Hello! I am a London-based illustrator from Estonia. I have illustrated over 20 children’s books and textbooks, as well as created dozens of illustrations for children’s magazines.
I love children’s books because of my passion for sequential art and the endless ways words and pictures can relate to each other.
I have graduated from the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art (2022), where I was learning to convert everyday moments into stories.
Previously, I got an undergraduate degree in Media Design at Pallas Art College, Estonia. I graduated in 2016, and, a few years later, started to teach illustration and character design there. In addition to teaching and illustrating books, I have worked as a prepress specialist / photo retoucher for nearly three years. This experience is now helping me to make my illustrations look good when printed.
Over the years, I have worked with various Estonian publishers: Päike ja Pilv, Tänapäev, Varrak, Pegasus, Pilgrim and others; magazines Mesimumm (Bumblebee), Täheke and Hea Laps; design studio Velvet and animation studio TOLM.
Awards & Exhibitions:
2023: Grown-Ups and Downs voted 2nd and selected for the Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 5.
2022: The Winged Boy (picture book project in collaboration with the wonderful writer Neal Hoskins) and Summerland (my final MA picture book project) selected for the Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 4.
2022: Shortlisted for Communication Arts Illustration Competition.
2021: Shorlisted for Cheltenham Illustration Awards.
2021: Grown-Ups and Downs highly commended in the Macmillan Prize.
2019: Wait Here, Pärt! (written by Anti Saar, published by Päike ja Pilv) selected as White Raven 2019, which is an annual catalogue of book recommendations in the field of international children's and youth literature.
2018: One of 5 “Most beautiful Estonian children‘s books” of 2017 awarded to picture book “The Visit“ written by Anti Saar and published by Päike ja Pilv.
2017: Group comics exhibition ‘Grey Area’ Tartu Art Museum.
2015: Silent Book Contest finalist. Book project Together participated in the following exhibitions: Bologna children’s book fair 2015 and Expo Milano 2015.
If you like my work or have any questions, feel free to drop me a line: hello@annaring.art