Laetitia Bermejo Castelnau

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Hand-drawn, hand-painted illustrator (no computer tech by default) with an international background spanning fine arts, exhibition installation, theatre/film set building, and editorial/book cover work.

About

Hand-drawn, hand-painted illustrator (no computer tech by default) with an international background spanning fine arts, exhibition installation, theatre/film set building, and editorial/book cover work. Born in Leeds to a Spanish father and French mother, she returned to Mallorca in 1990 and has built a creative practice combining illustration, translation, interpreting, and decorative prop/set painting.

  • Joined August 2025

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianFluent
  • FrenchFluent
  • ArabicIntermediate
  • Catalan; ValencianAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Other

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Projects · 6

Book of daily meditations on creativity and slowing down
by Christian McEwen (Bauhan publishing)

The tortoise diaries
  • Book Illustrator

A story by Idries Shah (published Hoopoe books)

oinkink
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • Illustrator

Work experience· 27 roles

Art practice / exhibitions (renovation and caregiving period) · IndependentJan 2010 – Jan 2025 · 15 yrs 1 mo

Spent several years caring for her elderly father and renovating a small property, while continuing to participate in exhibitions at venues such as La Residencia (Deià), Embajada de Grecia (Palma) and C’an Puig (Sóller).

Art Teacher · Private Individuals and Robert Graves Primary School, Deià, MallorcaDec 2009 – Aug 2025 · 15 yrs 9 mos

Provided art classes and taught drawing and painting.

Children’s book illustrator (various illustration commissions) · Publishing clients (not specified)Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

Illustration commissions for children’s books including Serafine Klarwein (Poo earth and the bone moon), Idries Shah (Oinkink; The Palace of the man in blue) and Christian McEwen (The tortoise diary).

Caregiver and Property Renovator · Dad, dad's house PrivateJan 2009 – Aug 2025 · 16 yrs 8 mos
Translator and Interpreter · Various Clients including Mallorca Sostenible, CamperDec 2008 – Aug 2025 · 16 yrs 9 mos
Art teacher (drawing and painting) · Robert Graves primary school, Deià, MallorcaJan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Illustrator (author collaborations) · Bantam Books / Chatto & Windus / Random House / Bauhan Publishing / Ed. BauhanJan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Theatre support (organising, translation, props, sets) · Au Meets theatre companyJan 2007 – Jan 2007 · 1 mo

Education· 5

B.A. Fine Arts · Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London1980 – 1984
Arabic Studies Level 1 · Estudi General Lul.lià, Palma2003

This website is pathetic. It adds any date it likes. Pffft. So much for AI

Arabic Studies Level 2 · Estudi General Lul.lià, Palma2004
Arabic Studies Level 3 · Estudi General Lul.lià, Palma2005

Certifications and awards

Speaker of various languages (french, Spanish, English, Catalàn2025

Fluent in 3 languages, semi fluent in Català

Arabic studies (levels 1, 2 and 3)2003 – 2005

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