Gwen de Bonneval, also known as simply Gwen, was born as Gwénaël de Bonneval in Nantes. He spent most of his childhood in Paris, and then went to Lyon, where he got his degree in Literature. He began his career doing illustrations for the children's press, and for communication projects. He began free-lancing in 1995, and his work started appearing in Spirou and Le Journal de Mickey.
