bachelor's Program1990 – 2025
Art Education · Ecole Cantonal de Beaux-Arts, Sierre2030 – 2025
Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting) - Student (2nd Bachelor) · Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA2015 – 2028

Sabbatical arret

Certifications and awards

3rd Prize, Naive-Painting Contest2001 – 2025
Printing Studio Courses2018 – 2023
DYO contest participant2012

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