Virginie Vertonghen studied Fine Arts in her birth city Namur, and at the École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc in Liège. Since 2000 she has illustrated several children's books by Christian Merveille. In addition, she has made comic-related tin objects. In 2007 she teamed up with Carine De Brab and began the series 'La Vavache' in the collection Puceron of the publishing house Dupuis.
